Samsung could pull an Apple and drop its Plus flagship for a thin and expensive one

Samsung could pull an Apple and drop its Plus flagship for a thin and expensive one

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Icyblue In hand

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  • Samsung reportedly intends to replace the Galaxy S26 Plus with the S26 Edge next year.
  • It’s believed Samsung has started development on the S26 series and that it consists of the standard, Edge, and Ultra models.
  • This would likely be a downgrade in several ways, as the current Edge model sacrifices features and battery capacity in the name of thinness.

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, and it’s the thinnest Galaxy S phone we’ve ever seen. It looks like Samsung is already working on a successor, and it might replace the S26 Plus.

The Elec reports that Samsung is “highly likely” to replace the S26 Plus with the S26 Edge next year. Multiple Samsung component suppliers told the outlet that the Galaxy maker had started work on the S26 series and that it consists of the standard S26, S26 Edge, and S26 Ultra. The project is unsurprisingly said to be in the early stages of development.