The release of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, expected in January 2025, is causing a lot of talk. Between technological innovation and strategic choices, price increases seem inevitable. Therefore, users should expect higher prices for this new range of premium smartphones.
THE Galaxy S25the new generation of high-end smartphones from Samsung is eagerly awaited. This series will replace the S24 series and could be announced as early as January 5, 2025. It will include several models, including a limited edition Galaxy S25 Slim planned for April 2025. ultra thin designwhich aims to attract an audience looking for more compact smartphones. Samsung thus wants to test users’ interest in returning to minimalism while maintaining high performance.
However, this new development comes at a cost. THE Galaxy S25 Ultraflagship model of the series, could be offered to the company and much higher price than its predecessors. According to the report, the manufacturing cost of this smartphone has increased by $110 compared to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, mainly due to the high-end components used. In Europe, where the latter was sold from 1,399 EUR, it is not excluded that this new model exceeds €1,500 for certain configurations.
Snapdragon 8 Elite increases production cost of Galaxy S25 Ultra
The core of this increase is Snapdragon 8 Elitethe processor that the entire Galaxy S25 series will be equipped with. This high-end chip costs around $200 per unit or a 20% increase compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Qualcomm justifies this price by integrating the revolutionary Oryon cores, designed to offer performance never before seen in a mobile. But faced with these additional costs, Samsung has to make a choice: absorb it increase by reducing its margins or forward to users. And according to several analysts, the second option seems inevitable.
The entire Galaxy S25 series could suffer from this price increase. The standard and Plus models, also equipped with Snapdragon 8 Elite, should get theirs prices are rising slightly. In addition, the abandonment of Exynos chips, previously more available for production, weighs on these costs. With a launch slated for January 2025, Samsung has opted for an entirely Snapdragon-based production, further increasing its costs. This strategy aims to improve the performance of this series, but it could frustrate some users higher prices.