But sometimes, the scene we see with our own eyes does not translate exactly into a photo. Indoors, mixed lighting can make skin tones appear different from real life, while the colours of a clear sky may not come through as expected. In low-light conditions, capturing the desired scene can also prove challenging. In dark concert venues or when shooting at night, camera shake and noise can be a concern, while filming on the move during a trip requires users to continuously pay attention to the horizon and composition.

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is Designed to Reduce these Everyday Shooting Challenges

Powered by lens and image sensors, a high-performance AP and artificial intelligence (AI) based ProVisual Engine, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra analyses light, distance, movement and subjects within a scene. Combined with the foldable form factor, these technologies provide greater flexibility in how users capture and review their shots.

What matters is not memorising every camera feature but knowing how to use the right feature for each situation. Whether capturing themselves, photographing scenery while traveling or recording action-filled moments such as concerts and vlogs, users can choose the features that best fit the moment.

Capture Yourself More Naturally and Clearly

From profile photos to selfies for social media, one of the most common subjects people capture with their cameras is themselves

More Natural Indoor Selfies with AI ISP – Powered by AI ISP¹ (Image Signal Processing), Galaxy takes the face, surrounding scene and lighting conditions into account to help produce clearer, more natural-looking skin tones, even in complex lighting environments.¹ AI-powered image processing improves perceived resolution. This helps users capture natural-looking selfies in a variety of environments, including indoor lighting without the need for complicated settings.

• Create a More Natural Sense of Depth in Portraits – In portrait photography, AI does more than simply separate a person from the background. Galaxy considers the distance between the subject and background, their positions within the scene and even how light spreads based on the focal plane to create a natural background blur effect similar to one captured with a large-aperture lens.

By expanding the Virtual Aperture engine, previously available in Expert RAW, to Portrait mode; Galaxy can render bokeh² and points of light more precisely according to distance. This helps keep the subject clear while rendering the background naturally in selfies and portraits – allowing users to focus on their intended shot.

From Delicious Food to Travel Scenery, Capture What You See in Vivid Detail

From expansive landscapes to food, flowers and small souvenirs, a day of travel can involve photographing many different subjects in a short amount of time. Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra features a 200MP Wide Camera and a newly added 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera, enabling users to capture everything from sweeping scenery to the fine textures of nearby subjects.

• Go Wider and Get Closer with the 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera – The 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera can capture expansive landscapes, interiors and group photos as well as close-up shots that bring out the textures of food, flowers and small objects. Even when users move closer to a subject, the camera can capture fine textures with high-precision macro photography. This allows users to move from capturing expansive scenery at a distance to getting close to a subject and preserving its fine details.³

• Create Detailed 24MP Images with AI ISP – For users who want to zoom in on travel photos or preserve richer details in scenery, 24MP shooting provides another option. Galaxy combines 12MP and 50MP images to generate a 24MP image that balances brightness and clarity while retaining detail. Users can add the 24MP shooting option to Photo mode through the high-resolution settings in Camera Assistant, making it easy to use in everyday shooting without entering a separate professional shooting mode.³

• Capture High-Contrast Scenery With 200MP HDR – For scenes with significant differences in brightness, such as a bright sky and dark buildings or a bright view outside a window and a darker indoor scene, users can take advantage of 200MP HDR photography. The 200MP Wide Camera on Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra supports HDR capture in 200MP mode, helping preserve a wider range of detail and colour information in scenes that contain both bright and dark areas.³

• Capture the Night with Nightography – When traveling after sunset or attending a concert in a dark venue, users can turn to Nightography. The high-performance AP analyses and optimises light, movement and noise in low-light environments – helping users capture subjects and the atmosphere of the moment more brightly and clearly even in the dark.³

From Concerts to Travel Vlogs, Capture Moving Moments with Greater Ease

When a photo is not enough to capture the full moment, users naturally turn to video. At a concert, however, keeping a specific person centred in the frame can be difficult.

Likewise, maintaining a level horizon and reducing shake while walking and filming during a trip can require significant effort. The Galaxy Z series uses AI and its foldable form factor to assist with tasks that would otherwise require manual input from the person behind the camera.

