{"id":436255,"date":"2026-01-27T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/436255\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:33:08","slug":"poor-iphone-air-sales-back-samsungs-galaxy-s26-edge-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/436255\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor iPhone Air sales back Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S26 Edge cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 2021 to 2024, Samsung launched every new Galaxy S lineup of smartphones with three devices (not counting the FE models): a regular version, a Plus model, and an Ultra variant. However, in 2025, the brand launched the Galaxy S25 series with four devices, with the fourth being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/samsung\/galaxy-s25-edge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy S25 Edge<\/a>. It was the first phone with high-end specifications and an ultra-thin chassis in recent times.\n<\/p>\n<p>Apple followed in Samsung\u2019s footsteps and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/opinion\/iphone-air-thinner-cheaper-than-galaxy-s25-edge-at-what-cost\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched the iPhone Air<\/a>, an ultra-thin phone with flagship hardware. The Cupertino-based tech giant is also planning to launch the iPhone Air 2. Samsung, on the other hand, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/galaxy-s26-edge-dropped-favor-galaxy-s26-plus-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cancelled<\/a> the Galaxy S25 Edge\u2019s successor, the Galaxy S26 Edge, as it struggled to sell its first ultra-thin flagship phone. Well, the company may have taken the right decision.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nApple is struggling to sell the iPhone Air\n<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, Apple is struggling to sell the iPhone Air globally, and to boost its sales, the brand has been gradually lowering the device\u2019s price. In China, the Cupertino-based tech giant launched the phone at CNY 7,499. However, the company is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UniverseIce\/status\/2014850968685535655?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">now selling<\/a> it at CNY 5,499, a 21% drop in the price.\n<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in India, Apple launched the iPhone Air at INR 1,19,900. However, the brand has now slashed its price by INR 24,010, and is now selling the phone for INR 94,990. That\u2019s a 20% drop in its price. While it is great news for people planning to buy the phone, it shows that Apple is struggling to sell the device.\n<\/p>\n<p>Apple and Samsung struggling to sell their ultra-thin phones shows that there isn\u2019t good demand for them. To that extent, Samsung cancelling the Galaxy S26 Edge seems like the right choice. As for the iPhone Air 2, it is said to bring changes that people have requested. It will be interesting to see if those upgrades will make more people buy it.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"google-preferred-news-source-cta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/add-sammobile-as-a-preferred-source-on-google-to-always-get-the-latest-news\/\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"google-preferred-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Google Preferred News Source\" style=\"max-width: 50%; height: auto;\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From 2021 to 2024, Samsung launched every new Galaxy S lineup of smartphones with three devices (not counting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1572,16357,94224,49,48,95,24639,78157,1799,1575,74623,90734,190,61],"class_list":["post-436255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-apple","tag-apple-iphone","tag-apple-iphone-air","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-china","tag-galaxy-s26","tag-galaxy-s26-edge","tag-india","tag-iphone","tag-iphone-air","tag-iphone-air-2","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}