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Phone (3) vs Galaxy S26 FE

Phone (3) scores higher overall and wins 3 of 6 areas, but Galaxy S26 FE still wins 2.

Nothing Phone (3)

Phone (3)

Nothing · Jul 2025

₹79,999

58 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
DisplayPhone (3) leads8671
PerformancePhone (3) leads8145
CamerasPhone (3) leads6117
BatteryGalaxy S26 FE leads4249
PortabilityGalaxy S26 FE leads2056
Longevity60—

Why pick Phone (3)

  • Front camera: 50 MP vs 12 MP
  • RAM (max): 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Storage (max): 512 GB vs 256 GB

Four 50 MP cameras including 3× periscope

Why pick Galaxy S26 FE

  • Thickness: 7.4 mm vs 9.0 mm
  • Weight: 193 g vs 218 g
Tiebreaker

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Your pick

Phone (3)

Scores 58 vs 48 on your weighting.

  1. Phone (3)58
  2. Galaxy S26 FE48

If Portability mattered a bit more to you, Galaxy S26 FE would draw level.

Full specifications

Display
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
Size6.67 in6.70 in
PanelAMOLED—
Resolution2800 × 1260—
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness4,500 nits—
Performance
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
ChipsetSnapdragon 8s Gen 4Exynos 2500
Process4 nm—
Top CPU clock—3.30 GHz
RAM (max)16 GB8 GB
Storage (base)256 GB256 GB
Storage (max)512 GB256 GB
Memory card slotNo—
Cameras
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Ultra-wide50 MP—
Telephoto50 MP—
Longest optical zoom3 ×—
Front camera50 MP12 MP
Best video4K @ 60 fps—
Battery & charging
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
Battery—4,900 mAh
Wired charging65 W—
Wireless charging15 W15 W
Design
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
Weight218 g193 g
Thickness9.0 mm7.4 mm
Water resistanceIP68—
BuildAluminium frame, glass back—
Software & connectivity
Phone (3)Galaxy S26 FE
Launched withAndroid 15 (Nothing OS 3.5)Android 17.0, OneUI 9
OS updates promised5 years—
5GYesYes
3.5 mm jackNo—

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.