Screen size
Galaxy I82504.0"
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+40%
Quick verdict
Galaxy S26 FE leads the measured specs 18-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy I8250
3
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Galaxy S26 FE
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy I8250
GSM
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy I8250
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy I8250
TD-SCDMA
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Speed
Galaxy I8250
HSPA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
-
EDGE
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
-
4G bands
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - India
5G bands
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
Announced
Galaxy I8250
2012, June. Released 2012, June
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
Status
Galaxy I8250
Discontinued
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
Dimensions
Galaxy I8250
122.5 x 63 x 10.5 mm (4.82 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Weight
Galaxy I8250
125 g (4.41 oz)
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM
Galaxy I8250
Mini-SIM
Galaxy S26 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Build
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
Other
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Galaxy I8250
TFT
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
Size
Galaxy I8250
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy I8250
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Other
Galaxy I8250
TouchWiz
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Protection
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
OS
Galaxy I8250
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
CPU
Galaxy I8250
1.0 GHz
Galaxy S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
GPU
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
Card slot
Galaxy I8250
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Internal
Galaxy I8250
4GB 512MB RAM
Galaxy S26 FE
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Other
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
Single
Galaxy I8250
8 MP, AF
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Video
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Triple
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Features
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
Single
Galaxy I8250
VGA
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Video
Galaxy I8250
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Loudspeaker
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
No
WLAN
Galaxy I8250
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot
Galaxy S26 FE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy I8250
3.0, A2DP
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy I8250
GPS, A-GPS
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Galaxy I8250
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
Radio
Galaxy I8250
No
Galaxy S26 FE
No
USB
Galaxy I8250
microUSB 2.0
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy I8250
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Galaxy S26 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy I8250
CMMB mobile TV MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Document viewer Photo editor
Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Type
Galaxy I8250
Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
Charging
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
Colors
Galaxy I8250
Pink/Black
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
SAR
Galaxy I8250
0.14 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S26 FE
-
SAR EU
Galaxy I8250
0.26 W/kg (head)
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy I8250
About 150 EUR
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 679.99 / £ 549.00 / € 533.98 / ₹ 66,000
Models
Galaxy I8250
-
Galaxy S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS