Samsung Galaxy S vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

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Galaxy S compared with Galaxy S25 Edge

	SamsungGalaxy S	SamsungGalaxy S25 Edge
Overview
Released
Released	June 2010	May 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4″	6.7″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 480	3120 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	233 pixels per inch	513 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
Display type
Display type	Super AMOLED, WVGA (800 × 480), 16M colours	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Quad HD+, 16M colours; Super Smooth 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz); 6.7 inches as a full rectangle, 6.5 inches allowing for the rounded corners
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (iFixit)	Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Display features
Display features	–	Vision booster; Adaptive colour tone; ProScaler image upscaling; mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 3110	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	512 MB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB	256 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	1 GHz single-core Arm Cortex-A8; 512 MB of RAM (Notebookcheck)	Octa-core (4.47 GHz, 3.5 GHz); 3 nm
GPU
GPU	PowerVR SGX540 (Notebookcheck)	Real-time ray tracing; Vulkan optimisation
Cooling
Cooling	–	Vapour chamber 10% larger than the Galaxy S25+'s, with a new hole structure in the front metal frame and a tailored thermal interface material
Storage type
Storage type	16 GB or 8 GB built in; microSD card slot up to 32 GB	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	5 MP	200 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	0.3 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	5 MP, autofocus, no flash	200 MP wide, F1.7, OIS, autofocus
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	–	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus; macro shots
Front camera
Front camera	VGA	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	–	2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	720p (1,280 × 720) at 30 fps	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	–	ProVisual Engine; Nightography; Object-aware Engine for portraits; Audio Eraser; Auto Trim
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,500 mAh	3,900 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 24 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	–	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	3,900 mAh typical, 3,786 mAh rated; at least 2,000 charge cycles; EU energy class A, 40 h 5 min per charge cycle
Wired charging
Wired charging	–	Up to 55% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately); compatible with QC2.0 and AFC/PD
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	Fast Wireless Charging (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	–	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	119 g (better)	163 g
Thickness
Thickness	9.9 mm	5.8 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	122.4 × 64.2 mm	158.2 × 75.6 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	No
Materials
Materials	–	Titanium frame (not the volume and side keys); Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 front, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Black, white (TechRadar)	Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack, Titanium Icyblue
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 2.1 (Eclair) with TouchWiz 3.0	One UI 7 (Android 15)
Software updates
Software updates	–	Security updates until 31 May 2032 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Brief, Now Bar, Audio Eraser and Drawing Assist; Gemini Live with camera and screen sharing; Gemini on the side button
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; HSDPA 7.2, HSUPA 5.76	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	–	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0	Bluetooth 5.4
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	–	Yes
NFC
NFC	–	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls)
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB); 3.5 mm headphone jack (iFixit)	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	A-GPS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS