Samsung may have actually cancelled the Galaxy S26 Edge this time

Samsung may have cancelled the Galaxy S26 Edge smartphone after dismal sales of its predecessor.

We’ve been hearing rumours of the Edge series’s premature demise for a while now, ever since it became apparent that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge wasn’t performing as expected.

Now a fresh report from South Korea claims that the company has made a decision: there will be no Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge.

Samsung’s slim pickings

Newspim has just issued a report, citing anonymous Samsung sources, claiming Samsung employees have been informed that the Edge product line is being discontinued a mere five months after its introduction. That will mean no Galaxy S26 Edge model.

The reason appears to be entirely down to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge performing so poorly at retail. Data suggests that the phone only sold 1.31 million units as of August. For reference, the next-lowest performer in the range is the Samsung Galaxy S25+ on 5.05 million, while the strongest seller was the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra on 12.18 million units.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge received a lukewarm reception –including on these very pages – due to the compromises Samsung was forced to make in order to achieve its super-skinny form factor.

As our own Anyron found, battery life simply isn’t up to scratch, while the camera system isn’t what you’d expect from an £1,100 phone, with no dedicated telephoto option.

What next for Samsung?

In the absence of a Galaxy S26 Edge, Samsung will go back to basics this coming January: a three-strong line-up comprised of the Samsung Galaxy S26 (potentially rebranded as the Pro), Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, for its part, will likely be discontinued once the current stock has run out.

While there appears to be little chance of a Galaxy S26 Edge release, the report does note that development of the device is effectively complete, so it could be released separately later in 2026.

We’re struggling to see why that might happen, but who knows? Maybe Apple’s iPhone Air will enjoy a strong start to 2026, encouraging Samsung to (re)claim a slice of the skinny phone pie.