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TL;DR Rumors suggest the canceled Galaxy S26 Edge might be returning in a new form, internally codenamed “More Slim.”
“More Slim” aims to be slimmer than both the Galaxy S25 Edge and Apple’s iPhone Air, possibly featuring an Exynos 2600 chip, larger battery, LTPO display, and dual-50MP cameras.
The new phone could signal a transformative revival of the Edge series as a standalone identity, competing directly with devices like the iPhone Air.
Samsung’s Galaxy Edge lineup has been on a wild ride. We got the Galaxy S25 Edge in the first half of this year, an impressively thin phone that had its own shortcomings. Rumors were circulating strongly about its successor, until one fine day, leaks suddenly suggested that Samsung had canceled the Galaxy S26 Edge. Now, rumors are swirling once again that the Galaxy S26 Edge isn’t as dead as it seems; it could rise again in a different (but similar) form.
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Earlier this week, GalaxyClub reported that the Galaxy S26 Edge might not be canceled after all. According to the report, Samsung has been working on a new phone internally codenamed “More Slim,” allegedly building up on the Galaxy S25 Edge’s “Slim” codename. The report also insists that the development of “More Slim” began a lot later than what was widely presumed to be the Galaxy S26 Edge, indicating that it was a different phone.
Furthermore, it appears that Samsung is still developing software for the Galaxy S26 Edge, as X user CID spotted firmware files that align with those intended for the phone. Note that these firmware files aren’t explicitly mentioned to be for the “More Slim” variant, but just the regular Galaxy S26 Edge (which is ironically said to be “dead”).
More recently, X user SPYGO19726 (via SammyGuru) shared more information on this Samsung phone, which is internally codenamed “More Slim.” According to them, Samsung is aiming for a flagship phone that is thinner than 5.56mm, which would make it thinner than the Galaxy S25 Edge (5.8mm) and oh-so-marginally-thinner than the iPhone Air (5.6mm).
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