Samsung Galaxy S26 and others to get more expensive soon, first in Europe

The DRAM crisis is not only making RAM and SSDs more expensive for end users, smartphone and laptop manufacturers are also currently paying significantly more for the memory required to produce these devices.

According to the latest information from TechManiacs Samsung is now to take action and increase the prices of several smartphones by €100 to €200. The size of the price increase for each model will depend on how much memory the smartphone has – more memory leads to a more drastic price increase. The following smartphones will be more expensive from the beginning of June, at least in Greece, but probably also in other regions:

• Samsung Galaxy S26 ($799 on Amazon)
• Samsung Galaxy S26+
• Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
• Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
• Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

For the time being at least, this price increase is therefore mainly limited to expensive flagship smartphones. This is probably not least due to the fact that the latest models in the Galaxy A series have already been launched on the market at significantly higher prices – the Samsung Galaxy A57, for example, already costs €529 with just 128 GB of storage.

Although Samsung produces DRAM and flash memory itself, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Semiconductor work independently of each other, meaning that Samsung's smartphone division still has to pay higher memory prices. The fact that Samsung passes these higher costs on to customers instead of settling for smaller profit margins could give the Apple iPhone 18 Pro an advantage, as Apple is unlikely to increase prices.