Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: what to expect

Samsung’s Galaxy Event August 2026 is this Thursday and volition bring the caller Galaxy S26 FE. Additionally, we deliberation that Samsung volition update its flagship Galaxy Tab S bid with 2 caller models. Here is what we cognize (and deliberation we know) truthful far.

New phone, caller Exynos

Well, caller for the bid – the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE volition usage the Exynos 2500. The S24 FE utilized a cut-down Exynos 2400e, portion the S25 FE utilized the regular Exynos 2400. We’ve seen the caller chipset confirmed by the Google Play Console.

We’ve besides seen what it tin bash successful early Geekbench scores, but there’s nary request to beryllium sneaky astir it – conscionable cheque retired the Performance section of our Galaxy Z Flip7 reappraisal (this is, truthful far, the lone Exynos 2500-powered telephone connected the market). We haven’t heard thing astir a representation upgrade – the erstwhile S FE models came with 8GB of RAM and 128/256/512GB retention and we don’t expect things to alteration this year. Not with the existent representation prices.

The Galaxy S26 FE volition usage the Exynos 2500

The aforesaid show and assemblage arsenic past year

The S26 FE volition usage the aforesaid show arsenic its predecessor – a 6.7” OLED with 1080p+ solution and 120Hz refresh rate. We’ve seen this sheet connected erstwhile FE models and adjacent connected the likes of the Galaxy A57.

The telephone has an aluminum framework – Armor Aluminum astir apt – and a pane of Gorilla Glass Victus+ implicit the OLED display. The assemblage volition measurement 7.4mm (same arsenic past year) and volition beryllium rated IP68 (ditto).

The Galaxy S26 FE volition person the aforesaid physique arsenic its predecessor

The Galaxy S26 FE volition beryllium disposable successful 3 colors called Blueberry, Graphite and Pistachio, which tin beryllium seen below.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE colors: Blueberry • Graphite • Pistachio

New Samsung Galaxy S26 FE leaked renders

The same(-ish) artillery too

Anatel (Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency) revealed that the Galaxy S26 FE volition person a 4,900mAh battery, conscionable similar its predecessor. This mightiness person been a bully clip to present a Si/C cell, but we conjecture that’s reserved for much premium models.

Additionally, the charging specs stay the aforesaid – 45W (as either 15V/3A oregon 10V/4.5A) implicit a ligament and (presumably) 15W wireless.

The Galaxy S26 FE volition person a 4,900mAh artillery with 45W charging

The European certification did uncover that this is simply a caller battery, though, oregon astatine slightest a antithetic 4,900mAh compartment – it’s lone rated for 1,200 complaint cycles (before artillery wellness drops beneath 80%), portion the S25 FE and S24 FE batteries were rated for 2,000 cycles.

This information promises amended endurance, though, saying that the telephone volition past up to 50 hours connected a azygous charge, compared to the 42 hours oregon truthful that the 2 erstwhile models got. We ideate that this has much to bash with the much businesslike chipset than the artillery itself.

Old camera, caller tricks

Based connected the leaks we’ve seen truthful far, determination volition beryllium lone insignificant changes to the camera hardware. This means that the S26 FE volition beryllium equipped with a 50MP main, an 8MP telephoto (almost surely with a 3x lens) and a 12MP ultra-wide. This positive a 12MP selfie camera. Some sensors may beryllium different, but thing sounds similar it would person a large effect connected representation quality.

The Galaxy S26 FE volition person 50+8+12MP rear cameras and a 12MP selfie camera

It looks similar Samsung’s absorption was alternatively connected introducing caller bundle features. For example, Horizon Lock was introduced with the Galaxy S26 bid earlier this twelvemonth – it automatically levels your video adjacent arsenic you determination around.

The My FanCam app, which made its debut with the Galaxy Z8 foldables, besides controls country framing. This 1 works aft the information – it takes ultra-wide video and tracks a idiosyncratic to support them successful the frame. You tin alteration who gets tracked (if determination are aggregate radical successful the scene) and the output facet ratio.

Finally, Audio Eraser tin automatically region different radical talking, upwind sound and different annoying sounds from your recorded videos.

A higher price

Based connected leaked pricing, the Galaxy S26 FE volition cost much than its predecessor (here is the S25 FE pricing). How overmuch much depends connected the representation configuration you are looking at. Check the array below:

Note that we’ve lone seen the Euro prices leak, but US and UK prices volition apt beryllium affected arsenic well. As usual, caller Galaxy S models are entitled to 7 OS updates and 7 years of information patches.

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Tab S12+

We besides expect that Samsung volition present 2 caller flagship tablets. As has go contented successful caller generations, the institution updates 2 of the 3 models – the Ultra each twelvemonth and either the Plus oregon the Vanilla exemplary (alternating betwixt the two).

Well, it’s the Plus model’s crook now, truthful we’ll spot a Galaxy Tab S12+ travel successful to regenerate the Tab S10+. It should support its surface astatine the 12.4” size, but the Dimensity chipset volition leap 2 generations guardant to the Dimensity 9500. And we’ve heard murmurs of a artillery upgrade, but we didn’t spot circumstantial numbers.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra volition beryllium a ample 14.6” slate. We’ve seen leaked renders and dimensions, which lucifer the Tab S11 Ultra perfectly. The caller exemplary is expected to person the aforesaid artillery capableness too, 11,600mAh, with the aforesaid 45W charging.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra's leaked renders | Source: OnLeaks and Smartphone Checker

Samsung volition connection Wi-Fi lone and 5G-capable versions of some slates. Like with the FE, we expect the institution to rise prices crossed the committee – beneath you tin find a array with leaked US prices for the Wi-Fi lone models. These prices are $200 higher than the erstwhile models.

As for 5G, that volition beryllium a $150 upgrade – for example, a Tab S12+ 256GB Wi-Fi volition outgo $1,200, portion the Tab S12+ 256GB 5G volition beryllium $1,350. Note that lone the 1TB Tab S12 Ultra volition person 16GB of RAM, each different Tab S12 Ultra and Tab S12+ configurations volition person 12GB of RAM instead.

We’ll person a elaborate study connected the Galaxy S26 FE, the caller tablets and immoderate other Samsung has successful store connected Thursday.