Samsung’s Ultra Slim Galaxy Edge is Already Dead
It looks like the era of the ultra-slim Galaxy Edge is over almost as soon as it began. Citing significantly low sales of the Galaxy S25 Edge, reports suggest Samsung has made the strategic decision to cancel the upcoming Galaxy S26 Edge and entirely discontinue the short-lived Edge line.
This news has been quickly confirmed by reliable leakers like Ice Universe and OnLeaks. The Edge model was intended to be Samsung's competitor in the emerging market for ultra-thin flagships. However, its poor commercial performance ultimately forced a rapid change in strategy.
The Price of Thinness: Why the S25 Edge Failed
The reason for the cancellation is clear: the Galaxy S25 Edge simply did not sell well, falling far short of Samsung’s expectations.
The initial sales figures paint a bleak picture. A month after its launch, Samsung sold only 190,000 Galaxy S25 Edge units. In comparison, it sold 1.17 million S25, 840,000 S25+, and 2.55 million S25 Ultra phones in the first month. These numbers clearly demonstrate that the public was not willing to pay a premium for thinness at the expense of core features.
Analysts cite a convergence of factors as key reasons for the lackluster response. To achieve its ultra-slim profile, the phone had to compromise on essential functionality. The result was a device with a significantly worse battery life, as it featured a rumored 3,900 mAh battery—a capacity considerably smaller than the battery in the Plus model—translating directly into poorer endurance for a high-end flagship device. A slim design also meant the phone lacked the crucial zoom camera that buyers expect in a high-end device, forcing users to pay a premium price yet receive a less versatile camera setup. Furthermore, the phone’s premium pricing positioned the Edge awkwardly between the successful base and Ultra models, leading to customer confusion and cannibalizing the Plus model’s already modest sales. Ultimately, despite being praised as an engineering feat at 6.4mm thick, the difference in thinness was not deemed revolutionary enough by most consumers to justify the compromised hardware.
One good piece of news for the handful of you who wanted to try the Edge is that you can now snag it for a much more reasonable price, well under the $1,000+ mark it started at. Samsung will reportedly stop manufacturing the Galaxy S25 Edge once its current inventory is depleted. The company's short-lived experiment with the ultra-slim form factor is essentially over.