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Samsung's A series smartphones are tipped to to see price hikes starting Monday, with the A56 reported going up by ₹2,000 and other models by ₹1,000. This trend follows rising memory chip prices that has also led to other brands hiking prices as well.
With prices of memory chip rising, there has been a growing fear that the smartphone prices are going to get up in the new year. However, a new leak has revealed that the prices of Samsung's already incumbent devices may also be in for a hike.
As per a leak by tipster Abhishek Yadav on X (formerly Twitter), Samsung's A series prices are set to increase starting from Monday. The tipster claims that the Galaxy A56 will see a price hike of around ₹2,000 while other models in the A series could see a price hike of around ₹1,000.
Galaxy A series prices in India:
Galaxy A17 was launched in August in India at a starting price of ₹18,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage model and went up to ₹23,499 for the top end 8GB RAM/256GB variant.
Meawhile, the Galaxy A36 and A56 debuted in India in March. The A36 began at a price of ₹32,999 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant and went to ₹38,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB variant.
The A56, on the other hand, started at ₹41,999 for the 8GB RAM/128GB variant and ₹47,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB variant.
If the leak does turn out to be true, it would mean that the A17 could begin at a price of ₹19,999 while the A36 could start at ₹33,999 and the A56 could go up to ₹43,999 for the base variant.
Samsung not alone in price hikes:
Even before the news of Samsung hiking prices is confirmd, there are multiple other budget devices that have already started receiving price hikes.
For instance, Vivo T4 Lite launched in June this year with a price of ₹9,999 for the 4GB RAM/128GB storage variant. However, the device is currently listed at a price of ₹11,999 on Flipkart. Other Vivo phones that have also received a price hike include, Vivo T4x , Vivo T4, Vivo T4R.
Similarly, the iQOO, Realme and Oppo devices have also received a price hike. Here's a list of devices that have tenatively gone up in prices, courtesy tipster, Debayan Roy on X.
iQOO : Z10x, Z10 lite, Z10, Z10R & Neo 10
realme : 15x, 15T, P4
Oppo : Reno 14 Series & F31 Series
Redmi Pad 2
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