Samsung is raising prices across multiple Galaxy phones and tablets, affecting both flagship and lower-cost models. As reported by The Verge and initially spotted by Phone Arena, Samsung is keeping base pricing steady for some models while increasing costs for higher-storage configurations—up to $80 more in select cases. The price increases follow a global memory shortage that is pushing up the cost of RAM and NAND flash memory, components used in smartphones, tablets, and SSDs.
Price changes across Samsung’s Galaxy lineup
According to The Verge, Samsung’s latest price adjustments span several phone models: Galaxy Z Flip 7, Galaxy S25 FE, and Galaxy S25 Edge. In each case, the base model price remains the same, while storage upgrades increase the price. The reported ranges are:
- Galaxy Z Flip 7 (512GB): $1,219.99 to $1,299.99
- Galaxy S25 FE (256GB): $709.99 to $749.99
- Galaxy S25 Edge (512GB): $1,219.99 to $1,299.99
Last week, Samsung also increased the price of the Galaxy Z Fold 7, with the 1TB model moving from $2,419 to $2,499, and the 512GB version moving from $2,119 to $2,199.
Phone Arena spotted increases across Samsung’s tablet lineup. The Verge lists these examples:
- Galaxy Tab S11 (128GB): $899.99 instead of $799.99
- Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (256GB): $1,199.99 to $1,299.99
- Galaxy Tab S10 FE: $499.99 to $549.99
- Galaxy Tab A11 Plus (128GB): launched at $249.99, now $299.99
Memory shortage driving component costs
According to The Verge, the price increases are connected to a global memory shortage that is raising the cost of RAM and NAND flash memory. NAND is the flash memory used to make SSDs, and NAND pricing affects both mobile storage and the broader data-storage ecosystem.
Samsung’s pricing structure reflects how memory costs affect devices:
- For phones like the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy S25 FE, the base model stays at the same price while higher-storage variants cost more, consistent with additional NAND capacity being a direct cost driver.
- For tablets, increases apply across the lineup, suggesting that overall component costs are being passed through more broadly.
Broader industry price increases
Samsung’s price adjustments are not isolated. The Verge reports that Samsung also raised prices on its Galaxy Book 6 Pro and Book 6 Ultra last week. Additionally, Microsoft increased prices on its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models on Monday.
The shared timing of these price increases across manufacturers suggests that memory cost pressures are affecting multiple product lines. Since both laptops and mobile devices rely on RAM and NAND flash memory, a shortage in these components can create market-wide pricing pressure rather than affecting a single manufacturer.
For consumers, this indicates that price movements may extend beyond one brand’s hardware. As long as the global memory shortage persists, additional price adjustments could appear across other product categories that depend on similar memory supply chains.
Source: The Verge