Samsung seems to be in a bit of a hurry to increase the prices of its devices. Shortly after a surprise price increase on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the company has now increased prices on a much larger portion of its product range. Phones, tablets, budget models, flagships, nothing was spared. If you’ve been saving for a new Samsung tablet, you might want to go for this one.
Unfortunately, no tablet was left behind
Samsung has increased prices on almost its entire tablet lineup, and the increases aren’t small. The Galaxy Tab S11 series was hit particularly hard: the 256 GB model rose from $860 $1,000 and the 1TB Tab S11 Ultra climbs from $1,620 to a jaw-dropping price tag $1,900. That’s an increase of $280 for a single storage tier. This is a significant portion of the money.
Even the more budget-friendly options weren’t spared. The Galaxy Tab A11 Plus, which was supposed to be Samsung’s accessible entry into the tablet world, has gone up by $50 $70depending on the variant. The Tab S10 FE Plus 256GB took a leap $70. The message is consistently the same: Samsung tablets now cost noticeably more than they did a few weeks ago.
Telephones are not spared either
A handful of Samsung phones are part of the price shift, including the Galaxy Z Flip 7 (512GB), Galaxy S25 FE and Galaxy S25 Edge, each rising by around $80. The increase in the S25 Edge is a little surprising considering the phone wasn’t exactly a big seller to begin with, but Samsung has clearly decided that squeezing a little more margin out of each device is worth any further decline in demand.
The pattern here is hard to miss. The higher storage and memory models are taking the biggest hits, which is exactly what industry analysts have been warning about for months. AI functions are memory hungry and this need is driving up component costs across the industry. Samsung passes on these costs in a way that penalizes those who want the most storage.
So if a Samsung tablet was already on your shopping list, the bill has just changed. Some of these increases are modest enough to shrug off, but others are so significant that you need to look for alternatives. Apple’s iPad range in particular appears to be significantly more competitive in terms of price on several levels. The silver lining is that older inventory at previous prices may still be around for a while at third-party sellers. Whether this window remains open for long is a completely different question.
