We don’t yet know the next high-end mobile phone from Samsung and we are already talking about the 2026 generation. And there could be many changes: there are serious reasons for this. the base model, the Samsung Galaxy S26, disappears. Analysts like Ice Universe agree on this point. And the trend of compact mobile phones becoming extinct is another compelling reason.
We are only a few months away from the release of the Samsung Galaxy S25, we already know a lot of rumors around these models. In principle, we would continue to see three versions: a compact Samsung Galaxy S25, a Samsung Galaxy S25+ with more battery and screen and a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the best possible camera set and a built-in S Pen. The next generation is the one with the most options for change.
Samsung could cancel the Galaxy S26 because ‘it is no longer competitive’
Samsung Galaxy S24
Like everything that falls into the realm of rumor, it must be treated as such: the disappearance of the Samsung Galaxy S26 is a possible change that was anticipated by several analysts specializing in the brand. Ice Universe is one of the most famous: this is what he says on the social network X, echoing the rumors.
It is said that Samsung might adjust the S26 series and cancel the S26 because it is no longer competitive.
The reduction in the number of compact mobile phones within large phone families could prompt Samsung to decide to do the same with future versions of the Samsung Galaxy S26; which would turn off the smaller model. This is part of the current trend, particularly in the fact that Samsung is struggling to be competitive in the compact format with the iPhone which precedes it.
Although we are two years away from knowing whether or not the prediction comes true, the truth is that, according to smartphone distribution estimates, The most compact models in the S family tend to outperform the S+; Ultra dominating distribution in the family, still below estimated figures (no brand offers official commercial information). Regarding the Samsung Galaxy S24, Counterpoint Research published this data in March 2024:
- 52% of total Galaxy S24 sales were for the Ultra model.
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 comes in second place, with 27% of the total.
- Third was the Samsung Galaxy S24+, with the remaining 21%.
The most powerful and largest model is usually the king of the family, both in terms of performance and sales, but it does not seem that the most compact is so poorly placed within the catalog. We will see if this version ends up disappearing to concentrate the S26 family only on two models of similar sizes. After all, that’s what I did until 2019’s Samsung Galaxy S10.
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