The Samsung Galaxy S25 series (Image credit: Zachariah Kelly / TechRadar)

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series could launch very soon, with rumors suggesting it might be here as soon as January. Not all sources agree, with some earlier leaks pointing to a March launch instead, but either way the wait should be over before too long.

But the launch of these phones isn’t notable just for those who are waiting for Samsung’s next flagships – it could also be of interest to anyone who has their eye on a Samsung Galaxy S25, a Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, a Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, or a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.

After all, you might logically assume that prices for these phones would drop once their successors appear. But will they? And how much by? While we don’t have definitive answers, we can look at past form to take an educated guess.

Is the Samsung Galaxy S25 series likely to drop in price?

The Samsung Galaxy S25 (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)

The short answer to this question is yes – new models tend to mean reduced prices for the previous models, so either immediately after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S26 series or soon after, there’s a high chance we’ll see price cuts for the Galaxy S25 series.

And by ‘price cuts’ we mean potentially both official price cuts from Samsung and reduced pricing from third-party retailers like Amazon.

However, there’s a big caveat to this in that sooner or later these phones will probably be discontinued. For example, right now in the UK, you can’t buy the Samsung Galaxy S24 direct from Samsung anymore – though some third-party retailers do still list it new.

This isn’t likely to happen immediately though – even if Samsung stops producing phones in the Galaxy S25 series, it will still need to sell through any stock it has. So you should have time to grab one, you just might not want to wait too long after the Galaxy S26’s launch to do so.