Samsung decided when it launched the Galaxy S25 Edge that it will only be sold in very limited markets. Granted, the short list includes two of the largest – the US and China. But even then, it looks like the device has underperformed in the eyes of the South Korean tech giant. A recent report claims that the company is cancelling the successor model, the Galaxy S26 Edge.
This comes via Korean news site NewsPim, which also claims that Samsung has already completed development for the phone. The device may still be released in another form in the future, just without the Edge branding. The report also cites an anonymous exec saying, per machine translation, that “you can consider it to have essentially disappeared”.
With the Edge model not being there to replace the Plus model, the company may simply retain the old roster for next year’s early Unpacked launch next year. In other words, this means the base, Plus and Ultra models for the Samsung Galaxy S26 series.
Also worth noting from the report though is a statement from an unnamed mobile industry official. Said official was cited as saying “the Edge wasn’t created because a slim line was needed in the first place, but because a competitor (Apple) said they would make one”. He adds that “this is a case where we’ve confirmed that performance and battery capacity are more important factors because existing premium smartphones are already getting thinner”.
Should this claim be accurate though, it may be a sign for the future of the iPhone Air. It may very well go the way of the mini line before, which only survived for two generations.
(Source: NewsPim)
