A couple of weeks back, the Korean media reported that there would be no price hike for Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series compared to the Galaxy S23. The report may have been specific to Korea but the company is expected to keep the prices unchanged in other markets too. Well, a new leak suggests the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ will be cheaper than their predecessors in Europe. The Ultra model, on the other hand, will be costlier in the region.
Leak reveals European prices for the Galaxy S24 series
According to the information obtained by the Dutch publication GalaxyClub, Samsung will price the 128GB Galaxy S24 at €899 in Europe. Its 256GB storage version will cost €959. At launch, the Galaxy S23 had a price tag of €949 and €1,009 for the two storage versions, respectively. So, we are looking at a €50 price cut for the 2024 model. The same goes for the Galaxy S24+. The publication quotes a starting price of €1,149 for the device (256GB version).
If you double the storage to 512GB, the price goes up to €1,269. A quick look at the Galaxy S23+ prices confirms a €50 drop across the board for this model too. However, the picture is completely different for the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The report says Samsung will charge €1,449 for the 256GB version of the new Ultra flagship, €50 more than what it charged for the Galaxy S23 Ultra with the same amount of storage (€1,399).
If you recall, the 2023 model has 8GB RAM while the upcoming Ultra gets 12GB RAM. This would have explained the price rise had the same applied to the Galaxy S24+. The latter is going from 8GB RAM to 12GB RAM as standard and still seeing a price drop. So, this is a bit confusing. Moreover, the 512GB and 1TB versions of the Galaxy S24 Ultra aren’t getting a price hike. They are said to cost €1,569 and €1,809, respectively—€10 less than the 2023 model.
Exynos 2400 could be allowing Samsung to cut prices
Local taxes may affect the Galaxy S24 prices in different European countries. But the gist is that the new Samsung flagships are getting cheaper in the region bar for the 256GB Ultra model. The only logical explanation we can think of now is the switch to the Exynos 2400 chip. The Galaxy S23 series used the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor in Europe. The in-house processor costs Samsung less and it might be passing the benefit to consumers.
The Ultra model still uses a Snapdragon chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, so no notable price cut for it. And the €50 bump for the 256GB version is because of more RAM. Of course, all of this is just our speculation. There are even rumors of the Galaxy S24+ getting the Snapdragon processor globally, including in Europe. Thankfully, an official announcement is just around the corner. The new Samsung flagships are expected to debut on January 17, 2024.
2023-12-28 15:06:26