Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: Official release date for budget flagship now revealed

Samsung has announced its upcoming event focused on a new Galaxy S product via Twitter/X. A short video was also shared, clearly hinting at the triple-camera setup for the upcoming smartphone. 

Thanks to the plethora of rumors that we have reported on in the past few weeks, we can say with a good degree of certainty that the product to be launched will most likely be the Galaxy S26 FE. Samsung's official teaser for the event has been embedded below. 

According to leaks, the Galaxy S26 FE will be powered by the Samsung Exynos 2500 SoC (3 nm), featuring a 10-core setup consisting of a single ARM Cortex X925 prime core, seven Cortex A725 performance cores, and two Cortex A520 efficiency cores.

The aforementioned triple-camera setup will include a 12 MP selfie camera, a 12 MP ultra-wide camera, an 8 MP telephoto camera, and finally a 50 MP wide primary camera according to leaked marketing materials. A 4900 mAh battery will continue to be present, which can be juiced up with up to 45 W of power.

Finally, a 6.7-inch AMOLED display is likely to grace the front of the device, sticking with a 120 Hz refresh rate. The exact resolution of the panel is not yet known, but it is likely to be the same as its predecessor's 1080 x 2340 panel with a density of 385 PPI.

Leaked pricing details indicate a €799 price tag for the base variant with 128 GB storage. Higher-end variants with 256 GB and 512 GB storage will cost an additional €100 and €300 respectively.