Are you ready for 2025's second big Galaxy Unpacked event? It's (obviously) not summer yet, and although the recently leaked Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 are probably still around five months away from a commercial debut, Samsung is reportedly hard at work on a separate device expected to be unveiled with plenty of glitz and glam far sooner than that.
I'm talking of course about the Galaxy S25 Edge, which the company itself officially teased (and named) a little over a month ago before the rumors of an April launch could start piling up. That somewhat vague timeline is now corroborated and detailed by a Korean publication in a new report (translated here) that also touches on a few other previously unknown tidbits.
Save the April 16 date!
That's apparently when Samsung plans to hold an "online unpack" for the highly anticipated fourth member of the Galaxy S25 handset family. In case you're wondering, April 16 falls on a Wednesday this year, and 2025's first Unpacked shindig took place on January 22, which was, you guessed it, a Wednesday as well.
Considering all the recent gossip calling for an April or even a mid-April S25 Edge launch, this freshly rumored date certainly rings true and could well prove to be 100 percent accurate.
Yes, a Galaxy Unpacked event in April is now a very strong possibility. | Image Credit -- Samsung
If that happens, you can probably expect today's report to prove reliable on the May commercial release of the ultra-thin Samsung flagship too, although for that, we don't have more specific information to discuss at this moment.
What we do have is a... frankly laughable number for the phone's projected "initial" production quantity. Believe it or not, Samsung is tipped to release the Galaxy S25 Edge in a batch of just 40,000 units or so in May, which would obviously be a very small drop in the S25 lineup's global ocean.
That figure strongly suggests it might be way harder to get your hands on one of these bad boys than you previously expected, making me doubt that the S25 Edge will see daylight in markets like the US anytime soon.
Three colors, one mind-blowing camera, and a not-so-high price point
Despite that ultra-low "initial quantity", the Galaxy S25 Edge is expected to be released in light blue, black, and silver colorways, which sounds like a lot of options for a super-limited availability run.
That makes me hope the phone will ramp up production after that very small first wave and reach the hands of hundreds of thousands of customers (if not millions) before Apple rolls out the iPhone 17 Air in the fall.
The S25 Edge looks pretty sweet in this recent hands-on leak. | Image Credit -- Alexis Garza
After all, the S25 Edge is starting to sound like it could generate some pretty strong global demand with a razor-thin profile of "around 6.4mm", a Galaxy S25 Ultra-borrowed 200MP primary rear-facing camera, an equally impressive 50MP secondary snapper on its (potentially ceramic) back, and perhaps most importantly, a lower price point than said S25 Ultra.
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While you definitely shouldn't expect this thing to compete for the title of best budget 5G phone in the world in 2025, its value proposition could be extremely hard to beat in the high-end segment. No, I'm afraid I don't have a number for you today, but the Galaxy S25 Edge is very likely to cost more than a "vanilla" S25. Will its price tag be higher than that of the S25 Plus as well? Probably, but let's wait and hope for the best before overly panicking or rejoicing.
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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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