The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra may cost more at launch than the Galaxy S24 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to launch soon, along with the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ handsets. The phone succeeds the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which was unveiled in January this year. The flagship Galaxy S series smartphone is expected to be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Other key features of the upcoming flagship have been mentioned in previous reports. A tipster now claims that the phone could launch at a higher price than the previous Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Price (expected)
The bill of materials (BoM) for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is at least $110 (roughly Rs. 9,300) more than that of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, according to a Weibo after by tipster Setsuna Digital (translated from Chinese). The tipster added that this could convince the manufacturers to increase the price of the upcoming device in select markets and regions.
The tipster noted that Samsung will not increase the price of the Galaxy S25 Ultra compared to the Galaxy S24 Ultra in China. The 12GB + 256GB option of the current top-end flagship starts in China at CNY 9,699 (approximately Rs. 1,12,900). The tipster said that the base variant of the Galaxy S25 Ultra will likely remain the same price.
However, a recent leak suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra could be priced at $1,299 (approximately Rs. 1,09,600) in the US for the 12GB + 256GB option, while the 12GB + 512GB and 16GB variants GB + 1 TB likely to be marked at $1,419 (approximately Rs. 1,19,800) and $1,659 respectively (approximately Rs. 1,40,000). This is comparable to the price of the Galaxy S24 Ultra on the market.
The same leak claimed that Samsung is unlikely to increase the price of Galaxy S25 series smartphones. This strategy is said to have been influenced by Apple’s decision not to increase the price of iPhone 16 series phones and thereby maintain competition.
Currently this is the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra priced in India for Rs. 1,29,999 for the 12GB + 256GB option, while the 512GB and 1TB variants are listed for Rs. 1,39,999 and Rs. 1,59,999 respectively.
