India, Dec. 26 -- Samsung seems to be retreating from its ambitions of creating an ultra-thin flagship smartphone, dropping plans to roll out the much-hyped Galaxy S26 Edge. This action is only several months after poor reception of the Samsung flagship phone Galaxy S25 Edge, a device which, in spite of being an engineering wonder, was unable to appeal to buyers because of critical losses in battery capacity and camera versatility.

The experience of the Galaxy S25 Edge and the iPhone Air shows that there is a trade-off that companies must consider critical: the loss of battery and camera features in favour of a smoother body can turn off the average consumer. Because of this, the trend towards focusing on user-centric criteria that provi...