Screen size
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+66%
i5202.3"
Quick verdict
Galaxy S26 FE leads the measured specs 19-2.
Measured wins
Galaxy S26 FE
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
i520
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
i520
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
i520
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
i520
HSDPA 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
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
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-
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
i520
-
Speed
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
i520
HSPA 1.8 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
i520
2007, February
Status
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
i520
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
i520
101.7 x 50.5 x 17.9 mm (4.00 x 1.99 x 0.70 in)
Weight
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
i520
99 g (3.49 oz)
Build
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
i520
-
SIM
Galaxy S26 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
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Mini-SIM
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
i520
-
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
i520
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
i520
2.3 inches, 35 x 46 mm, 16.4 cm2 (~31.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
i520
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~174 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
i520
-
OS
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
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Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
i520
TI OMAP 2430
CPU
Galaxy S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
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330 MHz ARM 1136
GPU
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
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PowerVR MBX
Card slot
Galaxy S26 FE
No
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microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy S26 FE
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
i520
35MB
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
i520
-
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
i520
-
Features
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
i520
-
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
i520
CIF
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
2 MP
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
i520
VGA videocall camera
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
i520
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
i520
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S26 FE
No
i520
No
Alert types
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
External touch keys
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
i520
No
Bluetooth
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
i520
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
i520
No
NFC
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
i520
-
Radio
Galaxy S26 FE
No
i520
No
USB
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
i520
2.0
Sensors
Galaxy S26 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
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Other
Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
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WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Predictive text input Voice memo Voice mail Organizer
Browser
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
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Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
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-
Stand-by
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
Up to 150 h
Talk time
Galaxy S26 FE
-
i520
Up to 3 h 30 min
Colors
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
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Black
Models
Galaxy S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS
i520
-
SAR EU
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
i520
0.49 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 599.99 / £ 599.00 / € 565.30 / ₹ 69,999
i520
About 140 EUR