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Samsung Electronics raises Galaxy S26 smartphone prices, Yonhap reports

SEOUL, Oct 1 : Samsung Electronics has raised the prices of its flagship Galaxy S26 smartphones amid rising memory chip prices, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. • The South Korean smartphone maker raised the domestic price of its Galaxy S26 base model by 149,600 won to 1,403,600 won ($1,029.94)

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Samsung Electronics has raised the prices of the Galaxy S26 series and Galaxy Tab S11 due to cost burdens resulting from soaring memory semiconductor prices. The price increase has extended to include not only high-capacity models but also standard capacity models, demonstrating that the semiconductor supply shortage caused by the growth of the AI industry is driving price increases across the entire smartphone market.

Samsung Electronics raised the sales price of the Galaxy S26 series in Korea from the 1st. This is the first time in about 7 months since it went on sale in March. There is a view that memory semiconductor prices, which soared due to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, are being reflected in earnest in smartphone prices. Samsung Electronics raised the prices of the 256 GB and 512 GB models of the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra by 149,600…

The Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra now cost 100 to 120 euros more than when they were launched on Samsung's French store. They were released seven months ago, and the same increase has hit the United States since Thursday.

Samsung has quietly raised the recommended retail prices of its entire Galaxy S26 series. Anyone wishing to purchase a new flagship device from the brand now pays at least one hundred euros more than before.

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Daum broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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