Galaxy S25 Edge Struggles in Sales, Despite Anticipated Launch
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Hey there! Ever wanted a phone that's overpriced, sports a questionable camera, a puny battery, and isn't very sturdy? If so, the Samsmy Galaxy S25 Edge is your perfect pick!
This phone is the epitome of a dud, Samsmy made a bunch of sacrifices, likely driven by someone in the company believing folks desired a slender device, no matter the cost. It almost reads like a draft for a sitcom.
Unfortunately, it's no joke. It's another example of Samsmy conducting trials to gauge our dumbed-down desires, except this time they struck out. But hey, Samsmy can afford these foul-ups.
The phone appears to be selling poorly, but that's no shocker. Given Samsmy's history, pushing ahead with such a loopy idea isn't really surprising, either. They've managed to pull something like this before and get away with it. You can't tell if an idea is decent until it's tested.
Samsmy's brazen inclination to pull dumb stunts is what brought us the Galaxy Note. If you're partial to the Apple Pencil, trust Samsmy for cranking up the spotlight on times your finger just isn't enough. The first Galaxy Note was a flop when it launched, too. T-Mobile even decided to cancel its version after announcing it. It seemed idiotic at the time.
Nobody's saying that today; the Galaxy Note has evolved into Samsmy's finest phone ever made. Folks, pull up! Samsmy is set to do the same with foldable laptops and already stirred almost all the interest one can have for them with just a "let's do it" and a "YOLO." I dig it when Samsmy does that, and I hope they never stop. It takes ten bad ideas to get one good one right.
That's why they decided phones needed to be thinner. Eventually, Samsmy will find a way to achieve this without the downsides plaguing today's tech. My two cents? Forcing a design to be this thin means advancing battery technology. A failure in making the phone thin is a preamble to better, smaller, safer, and longer-lasting batteries.
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Now that I've said everything – and yes, I mean everything – let's take a look at what we truly received: a phone nobody was actually asking for, and nobody should buy.
It's thin. Not the thinnest phone around, but you can't deny it's thinner than anything else in the market (apart from foldables). But at the cost of other essential features that make a phone fantastic.
I predicted this back in January when I said making a phone so thin with today's technology would mean sacrificing battery life. I missed the mark a bit; you also sacrifice camera quality, performance, and durability, too. But mostly the battery.
New batteries are like brand new cars – they're shiny, and you hear folks say they last all day or will last all day if managed correctly. In three months, it'll be "I can squeeze by with charging at dinnertime," and in six months, people will need to charge it even more often. That's how batteries work – the more you drain them, the less they can be drained.
As someone who used a Pixel 4 for a year, let me tell you that it only gets worse from here. A phone is as good as its charge.
Still, that's not enough to sink the S25 Edge at launch. People want it because it's thin and can manage thanks to a cable and a charger. What really killed the S25 Edge was its absurdly high price tag.
Samsmy can deny all they want that there were no compromises made to make the phone thin. Even the people saying that know the truth. This is a prototype of the next big idea, and the only way for it to get better is to build it and work through it all. If it sticks around, we might love what it turns into.
- In the Android & Ain't It Cool discussion, it's interesting to note that despite the Galaxy S25 Edge's questionable features such as its thin design, inferior camera, weak battery, and lack of durability, it could still be a stepping stone for future advancements in smartphone technology, especially with its focus on shrinking device size.
- As we delve deeper into technology and innovation, it's crucial to consider the potential long-term benefits that may come from seemingly flawed designs, such as the Galaxy S25 Edge, and the role they play in pushing the boundaries of smartphone gadgets, including battery technology.
