Samsung may keep away from a worth hike for Galaxy S26 Extremely, however you may lose some perks

[ad_1] The smartphone trade has been below the rubble of rising DRAM and NAND flash costs, and the influence is slowly (however steadily) making its option to the highest gamers.

Manufacturers like Apple and Google, which launched their newest flagships a few months in the past, appear to have quickly escaped the state of affairs, however it’s the corporate with the very best market share that’s at present caught within the crosshairs: Samsung.

The Korean tech large is prepping its worldwide provide chain and retail community to begin promoting the Galaxy S26 sequence in lower than two months. Nonetheless, due to the launch’s timing, it appears to be struggling to determine the retail worth of the smartphones within the sequence. Why do I say that?

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Most just lately, we heard that the corporate is retaining the previous retail costs for the Galaxy S26 sequence, particularly in the US. It was a bit encouraging for consumers, primarily as a result of the upcoming sequence won't embody sufficient upgrades to justify a worth hike.

Nonetheless, the smartphone large was nonetheless planning a worth hike for its house market.

Larger price ticket with fewer pre-order perks might make the client suppose twice

Now, a brand new report from inews24.com (translated from Korean) mentions that the Galaxy S26 Extremely may “return to its U.S. worth of $1,399 after a six-year hiatus.” For these catching up, it was the Galaxy S20 Extremely (128GB) that launched within the area for $1,399.

If the report is something to go by, the Galaxy S26 Extremely (256GB) might be accessible for $1,399 at launch, which is $100 greater than the S25 Extremely’s launch worth. If the Extremely prices $100 extra, we'd see a $50 worth hike for the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26 Plus as properly.

As well as, the corporate won't supply considered one of its hottest early-bird gives — a free storage improve to the upper variant. A better price ticket, mixed with fewer launch gives, might make early adopters suppose twice concerning the replace, in flip slowing the tempo at which the smartphones depart cabinets.

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Even when the corporate manages to retain the S26 Extremely’s launch worth at $1,299, it won't be capable of supply profitable pre-order offers, comparable to storage upgrades or free equipment, to early consumers.

Furthermore, the reminiscence disaster is performing at full velocity, and it’s affecting firms like Samsung greater than that they had initially anticipated. Going ahead, I might be skeptical concerning the retail costs of the Galaxy S26 sequence and the pre-reservation gives that the corporate gives when it pronounces the cellphone.