this memory crisis Continue to impact multiple market segments including smartphones. If the Galaxy S26 series is already priced higher than the previous generation Galaxy S25, things could get even worse next Galaxy S27. According to the latest rumors, they actually expect new price increasewhich may be more important for configurations with larger memory reductions. Obviously, this is unofficial information and should be taken with a grain of salt, but if it turns out to be true, we’ll have to deal with higher and higher prices.
possible price increase
This information was shared by leaker Lanzuk, and according to this information, the cost of the next-generation Galaxy S27 may be 100,000 to 130,000 won and above in Korea. So we are talking about a growth of about 65-80 euros, but the strongest growth will involve the devices with the most memory cuts. We can probably expect Add at least 100 euroscompared to the Galaxy S26. We remind you that the base model in the 12 GB + 256 GB configuration currently costs 1,029 euros, while the Galaxy S26 Ultra with the same memory size costs 1,499 euros.
In short, it remains to be known how true the current information is and what the actual impact of the price increase will be on users. To be sure, the RAM crisis has resulted in price increases for numerous products across different categories. So not just smartphones, but also graphics cards, hardware components, laptops and many other devices.