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Samsung might be discontinuing the Plus version of the. Instead of it, the company might release theEdge alongside the base Samsung Galaxy S26 and the top-tier flagship. That would be the biggest change to the company's flagship lineup in years.GSMA database listings, spotted by SammyPolice, currently show three model numbers for upcoming Samsung devices, but they don't align with the usual ones. Instead of representing the familiar trio, the newly leaked number suggests that theSeries will replace the Plus model with an Edge model, but that's not all.Here are the newly leaked models and their model numbers:Every year, Samsung's model numbers end with specific digits, representing the different models. So, the regular model would end with 1, the Plus with 6, and the Ultra with 8. This year's Galaxy S25 Edge had a number ending with 7.Precisely this history makes the new listings even more intriguing. Not only might Samsung switch the Plus for an Edge, but there might also be a significant change to the vanillaWhile changing the model number from one that ends with a 1 to one that ends with a 2 doesn't look significant, it could mean that the basemodel may receive a slight improvement. A combination of a slightly bigger screen and a meaningful battery bump might be seen by Samsung as a sufficient reason to change the model number.Discontinuing the Plus model from the flagship lineup sounds like a deja vu to me. Apple is also expected to ditch the Plus model and introduce the super-slim iPhone 17 Air this year.However, I wouldn't jump to conclusions because of this information. Samsung still has time to add a model number for thePlus to the database, and theEdge might be in development and be released later.Part of my doubt about such a radical change is the reports that the's sales aren't going great. Unless something has radically changed, chances are that the age of super-slim flagship phones will be over as quickly as it started.
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