US EditionSamsung hikes price of Galaxy S26 lineup over S25, but it won't say the RAM crisis is to blame — even though it almost certainly is
Samsung removed 128GB base models, causing a $200 price increase for the cheapest Galaxy S26 compared to the S25, amid rising RAM costs and supply issues.
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Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher price tag
The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is partly to blame. Samsung's Won-Joon Choi, the COO of its mobile business, tells The Verge that the memory shortage alone made a "significant contribution" to the price. All the increasing material costs factored into the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus cost…
Prices of new Samsung Galaxy to rise by up to 20% in Thailand
Rising memory component costs have pushed up launch prices for Samsung's latest flagship lineup, with several models in the new Galaxy S26 series debuting up to 20% higher than their Galaxy S25 predecessors in Thailand.
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag
The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is partly to blame. Samsung's Won-Joon Choi, the COO of its mobile business, tells The Verge that the memory shortage alone made a "significant contribution" to the price. All the increasing material costs factored into the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus cost…
The South Korean tech giant has set a hefty price increase compared to the release price of the previous generation, the Galaxy S25 Series, which was introduced at Unpacked on January 22-23, 2025.
The new Galaxy S26 series is already in pre-sale in Colombia and, although it shares DNA with the Ultra model, it is the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26+...
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