Samsung Galaxy S22 range could be more expensive than we’d expected
Every model might cost $100 more than last year’s phones
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Leaks suggest that – with the possible exception of theSamsungGalaxy S22 Ultra – theSamsung Galaxy S22range won’t be drastically different to theGalaxy S21range, so we’d assumed pricing would be similar. But the latest leak points to higher pricing for every model.
This is according to@chunvn8888(a leaker who doesn’t have as much of a track record as some, so we’d take this with an extra helping of salt).
They claim that the Samsung Galaxy S22 will start at $899 (around £660 / AU$1,245), the Galaxy S22 Plus will start at $1,099 (roughly £805 / AU$1,525), and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will start at $1,299 (approximately £955 / AU$1,800).
In every case that’s $100 more than the equivalent model in the Samsung Galaxy S21 range cost, so it’s quite a jump in price.
Of course, beyond the fact that this leaker could be wrong, there’s the usual caveat that price conversions for other regions won’t be totally accurate, but it suggests there will be a jump in price everywhere.
And so far the only otherreal price leak(which only listed them in euros) also suggests these phones will be more expensive. So sadly that’s looking likely.
Analysis: making sense of the higher prices
Assuming these prices are accurate, it’s worth considering whether Samsung can justify them, and to some extent it perhaps can.
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Going by leaks and rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a very different beast to its predecessor, complete with an included S Pen and a slot to house it. This could feasibly add to the price.
For the standard Samsung Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22 Plus the higher price looks harder to justify, but we have heard that Samsung mightswitch back from plastic to glassfor the rear of the Galaxy S22, which is likely to add at least a little to the cost.
The increase would also make the $699 / £699 / AU$999Samsung Galaxy S21 FEfeel more affordable in comparison.
That still leaves the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, which is sure to have the standard upgrades like a new chipset and probably an improved camera, but which no leaks point to price-wise worthy change in.
That said, Samsung’s main competitor here is the iPhone – including the upcomingiPhone 14range, and a recent leak suggests that thiscould be getting a price risetoo, at least for the Pro models.
That would bring the iPhone 14 Pro in line with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus if both leaks are right, and that doesn’t seem an unreasonable position for the two phones. But it’s bad news for buyers all round.
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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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