The Morning After: Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge is $1,100 and thin
Samsung's long-teased Galaxy S25 Edge has arrived, way ahead of the rumored iPhone Air. It's a very S25-looking device, but the company is pitching it as a design-centric addition to its, let's admit, bulging S25 family. The S25 Edge's body is 5.8 millimeters (0.22 inches) thick if we ignore the camera bump like everyone else does. Granted, it's not a huge bump.
Samsung says it engineered the lenses to be substantially thinner than those on the S25 Ultra while keeping the same 200-megapixel camera sensor. And there are only two cameras on the back this time. Gasp! Unfortunately, Samsung has gone for an ultrawide secondary shooter rather than a telephoto, likely due to the handset's size constraints. Image by Mat Smith for Engadget
This makes the S25 Edge the latest addition to the trend of fewer cameras, joining the Pixel 9a, but for a very different $1,100. You can check out my first impressions and all the crucial specs in my hands-on. Are you willing to handle possible battery life decreases and less zoom on your smartphone camera?
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Apple pushed iOS 18.5 to devices on Monday, and the biggest visual change is a new rainbow-shaded wallpaper in honor of Pride Month. I'm honored. Otherwise, it's a few minor tweaks and bug fixes.
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Scientists with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, have converted lead into gold using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Unlike the examples of transmutation we see in anime pop culture, scientists smashed subatomic particles together at ridiculously high speeds to manipulate lead's physical properties to become gold. Briefly. Lead atoms only have three more protons than gold atoms. The LHC causes the lead atoms to drop just enough protons to become a gold atom for a fraction of a second — before immediately fragmenting into a bunch of particles.
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This is where Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham decries one of Apple's latest design quirks. For over 600 words. Apple's decision to use α instead of a in its Note App has got him mad.
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