No, the iPhone 17 Air didn't inspire the Galaxy S25 Edge: Samsung clarifies
Samsung has clarified that the iPhone 17 Air did not inspire the Galaxy S25 Edge. This lays to rest all speculation that the unannounced slim Apple iPhone had anything to do with the making of the 'slimmest Galaxy S ever.' Apparently, the idea of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge dates back to at least 2023, long before rumours of the iPhone 17 Air started to appear on the internet.advertisementEver since Samsung launched the S25 Edge, the internet has been set ablaze with hot gossip that it was a copy of the iPhone 17 Air, a phone that doesn't even exist today. But what the gossip mongers failed to realise is that things take time, they just don't materialise overnight. That is especially true for a smartphone, even more so for one that is trying to be different.Samsung product specialist Kadesh Beckford told Forbes that he had known about the Edge since the Galaxy Z Flip 5 launch week, which was in August 2023. While not explicitly confirmed, the idea might have come even earlier and eventually, gone through multiple stages of research and development internally. You can say that slim phones are not new, but putting flagship specs and features on them is not very common, something that Beckford also highlighted.advertisement'To make this phone, we had to redesign every component [to fit into a slimmer chassis], which isn't an easy feat,' Beckford was quoted as saying, like, say, for instance, the 200-megapixel primary camera sensor (and lens) had to be redesigned, to fit into a much smaller space than say the Galaxy S25 Ultra which uses the same spec.The Samsung executive also explained that a phone like the Galaxy S25 Edge exists because people have been asking for Galaxy S25 Ultra-like features in a relatively leaner package. This seems logical. The Edge does have a lot in common with the Ultra – it has the same Titanium alloy frame, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the full suite of Galaxy AI conveniences, and obviously, that 200-megapixel camera. It, too, is guaranteed to get seven generations of software updates.The Galaxy S25 Edge does all this and still comes in at 5.8mm and 163 grams. (You can read our full first impressions of the phone here.) The Galaxy S25 Ultra, on the other hand, is a gargantuan 8.2mm and 218 grams.At the time of writing, the Galaxy S25 Edge is a reality while the iPhone 17 Air is just vapourware. While it would be nice if Apple had a phone like that in the works and is gearing to launch it soon, credit where credit is due, Samsung has got its first dibs at the consumer who has been wanting it. And nobody can take that away from it.
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