If you think the title above sounds arrogant, I agree. I only used it because I seem to be among the few people in the so-called “blogosphere” who don't think the Galaxy S Plus is a problem. Besides, even if Samsung had an S Plus dilemma, the solution to fixing it seems painfully obvious.

Admittedly, one of the things that has annoyed me the most over the past couple of years is the recurring rumor about Samsung allegedly planning to retire the Galaxy S Plus. Not only am I a fan of Galaxy S Plus phones, but everything else about these rumors just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

The rumor about the Plus's retirement emerged in 2023, if not earlier. It claimed that Samsung decided to discontinue the series and skip the Galaxy S24+. Of course, that didn't come to pass.

Then, after the Galaxy S24+ went on sale a year later, the rumor returned, much to my annoyance. However, this time, it claimed that Samsung would ditch the Galaxy S25+. Needless to say, that didn't happen either.

This year, a similar pattern emerged once more, except now, the latest rumors say that the Galaxy S26 Edge might replace the Galaxy S26+ next year. Or rather, Samsung initially hoped to replace the S26+ with the Galaxy S26 Edge, but because the S25 Edge underperformed, these plans got canceled.

Do you see where I'm going with this? Every year, someone thinks Samsung is trying desperately to get rid of the Galaxy S Plus. It never happens.

Now, I don't claim to know Samsung's most secret plans. I haven't heard anything about this, but who knows?! Maybe the company does want to get rid of — or at least replace — the Plus series. Even so, the alleged reasons don't make much sense to me, and Samsung's so-called solution to axe the whole phone series is just as baffling.

The main reason why some believe that Samsung wants to ditch the Galaxy S Plus is that it sells poorly. Allegedly. But here's the deal. The Galaxy S Plus only sells poorly compared to other, more successful Samsung phones. Granted, it doesn't sell as much as the base and Ultra models, but that doesn't mean it has to be culled.

Early this year, market watchers said that Samsung sold more than 7 million Galaxy S24+ units in one year. That's better than the Fold or Flip. And that should be more than a good enough reason to keep the smartphone series going or at least try to improve its market presence before canceling it. Wouldn't you think?

Even if we imagine that Samsung is unhappy with the Plus's market performance, I don't see how axing the phone and abandoning nearly 10 million yearly sales is any better than trying to increase sales through smaller changes in strategy.

If Samsung wants to ship more Galaxy S Plus units, wouldn't separating the Plus from the base model be a better solution worth exploring? That, to me, sounds like a simpler and more reasonable approach than creating a whole new phone (the Galaxy S25 Edge) as a Plus replacement.

Try giving the Plus a few Ultra-grade upgrades first, like an anti-reflective screen and/or a higher-resolution camera, and see if sales improve before deciding you have to abandon 7+ million yearly sales. That sounds reasonable to me.

To wrap this up, I don't think the Galaxy S Plus will go anywhere anytime soon. And I hope that the recurring “S Plus is getting canceled” rumors will finally stop, as they're starting to get annoying, especially given all the data and my admitted bias toward S Plus phones.

Either way, at this point and after so many failed predictions about the S Plus' demise, I would chalk it up to sheer coincidence even if the series were to get axed eventually. Get it wrong enough times and, one day, you might get it right…