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TL;DR Samsung has quietly raised US prices on several Galaxy devices, with the 1TB Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra seeing the largest jump at $280.
The mid-cycle price hikes primarily target high-capacity storage tiers.
Shoppers should look to third-party retailers like Amazon or Best Buy to find older pricing before these increases take full effect.
The era of attainable flagship tablets and foldables might be officially behind us. Samsung has quietly updated its official US storefront with a series of price hikes (via PhoneArena).
The latest ones come just a week after Samsung also raised the price of its Galaxy Z Fold 7 earlier this month. While we are used to seeing prices jump between generations, it is far rarer for a manufacturer to bump the MSRP of existing products mid-cycle. This isn’t just a matter of a few dollars; in some cases, the cost of entry for Samsung’s premium ecosystem has climbed by nearly $300 overnight.
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The Galaxy Tab lineup saw the most aggressive price hikes. If you were eyeing the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra for its massive screen and productivity potential, the barrier just got much higher. The 1TB model, which previously sat at a high but somewhat understandable price point, has jumped by $280 to a staggering $1,899.99.
Even the entry-level Tab S11 hasn’t escaped the trend, now starting at $899.99, up $100 from its original $799.99 launch price. It’s a similar story across the board for the Tab S10 FE, the Tab A11 Plus, and even the 2024-era Tab S10 Plus, proving that Samsung’s entire tablet portfolio is being affected.
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