Samsung Galaxy S26 (vanilla) rumored to be axed!

Samsung could not release the Galaxy S26 vanilla, a rumor surfaced. The Galaxy S25 will debut in January 2025 and the S26 series will surely arrive in 2026. Hence, the rumored input should be taken as a grain of salt.

IceUniverse reports that Samsung may adjust the Galaxy S26 series. It is said that the vanilla model could be canceled as it is no longer competitive. The reason is the aggressive marketing approach by Chinese phone makers.

OPPO and vivo are preparing to unveil their small flagship phones. The tipster says these handsets feature better specs than Samsung and Apple. The latter has iOS as an edge over rivals, but Samsung would lag in the future.

The next year’s Galaxy S lineup will debut three models as usual. The rumor regarding the S26 series is like an assumption judging from the product strategy. Meanwhile, Samsung has continued to upgrade the specs of the S Plus models.

We’ve recently reported a potential CPU performance revolution in the Galaxy S26 series. Qualcomm is expected to ship the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 with up to 5GHz peak frequency. It would be just an outstanding upgrade in the history of the Android world.

Previously, we’ve witnessed rumors of Samsung’s killing the S24 Plus. The company didn’t. Galaxy S is Samsung’s mainstream flagship lineup. Any major change such as cancelling a model isn’t easy and can’t be assumed over a year early.

The South Korean tech giant introduced significant upgrades to previous Galaxy S models. Galaxy S24 is one of the most powerful Android flagships in the market, even though it strongly competes with Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 16.