Samsung is increasing the prices of some Galaxy phones in India

Samsung has hiked the prices of the Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36, and Galaxy F17 smartphones in India. Here are more details.

Last month, a tipster claimed that Samsung was planning to increase the prices of Galaxy A series smartphones in India, as a result of rising phone component prices. Well, it looks like the brand has finally taken the step.

On X, Abhishek Yadav has posted an image, which looks like Samsung India’s official communication with its partners, notifying them that the brand is increasing the prices of the Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36, and the Galaxy F17.

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As you can see, Samsung has hiked the prices of the Galaxy A56 by INR 2,000, Galaxy A36 by INR 1,500, Galaxy F17 by INR 1,000, and Galaxy A17 by INR 1,000. Below are the old and new prices of these smartphones.

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According to the image, the new prices went into effect yesterday (5 January 2026), and they are live on Samsung's official website for India.

On a related note, increasing smartphone component prices, including those of displays, cameras, and memory, will affect Samsung's upcoming lineup of non-foldable flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26 series, as well.

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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