Samsung Abandons Galaxy S26 Edge: Poor Sales of the Previous Generation, Galaxy S26+ Makes a Comeback

On October 16, it was reported that Samsung has abandoned the idea of replacing the Galaxy S26+ with the Galaxy S26 Edge.

This aligns with a recent report by NewsPim, which quoted a Samsung executive confirming that the Galaxy S26 Edge was canceled due to poor sales of the Galaxy S25 Edge.

According to SamMobile, Samsung initially developed four models for the Galaxy S26 series (Standard, Plus, Edge, and Ultra). However, after seeing poor sales of the Galaxy S25 Edge, Samsung decided not to launch the Galaxy S26 Edge, and it will be replaced by the Galaxy S26+.

This means that Samsung's S series flagship phones will return to their traditional models, with three high-end phones: Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra.

The report also mentioned that the Galaxy S26 will feature Samsung's first 2nm chip, the Exynos 2600, while the Galaxy S26 Ultra will be equipped with a higher-frequency version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. There have been no processor leaks yet for the Galaxy S26+.

Earlier this month, Korean media outlet The Elec also cited industry insiders from the upstream supply chain, revealing that Samsung recently began developing a smartphone project code-named "M Plus," which corresponds to the previously abandoned Galaxy S26+ model.