Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones
Big Tech Google Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones A Galaxy A17 5G costs $70 more than it did at launch and a Pixel 10a costs $100 more. 2, 2026 3:36 pm EST Sam Rutherford for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Both Samsung and Google are increasing the starting price of their budget phones, likely due to the RAM crisis that seemingly no tech company is able to escape. The Pixel 10a now costs $100 more, according to 9to5Google, while Android Authority writes that Samsung has bumped up prices across its entire Galaxy A lineup, the second price hike the company has made this week.
- ▪Big Tech Google Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones A Galaxy A17 5G costs $70 more than it did at launch and a Pixel 10a costs $100 more.
- ▪2, 2026 3:36 pm EST Sam Rutherford for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Both Samsung and Google are increasing the starting price of their budget phones, likely due to the RAM crisis that seemingly no tech c
- ▪The Pixel 10a now costs $100 more, according to 9to5Google, while Android Authority writes that Samsung has bumped up prices across its entire Galaxy A lineup, the second price hike the company has made this week.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 30 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Samsung just raised the price on several more Galaxy phones in the US — 9to5Google
- ▪ Samsung quietly raises US prices for most of its Galaxy S26 lineup by $100 and the 1TB Galaxy S26 Ultra by $200; the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 are unchanged (Adrian Diaconescu/PhoneArena) — Techmeme
- ▪ Samsung raised prices on the Galaxy S26 by $100 — The Verge
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Big Tech Google Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones A Galaxy A17 5G costs $70 more than it did at launch and a Pixel 10a costs $100 more. By Ian Carlos Campbell Oct. 2, 2026 3:36 pm EST Sam Rutherford for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Both Samsung and Google are increasing the starting price of their budget phones, likely due to the RAM crisis that seemingly no tech company is able to escape. The Pixel 10a now costs $100 more, according to 9to5Google, while Android Authority writes that Samsung has bumped up prices across its entire Galaxy A lineup, the second price hike the company has made this week.
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