Screen size
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+40%
I9001 Galaxy S Plus4.0"
Quick verdict
Galaxy S26 FE leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy S26 FE
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
HSDPA 900 / 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
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
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
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Speed
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
2011, April. Released 2011, July
Status
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
119 g (4.20 oz)
Build
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
SIM
Galaxy S26 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Mini-SIM
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Corning Gorilla Glass
OS
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
CPU
Galaxy S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
1.4 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Adreno 205
Card slot
Galaxy S26 FE
No
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy S26 FE
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
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
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Features
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
-
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
VGA
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S26 FE
No
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Yes
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
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
3.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Radio
Galaxy S26 FE
No
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy S26 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
MP4/DivX/Xvid/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player TV-out Photo/video editor Document editor
Browser
Galaxy S26 FE
-
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
HTML, Adobe Flash
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
-
Stand-by
Galaxy S26 FE
-
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Up to 480 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy S26 FE
-
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Up to 17 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)
Colors
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
Black, White
Models
Galaxy S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
GT-I9001
SAR EU
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
0.35 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 679.99 / £ 549.00 / € 533.98 / ₹ 66,000
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
About 230 EUR
SAR
Galaxy S26 FE
-
I9001 Galaxy S Plus
0.44 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)