Properly, it seems prefer it’s that point of the 12 months once more. Yup, the time we not solely begin to focus on the potential upgrades of
Samsung‘s subsequent Galaxy S flagships (just some months after the discharge of the present technology), but additionally the chance that this (still-distant) launch
might happen sooner than standard.
It is a dialogue that is occurred primarily yearly for… so long as I can bear in mind, and whereas it isn’t invalid per se, it is positive starting to resemble the story of the boy who cried wolf. This is why:
Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, S25 Extremely – January 22 announcement, February 3 launch.
Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, S24 Extremely – January 17 announcement, January 24 launch.
Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, S23 Extremely – February 1 announcement, February 17 launch.
Galaxy S22, S22 Plus, S22 Extremely – February 9 announcement, February 25 launch.
Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, S21 Extremely – January 14 announcement, January 29 launch.
Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, S20 Extremely – February 11 announcement, March 6 launch.
So are you noticing a sample but, or ought to I maintain going? Oh, you are not noticing something related in Samsung’s early-year flagship launch schedule since 2020? That could be as a result of, and I do know I’ll blow your thoughts with my perception and experience, there’s actually nothing to note. No clear sample, no five-year plan mapped out prematurely, nada. Only a sequence of partially random and clearly partially associated dates that make me assured in predicting…
The Galaxy S26 household will come out when it is prepared
If there’s one thing to study from the
Galaxy S25 Edge, it is that Samsung has reached a maturity level within the cell trade permitting the tech big to make the sensible (and, usually, powerful) selections with out feeling the fixed stress of time. Possibly if that was true again in 2016, the Galaxy Be aware 7 fiasco would not have taken place, however in fact, that is a unique dialogue (in addition to historical historical past).
In a manner, the Galaxy S25 Edge is the very best factor that would have occurred for the S26 household.
Equally, I am pretty sure that the corporate will take on a regular basis it ends to execute its
Galaxy S26 sequence imaginative and prescient because it’s at present deliberate. I am clearly not speaking years right here, but when the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Extremely’s sequels would require a couple of additional weeks of improvement for any purpose, I consider Samsung is mature sufficient to do the whole lot it takes to come back as shut as attainable to (industrial) perfection.
Do I feel there’s an opportunity the S26 trio might see daylight in December 2025? Properly, nothing is not possible in right this moment’s smartphone market, however as a result of stated product improvement continues to be removed from over, I am positively not going to purchase any rumor pointing at such an early launch for a great few extra months.
Samsung ought to pay the iPhone 17 no thoughts
The product names (or moderately their numbers) could be completely different yearly, however the common story is identical. “Samsung needs to launch the Galaxy Sx sooner than standard to raised compete with the iPhone xx.”
The S25 Extremely got here out months after the iPhone 16 Professional Max, and the identical is prone to occur with the S26 Extremely and iPhone 17 Professional Max. | Picture Credit score — PhoneArena
Whether or not or not one thing like that has ever been thought-about as an essential scheduling issue by Samsung Cell’s head honchos, I strongly really feel it should not (and hope it will not) enter the equation this time round.
Whereas Samsung will not be precisely setting the world on fireplace with
the gross sales of its high-end smartphones, the identical can really be stated (roughly)
about Apple as properly. Each firms are struggling (at the least by their very excessive requirements), which is why they need to each concentrate on making their gadgets nearly as good as they are often with out trying a lot of their respective rival’s yard.
Will the
iPhone 17 household reinvent the wheel or convey any mind-blowing upgrades to the desk over the
iPhone 16 roster?
In all probability not, and even when the
iPhone 17 Air seems to be an enormous hit, the sooner launch of the razor-thin
Galaxy S25 Edge ought to give Samsung the liberty and tranquility to develop the
Galaxy S26,
S26 Plus, and
S26 Extremely the correct manner.
Apart from, between the
One UI 7 rollout fiasco of the previous couple of months and a
more-expansive-than-ever foldable portfolio, Samsung clearly has an excessive amount of on its plate to even take into consideration an early
Galaxy S26 sequence launch and never anticipate a possible catastrophe. That is proper, I simply wrote 800 phrases to persuade you {that a} “regular” launch in January (and even February) 2026 can be the very best information we are able to obtain within the coming months. The rest might show to be a near-fatal strategic error. Do not quote me on that.
