Samsung Galaxy S25 price hike seemingly confirmed by a new report

Earlier this month some purported retailer listings from Europe surfaced and they seemed to show a price hike across the board for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. We couldn't be sure at the moment because the listings themselves were displaying weird prices that didn't end in 49 or 99 as they always do.

Today, however, we may have just received confirmation of this situation thanks to a new report from Samsung's home of Korea. This basically says that Samsung wanted to stick with last year's pricing but in the end couldn't, due to rising component costs and issues with exchange rates. Unsurprisingly, the use of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset across the world has driven up the devices' bill of materials.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra leaked image

This report only talks about the Korean domestic market, but over there a slight price hike is now a given, allegedly. That, of course, may or may not translate to other regions, so do keep that in mind.

According to today's report, Samsung hopes that those who will be priced out of its flagship range will instead go with its more affordable options, including the A series and the Galaxy S24 FE.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

128GB 8GB RAM $ 460.00
256GB 8GB RAM $ 579.99
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