Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S26

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Galaxy S23 FE compared with Galaxy S26

	SamsungGalaxy S23 FE	SamsungGalaxy S26
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.4″	6.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	2340 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	403 pixels per inch	409 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,450 nits	2,600 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2,340 × 1,080), adaptive 60–120 Hz; 6.4 inches as a full rectangle, 6.3 inches with rounded corners	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, 16M colours; 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz)
Pixel density
Pixel density	401 ppi (Samsung UK)	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	1,450 nits peak	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features
Display features	–	Vision booster; mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 2200	Exynos 2600
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB	256 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Samsung Exynos 2200, octa-core, 2.8 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 1.8 GHz; 8 GB of RAM	Deca-core (3.8 GHz, 3.26 GHz, 2.76 GHz)
Cooling
Cooling	–	Redesigned Vapor Chamber with tailored thermal interface material; Samsung claims 29% better thermal performance than the Galaxy S25 series
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (100.7 GB available) or 256 GB (219.1 GB available); no microSD slot	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	50 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	8 MP	10 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP, F1.8, autofocus, OIS	50 MP wide, F1.8
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2	12 MP, F2.2
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	8 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP, F2.4, fixed focus	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	3x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 30x	3x optical zoom; 2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 30x
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; slow motion at 960 fps (HD) and 240 fps (Full HD)	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	Nightography; Pro Mode	Nightography video; Super Steady with Horizontal Lock
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	4,500 mAh (better)	4,300 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,500 mAh typical, 4,370 mAh rated; video playback (streaming) up to 22 hours; internet use up to 19 hours (LTE) or 20 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 39 hours (4G)	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,175 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class A
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately)	Up to 55% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter and 3 A USB-C cable (adapter sold separately); QC2.0 and AFC PD compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	–	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	209 g	167 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	8.2 mm	7.2 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	158 × 76.5 mm	149.6 × 71.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	–	Armor Aluminum frame; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple; Indigo and Tangerine online exclusives	Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue; Pink Gold and Silver Shadow (Samsung.com only)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light, virtual proximity sensing	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 13; One UI 6.0 at UK launch	One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
Software updates
Software updates	Four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates	Security updates until 28 February 2033 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Nudge, Now Brief, Photo Assist and Creative Studio; a choice of agents including Bixby, Gemini and Perplexity
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6; 4G LTE	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls); satellite texting and emergency SOS with Verizon in the US
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS