Screen size
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+7.5%
Galaxy S8+6.2"
Quick verdict
Galaxy S26 FE leads the measured specs 14-6.
Measured wins
Galaxy S26 FE
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Galaxy S8+
6
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Galaxy S8+
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S8+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy S8+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Galaxy S8+
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
5G bands
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
Galaxy S8+
-
Speed
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy S8+
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
Galaxy S8+
2017, March 29. Released 2017, April
Status
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
Galaxy S8+
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Galaxy S8+
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
Galaxy S8+
173 g (6.10 oz)
Build
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
Galaxy S8+
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM
Galaxy S26 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Galaxy S8+
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Galaxy S8+
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
Galaxy S8+
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S8+
6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Galaxy S8+
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Galaxy S8+
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
OS
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Galaxy S8+
Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
Galaxy S8+
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU
Galaxy S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
Galaxy S8+
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
Galaxy S8+
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEAAdreno 540 - USA & China
Card slot
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Galaxy S8+
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal
Galaxy S26 FE
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Galaxy S8+
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
Galaxy S8+
UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Triple
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
Galaxy S8+
-
Features
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
Galaxy S8+
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Galaxy S8+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Galaxy S8+
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Galaxy S8+
-
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Galaxy S8+
1440p@30fps
Dual
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Galaxy S8+
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Galaxy S8+
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
Galaxy S8+
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Galaxy S8+
Yes
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Galaxy S8+
32-bit/384kHz audio
WLAN
Galaxy S26 FE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy S8+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
Galaxy S8+
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Galaxy S8+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
Galaxy S8+
Yes
Radio
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Galaxy S8+
No
USB
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Galaxy S8+
USB Type-C 3.1
Sensors
Galaxy S26 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Galaxy S8+
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Galaxy S8+
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
Galaxy S8+
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
Charging
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
Galaxy S8+
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Colors
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
Galaxy S8+
Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
Models
Galaxy S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS
Galaxy S8+
SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F
SAR EU
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S8+
0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 659.99 / £ 699.00 / € 845.87 / ₹ 72,999
Galaxy S8+
About 430 EUR
SAR
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Galaxy S8+
0.67 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)