[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-samsung-galaxy-s26-fe-costs-more-but-still-skimps-on-cameras":10,"sections":40},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":35,"feedback":39,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":39,"total_tokens":39},7680,"samsung-galaxy-s26-fe-costs-more-but-still-skimps-on-cameras","Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Costs More but Still Skimps on Cameras","Samsung's cheaper flagship costs $50 more this year while keeping the same camera hardware as last year's model, undercutting its own value pitch.","Samsung's mid-cycle flagship costs more this year and still borrows its cameras from last year's model.\n\nThe Galaxy S26 FE went on sale September 4, 2026, starting at $699 for the 128GB version - $50 more than the S25 FE cost at launch. That price sits $200 below the base Galaxy S26 and $400 below the S26 Plus, though both of those phones ship with double the storage by default. Buyers do get six free months of Google AI Pro, worth about $120, bundled in. The camera setup - a 50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, and 8MP telephoto - is identical to the S25 FE's, and even the full-price S26 and S26 Plus only improve on it with a higher-resolution zoom lens.\n\nSamsung is selling the FE line on camera quality and AI features, but neither argument holds up well: the camera hardware hasn't moved in a year, and marquee AI tools like FanCam are already trickling down to cheaper phones too. The features that actually stand out - a big 6.7-inch screen, a 4,900mAh battery, and surprisingly strong gaming performance - aren't the ones getting top billing in Samsung's pitch.\n\nA $50 price hike for the same camera sensors is a tough sell dressed up as a fan favorite.","[\"samsung\",\"galaxy-s26-fe\",\"smartphones\",\"reviews\"]","2026-09-24T20:07:31.000Z","2026-09-24T21:00:20.439Z","2026-09-24T21:00:24.627Z","published",null,[24],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"The claim that 'the gap to the base Galaxy S26 has shrunk to $200' implies a year-over-year trend not supported by the source material, which only states this year's $200 gap and gives no prior-year base-S26 price to compare against — remove or substantiate this comparison with a traceable figure.","resolved","reviews",[32,33,34,30],"samsung","galaxy-s26-fe","smartphones",[36],{"name":37,"url":38},"TechRadar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techradar.com\u002Fphones\u002Fsamsung-galaxy-phones\u002Fsamsung-galaxy-s26-fe-review",0,{"sections":41},[42,47,52,57,62,67,72,77,82,87,92,97,102,105],{"name":43,"slug":44,"count":45,"latest_published_at":46},"AI","ai",4440,"2026-09-24T23:24:33.000Z",{"name":48,"slug":49,"count":50,"latest_published_at":51},"Security","security",729,"2026-09-24T19:54:21.000Z",{"name":53,"slug":54,"count":55,"latest_published_at":56},"Policy","policy",385,"2026-09-24T19:07:19.000Z",{"name":58,"slug":59,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Deals","deals",237,"2026-09-24T22:00:00.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":64,"count":65,"latest_published_at":66},"Hardware","hardware",180,"2026-09-24T19:45:41.000Z",{"name":68,"slug":69,"count":70,"latest_published_at":71},"Science","science",138,"2026-09-24T18:24:52.000Z",{"name":73,"slug":74,"count":75,"latest_published_at":76},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",128,"2026-09-24T19:24:34.000Z",{"name":78,"slug":79,"count":80,"latest_published_at":81},"Software","software",88,"2026-09-24T23:06:55.000Z",{"name":83,"slug":84,"count":85,"latest_published_at":86},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",79,"2026-09-22T22:21:13.000Z",{"name":88,"slug":89,"count":90,"latest_published_at":91},"Startups","startups",71,"2026-09-24T20:45:00.000Z",{"name":93,"slug":94,"count":95,"latest_published_at":96},"Gaming","gaming",46,"2026-09-24T17:52:29.000Z",{"name":98,"slug":99,"count":100,"latest_published_at":101},"General","general",45,"2026-09-24T22:08:22.000Z",{"name":103,"slug":30,"count":104,"latest_published_at":18},"Reviews",30,{"name":106,"slug":107,"count":108,"latest_published_at":109},"How-To","how-to",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]