• Keep the Focus on Your Favourite Person with My FanCam – My FanCam⁴ uses AI in the Video Editor to automatically track a person selected by the user and edit the video around that subject. Users can also choose their preferred video aspect ratio, making it easier to create content centred on the subject they want to capture, even in dynamic environments such as concerts and sporting events.
• Stay Level While Moving with Super Steady⁵ Horizontal Lock – Super Steady Horizontal Lock helps maintain a level frame even when the smartphone moves or rotates during recording. The feature continuously maintains the stable horizon even through 360-degree rotation, helping users create more stable footage when walking through a travel destination or recording scenes with significant movement.
• Capture Both the Subject & Yourself with Dual Recording – Dual Recording uses the front and rear cameras simultaneously to capture both the subject and the person behind the camera. On Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, users can view both camera feeds in real time across the Cover and Main Displays; enabling the person filming and the subject to create the scene together when traveling or recording a vlog. By capturing both the person filming and the atmosphere of the scene in the same frame, Dual Recording can also help create more dynamic content for sharing on social media.

Go Beyond the Shot and Make Photos and Videos Your Own

A great photo or video does not end when the shutter button is pressed. Users may want to remove an unwanted object that appeared in a travel photo, adjust the composition or add colours to a video that better reflect how the moment felt. Galaxy connects these post-capture processes into the broader camera experience.

• Make Photos Your Own with Photo Assist⁶ – Powered by generative AI, Photo Assist helps users edit captured photos according to their creative intent.
• Erase removes unwanted objects from a photo for a cleaner composition.
• Move repositions selected objects or adjusts the tilt of an image to recompose the shot.
• Create uses text to edit an image in the desired way.
• Style applies a new visual style to an entire photo or people’s faces.

Even when the original shot is not perfect, users can remove unnecessary elements, rework the composition or introduce new forms of expression to turn a captured moment into content that feels uniquely their own.

• Give Every day Videos a Cinematic Look with Samsung Log and Cine LUTs – For users who want greater control over the colour and mood of their videos, Samsung Log offers more creative flexibility. Log recording captures a wider range of detail and colour information in darker areas, expanding the expressive range of the footage. After shooting, users can apply Cine LUTs (Cinematic Look-Up Tables) to restore footage to a desired colour profile/continue editing it.

Alongside a standard colour option, Galaxy provides four Cine LUTs – Blockbuster, Teen Drama, Romance and Thriller; allowing users to give the same footage a different look and mood depending on the genre they want to evoke. The APV (Advanced Professional Video) codec preserves a broad range of detail in high-resolution video, supporting more precise editing after recording.

Capture Everyday Life With Galaxy AI Camera

Users do not need to know every camera feature to take a great photo. The goal of the Galaxy AI Camera is to help users capture themselves naturally indoors, preserve both expansive scenery and small details while traveling, record action-filled moments such as concerts and vlogs more steadily; and turn their shots into content that feels uniquely their own through post-capture editing. During this photo outing, users can experience first-hand how these features make a difference throughout the actual shooting process.

1. Camera Feature results may vary depending on light condition/shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus/moving subjects. ︎
2. Bokeh refers to the optical effect in which out-of-focus areas appear softly blurred or points of light are rendered as rounded highlights. ︎
3. Camera Feature results may vary depending on light condition and/or shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus or moving subjects ︎
4. My FanCam feature requires a Samsung Account login. Availability may vary by video. Not supported if there is no subject to track. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed. ︎
5. Super Steady results may vary depending on editing method and/or shooting conditions ︎
6. Photo Assist may require a network connection and Samsung Account login. Service availability may vary by country, language or device model. Photo Assist may result in a resized photo. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed. ︎

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE at a Glance

• Processor: Exynos 2500 (3nm)
• Display: 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x, 120Hz, 1,900 nits
• Cameras: 50MP Wide | 12MP Ultra-Wide | 8MP Telephoto (3x optical zoom) | 12MP Front
• Battery: 4,900mAh | 45W wired | 15W wireless
• OS: Android 17 with One UI 9
• Availability: From 4 September 2026
• Colours: Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

“Galaxy S26 FE is purposefully designed to deliver the signature strengths of Galaxy S, ensuring every feature makes a meaningful difference in users’ daily lives,” said Jay Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience Office, Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. “Packed with the beloved Galaxy camera and AI experiences, backed by the latest One UI 9, Galaxy S26 FE comes to life as an ideal choice for those who know exactly what matters most to them.”

Sharper Capture, Effortless Editing

Galaxy S26 FE delivers a more capable camera experience from capture to edit, with an enhanced triple rear camera and advanced image processing that help users capture and refine the moments that matter – whether shooting still scenes or fast-moving action.

