The iPhone is to September as the Galaxy S-series is to New Year’s in the smartphone world, with each annual launch signaling the start of another tech cycle. Still, it looks like the Galaxy S26 will be the first to diverge from its traditional schedule in recent times, with substantiation pointing to a latterly- than-usual release date.

Samsung has been gradationally shifting Samsung flagships launches to earlier dates over the last many times. Just a few years back, most Galaxy S-series phones would be expected around March or April. More recently, however, the company has preferred earlier Galaxy S26 rumors releases, usually in February or even January.

In early January, the Galaxy S25 Edge was released, leading some to speculate that Samsung was going to switch its long-standing “Pl

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