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Galaxy S26 FE leaks in hands-on image with an updated, slightly funky camera bump

Ahead of its launch sometime later this year, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE has surfaced online early, showcasing a familiar, but slightly updated design.

Samsung’s “Fan Edition” series continues to be in a weird spot in the lineup, but they keep on coming year after year. We’re not due for a Galaxy S26 FE quite yet, but its launch should come sometime around August or September.

Now, it’s shown up in a real-world image.

We spotted an early WPC listing for the Galaxy S26 FE this evening which shows the Galaxy S26 FE clearly in a real-world image. The device, carrying model number SM-S741, has a familiar design setup – an ever-so-slightly modified version of the main Galaxy S26.

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The difference between Galaxy S25 FE and Galaxy S26 FE, at least as far as we can tell in this single image, essentially boils down to just a new camera bump. Like the full flagships, the FE is getting a raised camera bump similar to what’s been installed on the Galaxy Z Fold series for a couple of generations now.

But it looks… off this time.

The placement seems to be the issue, with the camera bump just getting a tiny bit too close to the side and top edges of the phone. On every other device where we’ve seen this design, it’s been a bit further away, so it just looks a bit funky on this one.

What do you think?

As for what Galaxy S26 FE will bring to the table, there’s only a little bit known so far. A recent leak suggested the use of Exynos 2500 and 8GB of RAM, with Android 17 out of the box. We’ll probably learn more in the coming weeks.

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