{"id":2720,"date":"2025-08-06T16:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/samsungs-galaxy-s26-edge-to-replace-plus-variant-next-year-what-reports-say-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:10:14","slug":"samsungs-galaxy-s26-edge-to-replace-plus-variant-next-year-what-reports-say-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/samsungs-galaxy-s26-edge-to-replace-plus-variant-next-year-what-reports-say-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S26 Edge To Replace \u2018Plus\u2019 Variant Next Year: What Reports Say | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9442920\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">July 16, 2025, 08:25 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9442920\" class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 asubttl-schema\">Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge showed a new way for the brand but does that come at the cost of the Plus variant from next year?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Galaxy S26 Edge could be the Plus replacement next year\" title=\"The Galaxy S26 Edge could be the Plus replacement next year\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S26 Edge could be the Plus replacement next year<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Samsung will have three models in the Galaxy S26 series next year which should ideally be announced around January or February 2026. And it seems the company is getting rid of one variant to keep the other one in the lineup. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Reports this week suggest the Galaxy S26 Plus variant could be replaced with the S26 Edge model, making them the three variants available in the market for buyers. The launch of the S25 Edge version this year had already hinted at big changes from Samsung and the new report hardly comes as a surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>End Of Plus: Right Move?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The report by <em>The Elec<\/em> this week has started the chatter around the big decision from Samsung. Next year we could see the S26, the S26 Edge and the S26 Ultra variant, instead of bringing four models and bulking up the lineup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When you look at the current lineup, you can see that S25 Plus and the S25 Edge carry the same screen size. And the only differences are in the dimensions, the battery size and the build quality. So, the move to ditch the 6.7-inch Plus in favour of the 6.7-inch Edge might be the way to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Also, could this be a similar move to Apple ditching its own Plus variant for the rumoured iPhone Air variant with the 17 series, we can\u2019t say for certain, but all signs have suggested the Plus could be the one sacrificed so that Samsung can raise the claims of trying something different.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The S25 Edge has not exactly lived up to the hype, especially with its premium price tag, the really small battery of under 4,000mAh and other shavings being done to make it sleek. But it won\u2019t be the worst idea to prolong the Edge moniker for a few more years and do that by giving up on the Plus variant from its lineup. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Elec has a good record of Samsung-related stories and multiple leaks have suggested the Edge will be the one going ahead with the future models. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 artcta\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">News18 Tech delivers the latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements, and more. Stay informed with breaking tech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/\">news<\/a>, expert insights, and trends from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/\">India<\/a> and around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/\">world<\/a>.\u00a0 Also Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/eng-article-eop\">News18 App<\/a>\u00a0to stay updated!<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 coral-count-custom\">view comments<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/ul>\n<div class=\"jsx-1cb0ad73008388e4 jsx-3224350382 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S26 Edge To Replace \u2018Plus\u2019 Variant Next Year: What Reports Say<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc \">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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The Galaxy S26 Edge could be the Plus replacement next year Samsung will have three models in the Galaxy S26 series next year which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}