Price increases are on the horizon for several of Samsung’s smartphone lines. They’re already sitting in customers’ front yards if they happen to live in South Korea. Affected units include some models of the Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7, as well as the Galaxy S25 Edge.
The price increase went into effect in Samsung’s native country yesterday, on 1 April. It’s an awful day to announce that retail prices are going up, but it seems that it had to happen. The move also suggests that costs are set to rise outside South Korea.
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It’s not every version of the Fold and Flip 7 and the S25 Edge in the company’s firing line. Increases are coming to the models that feature 512GB of storage or more. That’s not much of a problem for the Galaxy S25 Edge here in South Africa, should the Korean price increase make the jump, since we only ever had the 256GB model available. The others, though…
The Korean versions of the Fold and Flip 7 have climbed by around R1,150 for each of the 512GB versions. The 1TB models have gone up by R2,200. The Galaxy Flip 7 doesn’t have a 512GB model officially in South Africa, so the current R27,000 price should stay intact.
Samsung’s Fold 7, on the other hand, stands to increase to north of R46,000 (up from R45,000) for the 512GB and R52,000+ (it’s currently R50,000) if the price increases go international. That hasn’t been communicated to anyone at this time, but given how many other brands are pushing pricing up, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
It’s also possible that South Africa has already had its price spike, and it has since settled back. Or we may see current costs rise to those originally pitched by Samsung in July last year, when its current folding handsets launched. As soon as something concrete turns up for SA, we’ll let you know.
