Screen size
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+67%
S35002.2"
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
S3500
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S3500
GSM
2G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S3500
-
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
S3500
-
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
S3500
-
Speed
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
S3500
-
GPRS
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Class 10
EDGE
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Class 10
Announced
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
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2009, February. Released 2009, May
Status
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
S3500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
S3500
99.9 x 48 x 14.3 mm (3.93 x 1.89 x 0.56 in)
Weight
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
S3500
95 g (4.41 oz)
Build
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
S3500
-
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)
S3500
-
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
S3500
TFT, 16M colors
Size
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
S3500
2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~31.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
S3500
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
S3500
-
OS
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S3500
-
Chipset
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
S3500
-
CPU
Galaxy S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
S3500
-
GPU
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
S3500
-
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
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40MB
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
S3500
-
Phonebook
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Yes
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
S3500
-
Features
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
S3500
-
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
S3500
320p@15fps
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
2 MP
Single
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
S3500
-
Video
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
S3500
-
Other
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
No
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
S3500
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S26 FE
No
S3500
No
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
S3500
No
Bluetooth
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
S3500
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
S3500
No
NFC
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
S3500
-
Radio
Galaxy S26 FE
No
S3500
FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
S3500
microUSB 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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MP3/AAC/WMA player MP4 player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Messaging
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
9 + downloadable
Java
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
S3500
Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
S3500
-
Stand-by
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Up to 380 h
Talk time
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
Up to 7 h 30 min
Colors
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
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Silver
Models
Galaxy S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS
S3500
-
SAR EU
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
S3500
0.51 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 599.99 / £ 599.00 / € 546.99 / ₹ 69,490
S3500
About 60 EUR
SAR
Galaxy S26 FE
-
S3500
0.78 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)