Galaxy S25 Edge vs. iPhone Air: Thin Phones Head-to-Head

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and PalmPilots. He drinks a lot of coffee in Seattle.

We're coming out of an era where it seemed like all smartphones were roughly the same size and shape. Now, designs are speeding away from that uniformity. We're seeing slightly larger cases to accommodate bigger batteries like the iPhone 17 Pro and even immense folding phones like the new Galaxy Z TriFold. 

They're also going the other way, as evidenced by the super-thin designs of the Apple iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.

But are you giving up too much else for a slim phone? If you press them together ...