Fresh signs of the Galaxy S26 FE have appeared on Samsung’s internal OTA server, pointing to continued development ahead of the phone’s expected launch later this year.
Leaker tarunvats33 said the handset’s firmware has shown up under version S741NKSU0AZE5. The build is associated with model number SM-S741, with the Korean-market version listed as SM-S741N.
The same device has also appeared in the Geekbench database. In a Geekbench 6.2.2 listing, it posted a single-core score of 2426 and a multi-core score of 8004. The benchmark page indicates the phone uses Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chip alongside 8GB of RAM.
According to the leaked benchmark details, the chipset uses a 10-core layout in a 1+2+5+2 arrangement:
- 1 × 3.30 GHz Cortex-X925 prime core
- 2 × 2.74 GHz Cortex-A725 performance cores
- 5 × 2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 performance cores
- 2 × 1.80 GHz Cortex-A520 efficiency cores
Based on Samsung’s usual FE release pattern, the timing still lines up with a likely September launch or possibly an October debut. That schedule would be consistent with the way earlier FE models surfaced in firmware leaks before becoming official. The Galaxy S25 FE, for example, reportedly followed a similar path before launching in September 2025.
There’s also another cost-related detail in the current reporting cycle. South Korean outlet The Elec previously said Samsung may use a CSOT display panel in the Galaxy S26 FE as part of a broader effort to manage rising component costs in its midrange lineup.
None of this confirms the final hardware just yet, but the combination of internal firmware activity, benchmark appearances, and supply-chain talk makes the S26 FE look increasingly close to a formal introduction.
