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Samsung has cancelled the Galaxy S26 Edge and halted the production of the Galaxy S25 Edge, Korean outlet NewsPim reports.
The reason for the discontinuation is simple: poor sales. The 5.8mm-thick device, launched in May, recorded sales of only 1.31 million units by August. In comparison, Samsung sold 8.28 million units of the S25, 5.05 million units of the S25 Plus, and 12.18 million units of the S25 Ultra by the same time, though these models were launched in January.
The lukewarm response to the Edge could be attributed to its pricing and battery capacity. At $1100, it is more expensive than the S25 ($800) and the S25 Plus ($1000), but comes with a tiny 3,900 mAh battery. The other two phones have 4,000 mAh and 4,900 mAh batteries, respectively.
Until a few months ago, rumors suggested that Samsung was planning to replace the Plus variant in the S26 lineup with the Edge. However, earlier this month, the pendulum swung the other way.
Multiple reports claimed that the S25 Edge won't outperform the S25 Plus in sales, and Samsung has gone back to producing the Plus model for its S26 Unpacked event early next year. There are also rumors about rebranding the base variant as S26 Pro.
Samsung may also consider shutting down the Edge model for good. "I don't know if the slim line will come back, but it doesn't look easy at the moment," a Samsung Electronics official, on condition of anonymity, tells NewsPim. The quotes have also been translated to English. The source continues, "I think you can consider it to have essentially disappeared."
The news arrives as more smartphone companies are looking to add an ultra-slim phone to their lineup. Motorola just launched its 5.99mm-thick X70 Air phone in China this week, while Apple launched its 5.66mm-thick iPhone Air last month.