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Samsung raised prices on the Galaxy S26 by $100

First reported by The Verge at 9:17 AM ET · Updated 11:53 AM · 6 sources

The base Galaxy S26 with 256GB of storage costs nearly $1,000 after Samsung raised prices in the US by $100 or more, Phone Arena reports. The Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus were already $100 more expensive than their S25 predecessors when they launched earlier this year, which Samsung said RAM price hikes were partly to

Summary from The Verge.

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Android Authority Score a $336 discount on the 512GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra · Matt Horne
The Verge Samsung raised prices on the Galaxy S26 by $100 · Stevie Bonifield
Engadget Samsung suddenly jacks up the prices of Galaxy S26 phones · staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt)