--- title: Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans... description: Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 series in South Africa at slightly higher prices than the S25, reversing a downward pricing trend. The increase is attributed... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s26-launch-rand-helps-shield-south-africans-from-bigger-price-hikes-i6owd8nsk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes | daily.dev og:description: Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 series in South Africa at slightly higher prices than the S25, reversing a downward pricing trend. The increase is attributed... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s26-launch-rand-helps-shield-south-africans-from-bigger-price-hikes-i6owd8nsk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/i6OWd8Nsk.png og:image:alt: Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes 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 S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 series in South Africa at slightly higher prices than the S25, reversing a downward pricing trend. The increase is attributed to a global RAM shortage caused by suppliers shifting production to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI data centre workloads. However, a stronger rand has shielded South African consumers from steeper hikes seen in other markets like Dubai, where some manufacturers raised prices 20–30% or more. Samsung's position as the world's largest DRAM producer (36.6% market share in Q4 2025) gives it a supply-chain advantage over competitors. New DRAM fabrication capacity is not expected online until late 2027 or early 2028, meaning the shortage could persist. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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