While the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is turning into a major success, Samsung is already at work on its upcoming devices, including the Galaxy S26 FE. Fitting in the mid-tier flagship category, the device has appeared in multiple leaks already, but we’re now getting our best look yet at what appears to be official images.
Galaxy S26 FE appears in newly leaked images
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 FE has appeared in three new images, shared by Android Headlines. The photos show its design and colors in greater detail than before, confirming the slight changes from last year’s Galaxy S25 FE.
With the new photos available, we can safely assume the S26 FE will come in at least three colors. Those appear to be:
Blue
Black
Light Green
While the lightest shade feels like an iteration of the mint Galaxy Z Flip 8, the blue model closely resembles the Navy S25 FE. The most likely name for the black model is Graphite, which has been among the available colors for many Samsung phones in recent years.
Which is your favorite Galaxy S26 FE color?
Slight design changes
The three colors of the Galaxy S26 FE. | Image by Android Headlines
These images also confirm that Samsung doesn’t plan to take any chances with the design of the new phone. Unlike last year’s model, the new one won’t have the prominent rings surrounding each of the cameras on the back.
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Instead, Samsung is making the phone look like the rest of the Galaxy S26 series by putting the three sensors on a single camera island. That’s also reminiscent of devices like the Galaxy A56 and the newer Galaxy A57, following the company’s apparent unification of the camera bump design across its lineup.
Samsung’s approach to the design of its overall lineup is very different from what its main competitors are doing. Apple, for example, has radically different ideas for each class of devices. The top-tier iPhone 17 Pro models come with the camera plateau, the vanilla iPhone 17 gets a smaller camera bump, and the iPhone 17e has a singular camera ring on its back.
Google treats things in its own way, as well. While the flagship Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro models use practically the same design, the lower-tier Pixel 10a looks completely different and doesn’t have a camera bump at all.
Minor updates and higher prices, probably
The Galaxy S26 FE may have some cosmetic changes. | Images by Android Headlines
Most of the key details about the Galaxy S26 FE have already been revealed in earlier rumors, and there are almost no surprises. We’re most likely getting last year’s Exynos 2500 chipset, 8GB RAM, and 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB of RAM. Sadly, the camera is likely to remain completely unchanged.
One little mystery is the battery capacity, which remains unclear, but it will fall somewhere around 5,000 mAh. However, it’s all but certain that there will be 45W wired charging support, which will be better than what the vanilla Galaxy S26 offers.
You can count on getting a 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1,900 nits peak brightness. While a recent Galaxy S26 FE firmware leak included hints of One UI 9.5, the software will likely be Android 17 with the current One UI 9 interface.
Unsurprisingly, a price hike is very likely, with rumors suggesting a $50 increase, which would put the price of the 128GB version of the S26 FE at $699. The most recent rumor claims that its premiere will be on September 4, so we may not need to wait long before getting all the official details from Samsung.
Who is this phone for?
I know we’re in the middle of a memory price crisis, but I can’t see the value of a Fan Edition device that costs $700 and comes with only 128GB of storage. That could change with the upcoming flagships, but today it feels like it may be time for Samsung to retire the FE concept and focus on something else.
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Ilia, a tech journalist at PhoneArena, has been covering the mobile industry since 2011, with experience at outlets like Forbes Bulgaria. Passionate about smartphones, tablets, and consumer tech, he blends deep industry knowledge with a personal fascination that began with his first Nokia and Sony Ericsson devices. Originally from Bulgaria and now based in Lima, Peru, Ilia balances his tech obsessions with walking his dog, training at the gym, and slowly mastering Spanish.
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