The Poco F9 bid launched this week arsenic did the Galaxy S26 FE. Let’s person a look astatine the newcomers arsenic good arsenic immoderate alternatives.
The Poco F9 Pro brings immoderate superior upgrades over the F8 Pro – however, it besides comes astatine a higher price. Scroll down a spot and you’ll spot that the aged Pro is €260 cheaper. The caller Pro brings a faster chipset (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series vs. Snapdragon 8 Elite), it has a 200MP main camera (replacing a 50MP module) and its somewhat larger 6,330mAh artillery supports some wired (100W) and wireless charging (50W), portion the aged Pro lone did wired.
In contrast, the Poco F9 Ultra uses the aforesaid chipset arsenic the F8 Ultra. On the positive side, determination is simply a ample 8,050mAh artillery (up from 6,500mAh) with the aforesaid 100W wired and 50W wireless charging. The Ultra besides adopted a 200MP sensor swap – present it replaces the ample 50MP 1/1.3” sensor of past year’s model. Both aged and caller Ultra person 50MP 5x/115mm periscope modules compared to 50MP 2.5x/60mm telephoto cameras connected the 2 Pro.
Given their prices, it whitethorn beryllium prudent to comparison the Poco F9 Pro with the F8 Ultra arsenic well. The aged Ultra has a amended GPU (the V Series cuts disconnected a 3rd of the GPU hardware), a bigger surface (6.9” vs. 6.59”) and a bigger artillery (6,500mAh vs. 6,330mAh). And portion it lacks a 200MP main camera, it does person the amended 5x telephoto module.
Then determination is the Xiaomi 17T. This 1 has a almighty mid-range chip, the Dimensity 8500 Ultra, paired with a 6.59” show akin to the F9 Pro. And portion there’s nary 200MP camera connected present either, the 17T duo features a 50MP 5x/115mm periscope. The 6,500mAh artillery supports lone 67W wired charging.
The Xiaomi 17T Pro is priced connected par with the F9 Ultra. Unlike its vanilla sibling, this 1 uses the flagship Dimensity 9500 chipset and a larger 6.83” display. The 7,000mAh artillery is not arsenic large arsenic the Ultra battery, but it supports the aforesaid 100W wired and 50W wireless charging. As for the cameras, the main has a ample 50MP 1/1.31” sensor, portion the 50MP 5x/115mm periscope is the 1 we already mentioned above. Here is simply a elaborate Xiaomi 17T vs. 17T Pro comparison if you are choosing betwixt these 2 alternatively of betwixt 17T and F9 models.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is €556 off. This is simply a large discount and it makes the Ultra noticeably cheaper than the wide Galaxy Z Fold8. Ideally, the prime betwixt these 2 would travel down to signifier origin penchant – the multitasking-friendly Ultra vs. the media-friendly Z Fold8 – but terms is simply a origin that is hard to ignore. The Ultra besides has superior cameras, a 200MP 1/1.3” main, a 10MP 3x/67mm telephoto and a 50MP ultra-wide, compared to Z Fold8’s 50MP 1/1.56” main and 50MP ultra-wide (no tele).
For a much in-depth examination betwixt the two, work our Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra versus article.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 has a large discount excessively – we’ve listed some the 256GB and 512GB variants, but we lone did it to amusement that there’s a specified €10 quality betwixt the two. Obviously you spell for the 512GB variant – that €590 discount is nary joke.
The Galaxy Z Fold8 lone gets a insignificant €70 discount, truthful we’re including it present for the involvement of completeness.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE went connected merchantability this week and the lone discount disposable is €100 for Amazon Prime subscribers. Even with that discount, the caller FE is simply a pugnacious sell.
Without the Prime discount, a 256GB Galaxy S26+ is really cheaper than a 128GB S26 FE. Note that the Plus exemplary has 4 other gigs of RAM compared to the FE, truthful it’s not conscionable astir the storage.
The Galaxy S26+ is easy the amended telephone overall. It has the amended 6.7” surface (1440p+ LTPO vs. 1080p+ LTPS), the amended chipset (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy vs. Exynos 2500) and amended connectivity (including USB-C 3.2 vs. USB-C 2.0). The cameras and artillery are akin oregon identical. The S26 FE needs a terms cut, quickly.
If anything, you should possibly see the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra – comparing 256GB variants, the Ultra is lone €80 much than the FE (not accounting for FE’s Prime discount). This is Samsung’s apical camera telephone with a 200MP 1/1.3” main, a 10MP 3x/67mm telephoto and a 50MP 5x/111mm periscope, positive a 50MP ultra-wide. This is the lone telephone with a Privacy Display and an S Pen stylus. And it’s the lone Galaxy with 60W wired and 25W wireless charging (the S26+ and S26 FE person 45W wired and 20W/15W wireless).
There’s besides the Galaxy S26, which is the cheapest successful the household – a 512GB telephone is lone €745. It is smaller – it has a 6.3” show (1080p+ LTPO) and a 4,300mAh artillery (with dilatory 25W wired and 15W wireless charging), truthful it’s not a nonstop rival to the 6.7” S26+ and S26 FE. Still, immoderate radical similar the smaller size.
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