Is the Galaxy S26 Plus coming after all? Is the Galaxy S26 Edge cancelled? Do you even care? Should you even care?
The most surprising news of the last few months in the mobile industry dropped out of nowhere yesterday, as it appears there’s a chance after all that Samsung will release both Galaxy S26 Plus and S26 Edge models early next year in addition to Galaxy S26 Pro and S26 Ultra variants.
If you missed all those (very convincing) rumors calling for a three-member Galaxy S26 family with only one Edge-branded sequel for both the Galaxy S25 Plus and S26 Edge, that may not have come as a big surprise to you. But I for one was left scratching my head in confusion at the latest Korean media report suggesting a potential last-minute change of plans for Samsung’s next big ultra-high-end handsets.
Look, I am and have always been the biggest hater of Samsung’s razor-thin Galaxy S25 Edge for the same simple reason why I don’t watch beauty pageants. As corny as it might sound, I believe that true beauty lies within a person or a phone, and unfortunately, the undeniably eye-catching 6.7-inch flagship is rather empty on the inside.
And I don’t just mean that figuratively, as the device literally leaves too much unoccupied space under its hood next to a disappointing (both on paper and in real-world use) 3,900mAh battery.
But as much as I hate don’t like this thing, I got super-excited when the Galaxy S26 Edge was rumored to be the best of both worlds, purportedly pairing a wasp waist with a way bigger cell than its predecessor. That excitement gradually declined as the phone’s expected battery capacity shrank, and now I almost couldn’t care less about Samsung’s final intentions for the S25 Edge’s sequel.