• My FanCam¹, first introduced on the latest Galaxy foldables, is now available on Galaxy S26 FE. It automatically tracks a selected subject and keeps it centred, intelligently reframing video as the scene moves – so users can turn dynamic moments into social-ready content with less manual editing.
• For video, Super Steady² with Horizontal Lock – a standout feature of the Galaxy S26 series – helps capture smoother, more level footage while filming fast-moving activities, travel moments and everyday scenes on the go.
• Galaxy S26 FE supports 3x optical zoom, giving users more confidence when shooting from a distance. For selfies, an enhanced 12MP front camera³ captures more in every frame, making group shots easier to take.
• Nightography⁴, a signature of the Galaxy S series, helps users capture bright and clear shots in low light, with detail preserved even in the most challenging scenes.
• Even after the moment has passed, Photo Assist⁵ makes it easier to refine images using natural language prompts, from adjusting lighting to adding new elements and restoring missing parts. Plus, edits can be reviewed step by step and revised or undone along the way.
• With Gemini Omni⁶, users can effortlessly turn photos and video clips from their Gallery into polished videos that are ready to share and packed with creative music, transitions and effects.

Galaxy AI, Always One Step Ahead

Powered by the latest One UI 9, Galaxy S26 FE brings a range of intuitive, context-aware Galaxy AI⁷ experiences that make daily life easier – adapting to users’ routines to keep them informed and organised, while helping them handle everyday tasks faster and more seamlessly.

• Updated Now Brief⁸, first introduced on the Galaxy S25 series, is even more personalised through customisable briefing cards like weather and wellness insights. Users can now create their own cards with a simple prompt, making Now Brief more relevant throughout the day.
• Now Nudge⁹ is expanded to select third-party apps and notifications, surfacing timely, relevant suggestions across more of the day – helping users turn insights into action and manage everyday routines with less friction.
• With the help of Gemini, Galaxy S26 FE automates multi-step tasks¹⁰ with a single request, reducing friction and saving time. By understanding context, it works seamlessly on users’ behalf – enabling them to search, create, organise and communicate more effortlessly throughout the day.
• Circle to Search with Google¹¹ now allows users to search for multiple items in an image at once, making it easier to identify products, places, objects or ideas in a single step.
• Gemini Live¹² enables real-time, conversational AI interactions, allowing users to ask follow-up questions, get spoken guidance and accomplish tasks hands-free throughout their day.

Built to Keep Up with Your Day

Galaxy S26 FE brings meaningful upgrades to the everyday essentials users rely on most – including a long-lasting battery and a bright display built for work, entertainment and creativity from morning to night.

• A long-lasting 4,900mAh battery¹³ keeps users going while maintaining the slim and refined design of the Galaxy S26 line-up at just 7.4mm thin and 193g. With 45W fast charging¹⁴, users can power up quickly and stay connected for longer.
• A 7-inch¹⁵ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 120Hz refresh rate provides smooth, immersive visuals with enhanced brightness of 1,900 nits for clear visibility even in direct sunlight, and 2340 x 1080 (FHD+) resolution for streaming, gaming, browsing and creative work.

Users choosing Galaxy S26 FE as their next device will feel the power of Galaxy experience from day one. Improved Smart Switch helps users get set up more easily, making the move to Galaxy feel like a warm welcome – while long-term software updates and Samsung Care+ provide added confidence over time.

• Upgraded Smart Switch¹⁶ makes moving to Galaxy easier than ever. Whether switching from an Android or iOS device, users can scan a QR code to wirelessly transfer data – from passwords and passkeys to call history, accessibility settings and eSIM data – with no extra apps and less setup time.
• Galaxy S26 FE is built to last, with seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates¹⁷ – so users can enjoy the latest features with confidence for years to come.
• For added peace of mind, Samsung Care+¹⁸ offers comprehensive coverage optimised to users’ needs, including tailored benefits that protect the value of the device.
• A 6-month free trial of Google AI Pro will bring expanded AI capabilities and 5TB of cloud storage valued at R429.99 per month.

Together, these enhancements deliver the Galaxy experiences users rely on every day in one thoughtfully crafted device.

Availability and Pricing

Galaxy S26 FE will be available in South Africa through operators, retailers, Samsung.com/za and Samsung Experience Stores starting 11 September 2026 in Blueberry, Graphite and Pistachio^[19]. It will be available at these recommended retail prices:

• Galaxy S26 FE 128GB – From R599pm (R15, 499)²⁰;
• Galaxy S26 FE 258GB – From R649pm (R17, 999)²⁰;

For more information on Galaxy S26 FE, please visit: Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Mobile Press or Samsung.com.

