Samsung raises US Galaxy S26 prices by $100 to $200

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Published Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 9:34 AM EDT

Samsung has raised US prices for nearly every Galaxy S26 configuration by $100, with the 1TB S26 Ultra increasing by $200, The Verge reported. The base 256GB S26 now costs $999 instead of $899, while the 1TB Ultra costs $1,999 instead of $1,799. The S26 and S26 Plus already launched at prices $100 above their S25 predecessors earlier this year. Samsung attributed those earlier increases partly to higher RAM prices. The combined increases leave the base S26 costing $200 more than the base S25. The S26 FE remains unchanged in this round, starting at $699.

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