Samsung is apparently preparing to present the successor to its Galaxy S25 FE smartphone. Likely dubbed Galaxy S26 FE, this relatively affordable flagship from the South Korean tech giant has appeared live on the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) website. WPC is the organization that maintains the Qi wireless charging standard and lists certified products on its website. The Galaxy S26 FE was likely sent for WPC certification before its official launch, leading to its appearance on the WPC website. Although WPC has since replaced the Galaxy S26 FE images with a generic “coming soon” graphic, you can still spot them in an archived version of the webpage on the Wayback Machine. The listing was first spotted by people at 9to5Google.
This appearance of the Galaxy S26 FE on the WPC portal suggests an imminent launch announcement; However, if the typical release schedule of previous FE models in the Galaxy S series is any indication, we’ll likely have to wait until September or October to see its official debut. Although Samsung hasn’t revealed anything official about the phone yet, the WPC leak hints that the phone will carry the model number SM-S741. However, other details, such as Basic Power Profile (BPP) support for 5W charging, appear to be placeholders or initial test results, as its predecessors supported 15W wireless charging, and the Galaxy S25 FE is even Qi2 ready, albeit without a built-in magnetic ring.
What to expect from the Galaxy S26 FE
Like the Galaxy S26, which features iterative changes over the Galaxy S25 in both design and features, the Galaxy S26 FE is not expected to deviate massively from the S25 FE. Images posted on the WPC website show that the phone will look pretty much like the Galaxy S25 FE, except for the Galaxy S26-like triple rear camera island design. The phone will likely have a typical glass sandwich design with a punch-hole camera on the front and an aluminum frame. A similar design was also seen in photos of an alleged Galaxy S26 FE case in early June. The actual specs remain a mystery for now; However, a previous alleged appearance of the phone in the Geekbench database suggested the presence of the Exynos 2500 SoC, Android 17, and at least 8GB of RAM.
This all seems plausible, as the company uses the Exynos 2400 SoC in the Galaxy S25 FE with 8GB of RAM. However, one notable change could be the phone’s display, which The Elec reports comes from China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), instead of Samsung Display, which traditionally supplied almost all of the OLED panels used in the company’s high-end and mid-range phones. This change appears to have been driven by an effort to reduce costs amid rising memory and storage prices. If Samsung can indeed maintain its prices by reducing costs, the Galaxy S26 FE will likely start at $650, in line with its predecessors, the Galaxy S25 FE and Galaxy S24 FE.
