Only a few weeks after unveiling Samsung’s new foldables, the company returns with a much less exciting reference: the Galaxy S26 FE. In another life, that would have been called a “mid-range.” But now priced at €800, does that term still have any meaning?
Samsung has officially raised prices across all its smartphones with the Galaxy S26, and no model has escaped the change. Not its flagships, not its foldables, not its mid-range Galaxy A… and certainly not the Galaxy S26 FE, which today arrives with a price tag €50 higher than last year. Yet its innovations can be counted on one hand… needs neither to be unfolded.
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Test conducted on a smartphone loaned by the manufacturer.
Design: all about recycling
The Galaxy S26 FE reproduces, almost identically, the design of last year’s S25 FE. The only notable difference? The new platform that houses the three rear cameras, creating a raised module that makes the cameras stand out more. In terms of dimensions and weight, it remains in roughly the same ballpark.
I particularly regret that Samsung did not attempt to mask the unsightly chin of its “mid-range” device. The bottom edge of the display is noticeably thicker than the rest. A detail I hadn’t noticed on such expensive phones in a long time. That said, I appreciate the slimness and lightness of the device, even if the S26 FE feels a bit wide for comfortable one‑hand use.
Protected by Gorilla Glass Victus+ and encased in aluminum, the S26 FE is IP68 certified and can withstand brief immersion—obviously not prolonged.
