Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Name: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
Brand: Samsung

$5678GB + 128GBUpper Mid-Range2026

8.4

Overall Score

within Upper Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.7"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,900

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

45W

Charging

193g

Weight

Why the Galaxy S26 FE

Upper Mid-Range

The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE positions itself strongly in the upper-mid-range segment, driven by a powerful 3nm Exynos 2500 chipset, a vibrant 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED display, and a versatile triple camera setup including 3x optical zoom. Build quality is solid with IP68 protection and Gorilla Glass Victus+, while battery capacity and charging specs offer reliable daily endurance. Priced around $761, it delivers balanced flagship-tier capabilities relative to its category, though the inclusion of only 8GB of RAM on base variants is a slight limitation.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.2

Performance

8.9

Battery

8.3

Display

8.8

Build

8.5

Value

7.4

Strengths

Exynos 2500 3nm flagship chipset with strong benchmark results

Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz display with 1900 nits high brightness mode

Triple camera system featuring 50MP main with OIS and 3x optical zoom

IP68 dust and water resistance with Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection

Robust 4900 mAh battery supporting 45W wired and 15W wireless charging

Weaknesses

Base model configuration limited to 8GB RAM at a competitive sub-flagship price tier

Telephoto lens relies on a modest 8MP sensor resolution

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 04

Announced

2026, August 27

Network

7 specs

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

CPU

10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Xclipse 950

Chipset

Exynos 2500 (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

8 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face

Selfie camera

2 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

2 specs

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

Charging

45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min

15W wireless, Qi2 compatible

Reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Weight

193 g (6.81 oz)

Dimensions

161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 14:49h

Display

1268 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.6 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 2119022 (v10), 2535201 (v11)

GeekBench: 8035 (v6), 7704 (v7)

3DMark: 5275 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Colors

Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

Models

SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS

SAR EU

0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)

EU LABEL

4 specs

Energy

Class A

Battery

50:00h endurance, 1200 cycles

Free fall

Class A (270 falls)

Repairability

Class C

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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

$5678GB + 128GBUpper Mid-Range2026

8.4

Overall Score

within Upper Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration3 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

Buy on Amazon.de

Affiliate link. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

6.7"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,900

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

45W

Charging

193g

Weight

Why the Galaxy S26 FE

Upper Mid-Range

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.2

Performance

8.9

Battery

8.3

Display

8.8

Build

8.5

Value

7.4

Strengths

Exynos 2500 3nm flagship chipset with strong benchmark results

Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz display with 1900 nits high brightness mode

Triple camera system featuring 50MP main with OIS and 3x optical zoom

IP68 dust and water resistance with Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection

Robust 4900 mAh battery supporting 45W wired and 15W wireless charging

Weaknesses

Base model configuration limited to 8GB RAM at a competitive sub-flagship price tier

Telephoto lens relies on a modest 8MP sensor resolution

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 04

Announced

2026, August 27

Network

7 specs

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

CPU

10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Xclipse 950

Chipset

Exynos 2500 (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

8 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face

Selfie camera

2 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

2 specs

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

Charging

45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min

15W wireless, Qi2 compatible

Reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Weight

193 g (6.81 oz)

Dimensions

161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 14:49h

Display

1268 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.6 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 2119022 (v10), 2535201 (v11)

GeekBench: 8035 (v6), 7704 (v7)

3DMark: 5275 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Colors

Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

Models

SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS

SAR EU

0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)

EU LABEL

4 specs

Energy

Class A

Battery

50:00h endurance, 1200 cycles

Free fall

Class A (270 falls)

Repairability

Class C

Compare the Galaxy S26 FE with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

vivo V70 ElitePOPULAR

$700 · Score 8.1 · Upper Mid-Range

Compare

Similar phones

Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with vivo V70 Elite Compare with vivo X100s Newer: Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro Find a phone around $600 Trade in your old phone for the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Compare with Motorola Moto X50 Ultra