There are only a few days left to the Galaxy UNPACKED event, where the Samsung Galaxy S22 series will be introduced. According to information obtained from industry sources, the South Korean company held the highly anticipated event. on February 8 will do. On this date, the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra (may be called S22 Note) will meet with consumers. Pre-orders are expected to start on February 9.
Before the launch of the new flagship, Samsung ended the sale of one of the older models.
Bad news for the prices of the Samsung Galaxy S22!
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The chip shortage will also affect the Samsung Galaxy S22 series! The phone may be more expensive than ‘expected’ due to rising costs.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra says goodbye
The technology giant has removed the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which is currently the most powerful flagship in terms of hardware, from sale. The smartphone cannot be purchased via Samsung’s online store in Turkey, Germany and the USA, and in other countries. In addition, the Galaxy S21 Ultra model T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon The models sold by the company were also shelved.
Samsung did not explain the reason for this decision. Galaxy S21 FE, S21 and S21+ models can be ordered from the company’s online store; When Galaxy S21 Ultra is selected “Out of stock. Please reserve” warning pops up. Samsung made the same move last year. After introducing the Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S20 has stopped selling its models on its website.
This time, however, he broke the tradition and removed the S21 Ultra model from sale even before the Galaxy S22 was introduced. This brought to mind the thought that the introduction of the new flagship, which will be released with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, is very soon.
The chip crisis will also affect the Galaxy S22
According to the latest reports, the chip shortage will not leave Samsung this year either. The supply chain of technology companies has been disrupted significantly due to the epidemic. For this reason, the prices of integrated components used in the screen of smartphones have been increasing since last year. 30-40 percent It increased. Power management and image sensor chips too 10-15 percent increase it happened.
As a result, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is estimated to be $100 more expensive than the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The starting price of the S21 Ultra was $1,199. If the claims are true, the S22 Ultra will have a starting price of $ 1,299. The same will remain true for the S22 and S22+ models.
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