Specifications

^[1] My FanCam feature requires a Samsung Account login. Availability may vary by video. Not supported if there is no subject to track. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.

^[2] Super Steady results may vary depending on editing method and/or shooting conditions.

^[3] Compared Galaxy S26 FE to Galaxy S25 FE. (FOV 80˚)

^[4] Compared Galaxy S26 FE to Galaxy S25 FE. Results may vary depending on light condition and/or shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus or moving subjects.

^[5] Photo Assist may require a network connection and Samsung Account login. Service availability may vary by country, language or device model. Photo Assist may result in a resized photo. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed.

^[6] Gemini Omni requires an eligible Google AI Pro subscription. Galaxy S26 FE includes a six-month Google AI Pro trial for eligible users. Offer availability, redemption period, supported features and subscription terms may vary by country, region, language, device model and account. Charges may apply after the trial period unless canceled. Google AI Pro and Gemini Omni are trademarks of Google LLC.

^[7] Samsung Account login may be required to use certain AI features. Samsung does not make any promises, assurances or guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the output provided by AI features. Availability of Galaxy AI features may vary depending on the country, region, OS/One UI version, device model and phone carrier.

^[8] Now Brief feature requires Samsung Account login. Available functions and features may vary by country, region, language, device model and apps. Some features may require a network connection. Customised briefing content provided is based only on the personal information to which the user has consented. Accuracy of generated results is not guaranteed.

^[9] Now Nudge feature requires a Samsung Account login. Available functions and features may vary by country, region, and language. On-screen nudge currently available with Samsung Messages and certain third-party messaging apps including Google Messages, Google Chat, KakaoTalk, LINE, Signal, Tango, NTT Docomo Message, and KDDI Message. Based on availability at the time of product launch. May change without notice. Share photos in Now Nudge works by analysing available image content. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.

^[10] Availability may vary by country, region, language device model, OS/One UI version.

^[11] Circle to Search is a trademark of Google LLC. Available on select devices and internet connection required. Works on compatible apps and surfaces. Result may vary depending on visual matches. Check responses for accuracy.

^[12] Gemini is a trademark of Google LLC. Gemini Live feature requires an internet connection and Google Account login. Service availability may vary by country, language or device model. Features may differ depending on subscription, and results may vary. Compatibility is limited to certain features and accounts. Currently, an independently managed, personal Google Account can be used, as can a work or school account for which an administrator has enabled access to Gemini. Users must be 13 (or the applicable age in a given country) or older to use Gemini with a personal or school Google Account, and 18 or over to use Gemini with a work account.

^[13] Typical value tested under third-party laboratory conditions. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated capacity is 4,900 mAh for Galaxy S26 FE.

^[14] Galaxy S26 FE supports up to 45W wired charging. 45W power adapter sold separately. Use only Samsung-approved chargers and cables.

^[15] Measured diagonally, Galaxy S26 FE’s screen is 6.7-inch in the full rectangle and 6.5-inch accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and camera hole.

^[16] Wired transfers from Android devices require the receiving device to have Android 6.0 or later and the sending device to have Android 6.0 or later. Transfers can be completed without a cable through a wireless connection. For wireless connections, the receiving device must have Android 6.0 or later and the sending device must have Android 6.0 or later.  Open Smart Switch Mobile in “Settings” on the receiving Galaxy device or download the Smart Switch Mobile app from the Galaxy Store. Data, content and apps available for transfer may vary by transmission method. Wired transfers from iOS require the receiving device to have Android 17 or later and One UI 9 or later, and the sending device to have iOS 26.6 or later. Transfers can be completed without a cable through a wireless connection. For wireless connections, the receiving device must have Android 17 or later and the sending device must have iOS 26.6 or later. Availability of eSIM transfer may vary by carrier. A detailed list of available carriers can be found at https://samsung.com/esim-support.

^[17] Galaxy S26 FE will support seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates from global launch date. Timing of OS upgrades and security updates may vary by device model, network provider and market.

^[18] Terms and conditions apply. Samsung Care+ coverage, service type and promotion details may vary by country/region and deductible (service fee) may apply. To be eligible for Samsung Care+ promotion benefit, registration may be required. For detailed Samsung Care+ information, please visit https://www.samsung.com/za/offer/samsung-care-plus/.

^[19] Colour availability may vary depending on country or carrier.

^[20] Recommended retail prices only. Prices may vary per retailer.