{"id":390827,"date":"2026-04-10T01:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/390827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:16:09","slug":"samsung-sneakily-hikes-prices-on-the-galaxy-z-fold-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/390827\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung sneakily hikes prices on the Galaxy Z Fold 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in hand and unfolded\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in hand and unfolded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Fold-7-in-hand-and-unfolded.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has raised the US prices of the 512GB and 1TB Galaxy Z Fold 7.<br \/>\nFor now, the base 256GB model is still listed at its original price.<br \/>\nThe move comes in the same week that Motorola hiked prices on various phone models.<\/p>\n<p>In the age of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/ram-shortage-prices-explained-3626017\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAM crisis<\/a>, phone prices creeping upward is becoming an irritating little theme this week, and Samsung now seems to have picked up on the idea. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 was already a wallet-bruising purchase, but the company appears to have quietly raised the US price of two models anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Which Android phone will suffer the most due to the RAM crisis?<\/p>\n<p>440 votes<\/p>\n<p>Motorola Razr (2026)<\/p>\n<p>12%<\/p>\n<p>Google Pixel 11<\/p>\n<p>38%<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8<\/p>\n<p>15%<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy A08<\/p>\n<p>15%<\/p>\n<p>OnePlus 16<\/p>\n<p>18%<\/p>\n<p>Other (let us know in the comments)<\/p>\n<p>4%<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/04\/09\/samsung-increased-price-galaxy-z-fold-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9to5Google<\/a> spotted, Samsung\u2019s US product page now lists the 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 at $2,199.99 and the 1TB model at $2,499.99. Those are both $80 higher than their launch prices, which were $2,119.99 and $2,419.99, respectively. The 256GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 is still showing at its original $1,999.99 price, so Samsung seems to have limited the bump to the two higher-storage tiers rather than nudging the whole range upward.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_dm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That still leaves you paying even more for what was already one of the priciest phones around. An extra $80 is not enormous in the context of a $2,000-plus foldable, but it is still a noticeable post-launch hike, especially when nothing about the phone has changed, and we\u2019re expecting a successor in a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>This also lands against the backdrop of the wider memory crunch. Samsung hasn\u2019t said why these two Fold 7 trims got more expensive, and the RAM logic isn\u2019t entirely obvious from the specs alone: the 256GB and 512GB models both come with 12GB of RAM, while only the 1TB version steps up to 16GB. Still, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/motorola-rolls-out-price-hikes-3655929\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Motorola having raised prices on several phones<\/a> just yesterday, this may be another sign that component pressure is starting to show up in retail pricing.<\/p>\n<p>If you were already eyeing a Galaxy Z Fold 7, these rising prices aren\u2019t likely to sway you toward purchase. And if this does turn out to be part of a broader pricing shuffle tied to the RAM situation, Samsung may not be the last company to quietly make premium phones even pricier. If it softens the blow, you can actually <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4spm8nO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">buy one colorway of the 256GB model for $1,599.99<\/a> on Amazon at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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