We’re getting new Samsung Galaxy S23 leaks and rumors just about daily at this level, and as we speak’s is round value – with indications that you will must pay a bit extra to get your arms on this yr’s flagship telephones.

As per Twitter tipster @OreXda (opens in new tab) (through Notebookcheck (opens in new tab)), in South Korea we’re costs of 1,199,000 received for the usual mannequin, 1,397,000 received for the Plus version, and 1,599,400 received for the top-end Extremely model of the Galaxy S23.

For context, in the identical nation the Samsung Galaxy S22 price 999,900 received, the Galaxy S22 Plus price 1,199,000 received, and the Galaxy S22 Extremely went on sale for 1,452,000 received. We’re a value soar of round 10-20% if these figures are right.

Worth hike

At as we speak’s trade charge, the equal value for the usual Galaxy S23 is round $955 / £790 / AU$1,390, whereas the Galaxy S22 began at $799 / £769 / AU$1,249. What with foreign money and market fluctuations although, we would not pay an excessive amount of consideration to these equal values, besides as tough guides.

There was speak that the Galaxy S23 handsets would price greater than their Galaxy S22 equivalents, which this rumor backs up. Producers are nonetheless recovering from the consequences of the pandemic, whereas inflation continues to push costs up globally.

With these and different elements in thoughts, it would not actually be a shock if the Galaxy S23 telephones got here in at a better beginning value than the 2022 telephones they’re changing. It is a pattern that we could nicely see throughout the remainder of the yr too, as handset makers grapple with prices which might be rising throughout the trade.

Evaluation: the flagship price

As our greatest low cost telephones checklist exhibits, there are many bargains available in relation to smartphones. That stated, the value of high-end flagship telephones appears to be like prefer it’s solely going in a single course for the foreseeable future: up.

After all there are every kind of financial elements enjoying into the value of the smartphones now we have in our pockets, however proper now none of them are notably prone to push prices down. The iPhone 14 Professional, for instance, began at a barely larger value than the iPhone 13 Professional for these exterior the US.

It is maybe going to be within the mid-range the place one of the best worth is available in 2023. Telephones that do not have the very newest processors and digicam sensors, however nonetheless include an honest degree of polish and efficiency. The following cellphone of be aware on this specific a part of the market may nicely be the Google Pixel 7a.

Whereas premium telephones are nonetheless going to stay accessible for many who need the easiest parts and have the finances to get them, the Galaxy S23 may set the tone when it comes to value will increase over the approaching months. We’ll discover out for positive on February 1.

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