If you’re a fan of Samsung’s Galaxy flagships, upgrading your phone’s storage could be significantly more expensive next year. While previous leaks already hinted at a potential $1,400 starting price for the top-tier Galaxy S27 Ultra, a fresh leak suggests that Samsung could raise prices across the entire lineup — with even steeper jumps between storage tiers.
According to prominent South Korean tipster Lanzuk on Naver, Samsung is actively adjusting its initial internal pricing table for the Galaxy S27 series. The leak indicates a baseline price bump in the high 130,000 won range (about $100) for each device. Plus, Samsung could set an even sharper increase rate for higher storage capacities like 512GB and 1TB (via 9to5Google).
Rising NAND and LPDDR6 memory costs are forcing a shift
The primary reason behind this potential price restructuring boils down to rising component costs. Global supply chain constraints for NAND flash memory and high-performance RAM have eliminated any cost-absorbing scope for manufacturers. This makes hardware production especially more expensive for next year.
In addition to the bill, Samsung reportedly plans to equip only the Galaxy S27 Pro and S27 Ultra models with next-generation LPDDR6 RAM. The latest memory technologies are much more expensive to manufacture than previous standards. So, Samsung seems ready to pass on these extra production costs directly to buyers who opt for higher storage capacities.
Why initial supply chain reports keep shifting
These figures come directly from South Korean supply chain channels. However, history shows that local price tweaks quickly bleed into US and European retail tags. The widening of the gap between 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB options breaks away from recent Galaxy releases, where jumping up a storage level usually followed a predictable price ladder.
That said, rumors at this stage are rarely set in stone. Early leaks actually claimed that Samsung planned to freeze prices for the entry-level models and dump the full markup on the Ultra. With the official unveiling of 2027 still months away, executives are likely to raise component costs against the competition in the market before locking in final retail prices.