{"id":104918,"date":"2025-10-29T22:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/104918\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:22:09","slug":"the-galaxy-s26-edge-might-live-on-alongside-samsungs-self-inflicted-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/104918\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galaxy S26 Edge might live on, alongside Samsung’s self-inflicted mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a lineup set to debut in just a few months, the Galaxy S26 series sure seems to be in a constant state of flux. It wasn\u2019t long ago that Samsung appeared set to launch a radically different trio of phones: the usual Galaxy S26 Ultra paired with a Plus-replacing Galaxy S26 Edge and a smaller Galaxy S26 \u201cPro.\u201d It took less than the entirety of October for that all to fall apart, with the Edge seemingly scrapped<\/a> and that \u201cPro\u201d suffix dropped entirely. In other words, its vision for 2026 seemed to collapse overnight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, a new report from Galaxy Club<\/a> suggests otherwise. While no one is ready to breathe new life into those \u201cPro\u201d rumors, it appears like Samsung\u2019s dream of ultra-slim smartphones isn\u2019t dead just yet. According to that report, Samsung has had a device in-development for a few months now, codenamed \u201cMore Slim.\u201d Work on that device started long after development on the original Galaxy S26 Edge had kicked off, while the codename itself pulled from the original \u201cSlim\u201d title used for this year\u2019s Galaxy S25 Edge.<\/p>\n

In other words, Galaxy Club\u2018s connected dots suggests Samsung cancelled a more straightforward Edge entry in order to potentially chase a more daring second-gen attempt, using the newly-revived Galaxy S26+ as a way to still launch with three phones while delivering a slimmer entry later in the year. Assuming this report is correct \u2014 and really, at this point, it\u2019s hard to say for sure what exactly is happening with the S26 series as a whole \u2014 that leaves next year\u2019s lineup looking very similar to this year\u2019s, and I cannot escape the feeling that\u2019s a bad idea.<\/p>\n

Samsung appears to have learned nothing from the Galaxy S25 Edge\u2019s launch<\/p>\n

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You can chalk the failure of the Galaxy S25 Edge up to countless mistakes. It could\u2019ve been the late (and repeatedly delayed<\/a>) launch that separated it from the rest of Samsung\u2019s pack. It could\u2019ve been the $1,100 launch price just didn\u2019t make sense to consumers considering the competition, both from other Galaxy devices and from brands like Google and Apple. Perhaps the Galaxy Z Fold 7 arriving just two months later saw enthusiasts waiting for an ultra-thin foldable rather than a standard \u2014 albeit slimmed down \u2014 slab phone. And maybe tepid reviews and mediocre battery life left the S25 Edge practically DOA.<\/p>\n

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Personally, I think it\u2019s all of this and more. Several months down the road now, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a hot take to say Samsung botched this launch in an attempt to beat Apple to the punch. As I wrote about previously, the Galaxy S26 Edge seemed primed to, at the very least, launch with some momentum behind it. Arriving with the rest of its trio would bring more of a spotlight to Samsung\u2019s slim option, while the removal of the S26+ could allow it to match the iPhone Air\u2019s $999 price point. Even that rumored Qi2 support<\/a> could let Samsung take a page out of Apple\u2019s custom-built battery bank playbook.<\/p>\n

And yet, if Samsung does in fact make a successor to the Galaxy S25 Edge, it sounds like it\u2019ll make the same exact mistakes one year later: a late launch; a difficult price point sandwiched between the Plus and Ultra models; and a lack of real brand uniformity. This report says Samsung\u2019s big swing is to make the phone even thinner, and frankly, I don\u2019t see how that doesn\u2019t come at the cost of battery life or, potentially, that Qi2 support we expect across the rest of the series.<\/p>\n

The worst part is, Samsung\u2019s eventual S26 Edge decision might not matter. The iPhone Air appears to similarly be selling far behind<\/a> the rest of Apple\u2019s 2025 lineup, and whether that\u2019s due to a lack of demand or a lack of general awareness \u2014 I have yet to see a single ad for the Air during this NFL season \u2014 I\u2019m not sure it matters. Samsung might see a path to success here by chasing an even slimmer, sleeker chassis to compete with Apple, but if it once again comes at the cost of a timely launch, a reasonable price point, and a full set of features, I\u2019m not even sure why it\u2019s bothering.<\/p>\n

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