Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Samsung Raises Galaxy S26 Series Prices by ₹20,000 in India
Samsung has made its Galaxy S26 phones more expensive in India.
The price increase is ₹20,000 for each version.
The new prices started on September 18.
The Galaxy S26 Plus now costs between ₹1,39,999 and ₹1,59,999.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra now costs between ₹1,59,999 and ₹2,09,999.
The most expensive Ultra model has 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM.
The article says a worldwide shortage of memory parts helped cause the increase.
It also says artificial intelligence growth contributed to that shortage.
Samsung increased Galaxy S26 series prices in India by ₹20,000 for every variant, effective September 18.
The Galaxy S26 Plus 12GB/256GB model now costs ₹1,39,999, while the 512GB model costs ₹1,59,999.
Galaxy S26 Ultra prices now start at ₹1,59,999 for 12GB/256GB and reach ₹2,09,999 for 16GB/1TB.
The article attributes the increase to a global memory shortage fueled by artificial intelligence growth.
The report says all seven variants were affected, although it lists revised prices only for the Plus and Ultra models.
- Who
- Samsung announced the price increase for its Galaxy S26 series.
- What
- Prices for the Galaxy S26 series increased by ₹20,000 per variant in India.
- When
- The new prices took effect on September 18.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The article attributes the increase to a global memory shortage fueled by artificial intelligence growth.
- Price increase
- ₹20,000 for each Galaxy S26 series variant
- Effective date
- September 18
- Galaxy S26 Plus 12GB/256GB
- ₹1,39,999, up from ₹1,19,999
- Galaxy S26 Plus 512GB
- ₹1,59,999, up from ₹1,39,999
- Galaxy S26 Ultra 12GB/256GB
- ₹1,59,999, up from ₹1,39,999
- Galaxy S26 Ultra 16GB/1TB
- ₹2,09,999, up from ₹1,89,999
- Reported cause
- Global memory shortage linked to artificial intelligence growth