The Samsung Galaxy S25 series could cost more than the S24 line, and it’s all thanks to the chipset

Qualcomm’s next flagship chipset could cost a lot

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Samsung’s top phones are already expensive, but its 2025 handsets could be even pricier if they use theSnapdragon 8 Gen 4processor, as at least some of them are expected to.

Qualcomm, which makes Snapdragon chipsets, has itself previously said toexpect the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to cost morethan the Gen 3, and now we have an idea of how much more, with reputable leaker@UniverseIceclaiming (viaNotebookCheck) that it will cost $240 (around £185 / AU$360).

That’s apparently a 20.68% price increase compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, amounting to about $40 (roughly £30 / AU$60) more.

And there’s no reason to think that such an increase wouldn’t be passed on to consumers, which could mean higher prices for not just theSamsung Galaxy S25series, but also the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and numerous other Android phones, including devices from OnePlus,Sony, Xiaomi, and more.

Lots of factors affect the price

Still, there are a few things to bear in mind here. For a start, this news isn’t confirmed just yet, so we’d take it with a pinch of salt. Also, a lot of factors affect the pricing of a phone, so while this is worrying news, it’s possible that other factors could help to keep the price down.

Plus, brands like Samsung that sell enormous numbers of phones might be able to negotiate better pricing for the chipset.

There’s also a chance that companies could turn to other chipsets if the price is too high. Samsung already equips some of its phones with the company’s own Exynos chipset, including often Galaxy S flagships in some regions, and thenthere’s MediaTek, which we’d previously heard Samsung might turn tofor chipsets.

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Still, if this leak is correct then there’s a real chance that quite a lot of 2025’sbest Android phoneswill be at least a little more expensive than current models.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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