The Galaxy S26 FE is more expensive than the S25 FE: here are the prices

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Samsung conscionable unveiled the Galaxy S26 FE and disappointingly but not unexpectedly, it comes with a terms hike. The caller exemplary is starting to popular up connected Samsung.com and it volition beryllium disposable done carriers and retailers excessively – but you can’t person 1 conscionable yet, the authoritative commencement of income is connected September 4 (Friday adjacent week).

The basal telephone remains astatine 8GB of RAM and 128GB of retention – it’s the lone S26 exemplary to connection this configuration. The vanilla S telephone already moved up to 12GB of RAM a procreation earlier and, arsenic of this generation, it has 256GB of retention arsenic modular excessively (not counting the Enterprise Edition). Even Pixels and iPhones switched to 256GB arsenic their cheapest option.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE in: Pistachio • Graphite • Blueberry

Maybe 256GB basal wouldn’t marque consciousness considering the terms hike we mentioned supra – the 128GB S26 FE costs $700 / €800, portion the 128GB S25 FE was $650 / €750 astatine launch, truthful that’s a $50 / €50 increase.

Things get worse the higher up the retention tier you spell – a 256GB illustration of the 2025 FE would person outgo you €810 astatine launch. A caller FE with 256GB retention is €900, a €90 difference. The somewhat uncommon 8/512GB mentation was €930, present it is €1,100, a €170 difference.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE highlights

By the way, immoderate regions similar the US volition not get the 512GB variant, but it does amusement up successful the UK and successful the EU. Still, for that benignant of money, you whitethorn beryllium amended disconnected trying to snag an S26 Ultra – we person seen 12/512GB models merchantability for €1,100-€1,200.

We’re definite these prices won’t past agelong aft the Galaxy S26 FE goes connected sale, but present is what they are astatine launch:

Galaxy S26 FE 8/128GB 8/256GB 8/512GB*