What’s happening? It seems the base Samsung Galaxy S26 model will likely keep the same rear-camera hardware used in the Galaxy S25 , rather than receiving an upgrade as originally planned.

According to a report from South Korea, this decision appears to be driven by a mix of factors such as rising semiconductor and memory costs, weaker-than-expected demand for the S25 Edge model, and a larger market context that includes the pricing of competing phones.

Why Samsung made this call

Samsung has had to deal with higher memory and semiconductor costs , which makes any new camera hardware more expensive to build into the phone. On top of that, sales of the Galaxy S25 Edge reportedly fell short of expectations, which not only resulted in getting the S26 Edge cancelled , but also maki

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