The battle of the ultra-slim flagship telephones is about to start as Samsung announced this week that it will host a live event on May 12th to indicate off the Galaxy S25 Edge.

You would possibly recall that Samsung first teased the Galaxy S25 Edge at its Galaxy Unpacked event in January, however didn’t share any particulars concerning the system. Three months later, leaks have stuffed in a number of the blanks, however we will lastly see this new cellphone in motion when Samsung goes live on May 12th at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET to totally unveil the Edge.

As for the leaks, we’ve heard that the Galaxy S25 Edge will function the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 4,000 mAh battery. That will put it on par with the thicker Galaxy S25 handsets, even though it will be considerably slimmer. Actually, the brand new cellphone is alleged to be simply 5.84mm thick, whereas the bottom S25 is 7.2mm thick.

Samsung was additionally sort sufficient to substantiate in its weblog put up concerning the event that the S25 Edge will function a 200MP large lens digicam, matching the S25 Extremely.

“That is greater than a slim smartphone,” says Samsung. “Each curve, contour and part displays a breakthrough in exact engineering to create a premium expertise worthy of the S collection title. The Galaxy S25 Edge not solely units a brand new customary for what you possibly can obtain together with your smartphone — however it additionally unlocks a brand new period of development for the cell trade.”

By way of pricing, leaks recommend it will fall someplace between the Galaxy S25+ ($999) and the S25 Extremely ($1,299). That stated, these leaks had been from exterior the US, so there’s no telling precisely what Samsung will do concerning the US worth. We’re gonna put our cash on $1,099, however we’ll discover out for sure on the event subsequent week.

If you wish to tune in to see the Galaxy S25 Edge make its formal debut, you possibly can watch live on Samsung.com or stream the event on YouTube.