Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE pairs last year’s hardware with last month’s software

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The Fan Edition phones are rarely Samsung’s most exciting launches of the year, but the new Galaxy S26 FE feels especially familiar. Hardware-wise, little has changed since the S25 FE launched 12 months ago, and the upgrades have mostly come in the form of software tricks which themselves were already seen on this year’s previous Samsung flagships.

At its core, this is the same phone as last year’s. The 6.7-inch OLED display, 4,900mAh battery, and triple rear camera are all identical. The changes are few: The chipset has been given its annual upgrade, and the 12-megapixel selfie camera is a little wider, with an 85-degree field of view, up from 80.

The design has been tweaked too, with glossier finishes and a raised camera island to match the other S26 phones. A few color changes complete the hardware update: a gray called graphite, a blue dubbed blueberry, and the same...

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