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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs OnePlus 15T

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
VS
93 out of 100
OnePlus 15T
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
OnePlus 15T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 FE (with Exynos 2500) that was released on August 27, 2026, against the OnePlus 15T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
  • Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1857 against 1102 nits)
  • Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15T
  • Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 4900 mAh
  • 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 2289K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and OnePlus 15T crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
68.2
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S26 FE
vs
OnePlus 15T

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 330 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 6 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
OnePlus 15T
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S26 FE +69%
1857 nits
OnePlus 15T
1102 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 150.56 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) 71.82 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple White, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S26 FE
88.6%
OnePlus 15T +2%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and OnePlus 15T
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3300 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 5 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 2 cores at 2.74 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X925		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 950 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 999 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~4091.9 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and OnePlus 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S26 FE
2217
OnePlus 15T +64%
3640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S26 FE
7699
OnePlus 15T +43%
11033
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S26 FE
22100
OnePlus 15T +25%
27558
Compute Score (GPU) 22100 27558
Single-core score 2217 3640
Multi-core score 7699 11033
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S26 FE
2289696
OnePlus 15T +72%
3927976
CPU 771016 1113855
GPU 723824 1450217
Memory 356421 487460
UX 438435 876444
Total score 2289696 3927976
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (188th and 23rd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
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OnePlus 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13AnTuTu4140191
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 -> savelBattery lifeSOT 11:47 / 12:40
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (savel)AnTuTu3783475
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (linux❀)AnTuTu3828108
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Winra)AnTuTu3927976
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM One UI 9 ColorOS 16
OS size - 57 GB
OS updates 7 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4900 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 100 W
Battery type - Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:08 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:42 hr -
Watching video 17:42 hr -
Gaming 06:12 hr -
Standby 117 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy S26 FE
25:38 hr
OnePlus 15T
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 75 mm 85 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08A10 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/4.4" (β‰ˆ 0.23 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 March 2026
Release date September 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $799
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 15T is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 3

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