--- title: Samsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range... description: Samsung raised prices by $100 on most Galaxy S26 models (and $200 on the 1TB Ultra) seven months after launch, citing a memory shortage. The three main models... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-lifts-prices-across-most-of-the-galaxy-s26-range-by-100-7pkqrlgdl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range by $100 | daily.dev og:description: Samsung raised prices by $100 on most Galaxy S26 models (and $200 on the 1TB Ultra) seven months after launch, citing a memory shortage. The three main models... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-lifts-prices-across-most-of-the-galaxy-s26-range-by-100-7pkqrlgdl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7PkqrLGdl.png og:image:alt: Samsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range by $100 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range by $100 **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung raised prices by $100 on most Galaxy S26 models (and $200 on the 1TB Ultra) seven months after launch, citing a memory shortage. The three main models now start at $1,000, $1,200 and $1,400, with the Ultra topping out at $2,000. The irony: Samsung's own semiconductor division, which produced 94% of company profit in Q1 while mobile profit fell 38%, is the source of the memory price surge, with mobile DRAM nearly doubling and RAM prices surging sixfold in a year. Apple and Google have also raised phone prices citing memory costs, and Samsung internally warned 2026 could bring its mobile division's first annual loss. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Samsung raise the price of the Galaxy S26 after it was already on sale? Samsung raised prices on most Galaxy S26 models by $100 (and $200 on the 1TB Ultra) seven months after the March launch, citing a memory shortage. Samsung's own semiconductor division supplies the DRAM behind the shortage and made 94% of company profit in the first quarter, while mobile division profit fell about 38% over the same period. _Developers tracking hardware cost trends affecting devices follow stories like this on daily.dev._ ### How much did Galaxy S26 prices go up and what are the new starting prices? The Galaxy S26, S26+ and Ultra each went up $100 in the United States, while the 1TB Ultra rose $200. The three base models now start at $1,000, $1,200 and $1,400 respectively, with the top-spec Ultra reaching $2,000. The budget S26 FE and the foldable models were not affected by the increase. _Anyone weighing device upgrade costs can keep up with pricing shifts like this via daily.dev._ ### How much have mobile DRAM and RAM prices increased recently? Mobile DRAM prices nearly doubled to around $70 per 12GB unit on quarterly contracts, while RAM prices overall surged sixfold in a year, from $2.80 to $12 per gigabyte. DRAM contract prices rose 44% in three months, helping Samsung's semiconductor division's operating profit jump 19-fold to 89.4 trillion won in the second quarter. _Engineers specifying memory-dependent hardware can track component price swings like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Shocking news about RAM prices](https://daily.dev/posts/shocking-news-about-ram-prices-dmfipi66o) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Samsung’s 60% DRAM Price Hike Signals a New Phase of Global Memory Tightening](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s-60-dram-price-hike-signals-a-new-phase-of-global-memory-tightening-lm1ggmk8k) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s26-launch-rand-helps-shield-south-africans-from-bigger-price-hikes-i6owd8nsk) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung](https://daily.dev/posts/ram-is-so-expensive-samsung-won-t-even-sell-it-to-samsung-0hramyjlm) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#samsung](https://daily.dev/tags/samsung) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-lifts-prices-across-most-of-the-galaxy-s26-range-by-100-7pkqrlgdl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Samsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range by $100","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-lifts-prices-across-most-of-the-galaxy-s26-range-by-100-7pkqrlgdl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-lifts-prices-across-most-of-the-galaxy-s26-range-by-100-7pkqrlgdl"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T18:18:57.770Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T18:20:48.061Z","description":"Samsung raised prices by $100 on most Galaxy S26 models (and $200 on the 1TB Ultra) seven months after launch, citing a memory shortage. 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