Samsung’s next Fan Edition phone is already showing up in the wild. A real-life hands-on video has given us the clearest look yet at the unreleased Galaxy S26 FE, showing off its design, software, and some of the camera features well before any official announcement.

The footage, shared by TikTok account @SamsungCentralSquare (via VerdeSelvans), shows the Galaxy S26 FE in a blue colour and highlights a clear design difference from the main S26 series. The pill-shaped Ambient Island looks like it sticks out more, so the individual camera cutouts sit flush with the island itself. The idea might be to visually set the FE apart from the S26 and S26+, since there’s not a huge difference in the hardware otherwise.

The video confirms it’s running Android 17-based One UI 9, complete with Galaxy AI features like advanced Photo Assist and Document Scan. One standout inclusion is Horizon Lock, the software stabilisation tool that keeps your video level even if you tilt or rotate the phone while recording.

A full specs leak from last week fills in the rest of the picture. The Galaxy S26 FE is expected to come with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display running at 120Hz. Power comes from a 3nm Exynos 2500 chipset, an upgrade over the predecessor’s 4nm-based Exynos 2400, paired with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage. On the camera side you’ve got a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultrawide, an 8MP telephoto, and a 12MP front camera.

There’s a 4,900mAh battery that supports 45W wired charging, same as last year. Reports point to a possible launch in the first week of September, which fits the usual late-summer or early-autumn timing for Fan Edition models.

Horizon Lock is one of the few features that helped the main Galaxy S26 series stand out from previous models, and having it on the FE should do the same. Official details, pricing, and availability are still to come, but between the hands-on video and the recent specs leaks, there’s not much left to guess about when Samsung finally unveils it.

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(Source: @VerdeSelvans on X)