With the Galaxy S25 launch about a month away, you might already be making upgrade plans, especially considering what you’ve heard about the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.
The first phones with Elite chips are here, and they offer great performance and huge battery life. The Galaxy S25 series, particularly the Ultra, is showing a lot of promise.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, however, won’t be cheap. The Galaxy S25 series will be getting a price hike, especially the Ultra, I have bad news from Korea. Samsung could increase prices next year based on two main factors, according to the first price rumors.
Economic and geopolitical factors have pressured the South Korean Won this year. As a result of the martial law, there is uncertainty regarding President Yoon Seok-yeol’s impeachment, pushing the WON/USD exchange rate to more than 1,430. Over the past year, the won has declined 8.5% against the dollar.
As a result, companies that import components face higher business costs since more Won fetch fewer dollars. It has already been reported that Qualcomm has raised the price of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset for the Galaxy S25.
With all Galaxy S25 models likely to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, market watchers predict that prices may increase by 150,000 won (Rs.8900/-) in South Korea. Also, if the currency depreciates against the dollar substantially in other markets, the company may have to make similar increases.
