Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q3, 2026
Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $599

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Navy, Jetblack, White, Icyblue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Exynos
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (17), up to 7 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
1566	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3839	Untested
3D Mark High
2208	Untested
3D Mark Low
1208	Untested

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)	Yes
Front
10 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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