In summary
- Samsung reportedly working on a ‘More Slim’ phone
- Could arrive later than rest of Galaxy S26 range
- Samsung speaks about Galaxy S26 performance
In what’s rapidly becoming the most tiresome ‘will they, won’t they’ in all of smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge is said to be back on again.
Initially, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge was said to be replacing the Samsung Galaxy S26+ in Samsung’s early-2026 flagship line-up.
Then, about a fortnight ago, we heard that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge was set to be scrapped due to dismal sales of its skinny predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.
Now Dutch website Galaxyclub claims that Samsung is taking a more radical approach. It’s not so much that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge is back on, but rather than an all new and potentially even slimmer phone is in the works.
Samsung’s slimming down further
In recent months, Samsung is said to have been developing a new phone codenamed ‘More Slim’. For reference, the original skinny phone, the Galaxy S25 Edge, was called the Slim during development.
The website claims that development on this new model started after the handset that was intended to be the Galaxy S26 Edge, so it probably won’t be ready for the full Galaxy S26 launch in January.
As such, it seems possible that the answer to ‘will they or won’t they?’ in this case is a simple (if confusing) ‘yes, both of those things’. Samsung will indeed reinstate the Samsung Galaxy S26+, and will also launch a new and improved Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge a little further down the line.
There’s precedent for this, with the original Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge hitting the market in late May, almost four months after the Samsung Galaxy S25.
Mattias Inghe
Samsung pipes up about Galaxy S26 performance
In separate but related Galaxy S26 news, Samsung has officially commented on what the Galaxy S26 series will have to offer.
At its recent earnings call (via Android Authority), VP of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Division Daniel Araujo promised “next-gen AI, a second-generation custom AP, and stronger performance, including new camera sensors.”
That “second-generation custom AP” comment almost certainly refers to the Exynos 2600, which is reportedly giving Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Apple’s A19 Pro a bloody nose in early performance tests.
Indeed, tipster Junkanreve recently posted early Exynos 2600 benchmark results to to X, and they’re good. These results are pretty much competitive with the early Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones I’ve been testing of late.
Of course, a “custom AP” could also refer to Samsung’s cosy deal with Qualcomm on “for Galaxy” versions of their best chips. Either way, it looks like we’re in for some high-performing phones.
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