A new certification listing has given us an early look at the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, and the phone appears to follow the same broad design direction as Samsung’s standard Galaxy S26.
According to 9to5Google, a Samsung phone carrying the model number SM-S741 recently passed through the WPC, the Wireless Power Consortium. That kind of listing usually points to wireless charging support, and in this case it also exposed images of the device.
From the outside, the phone looks very close to the regular Galaxy S26 that launched earlier this year. It keeps Samsung’s 2026 design language, including a raised rear camera module and a flat-edged middle frame. In other words, the Galaxy S26 design seems to be carrying over to the FE model rather than taking a separate visual route.
The device has also already appeared in the Geekbench database. In Geekbench 6.2.2, the listing showed a single-core score of 2,426 and a multi-core score of 8,004.
That benchmark page listed the phone with Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chipset and 8GB of RAM. If accurate, that would make the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE a noticeable step up from last year’s FE model in terms of platform generation.
There may also be a cost-control move on the display side. Korean outlet The Elec previously reported that Samsung plans to use CSOT panels for the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, as rising memory prices are putting pressure on mid-range phone costs. Using panels from China Star Optoelectronics Technology could help Samsung keep the series pricing in check.
For now, there still isn’t much more official information about the phone. As a reference point, the previous Samsung Galaxy S25 FE launched in September 2025 and used the Exynos 2400 chip.
Based on what has surfaced so far, the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE looks like a familiar FE-style update: a design close to the mainline Galaxy S series, an Exynos 2500 platform, and practical hardware choices meant to keep the price from climbing too far.
