With the prices of memory chips rising, there is a growing fear that smartphone prices will rise in the new year. However, a new leak has revealed that the prices of Samsung’s existing devices may also increase. According to a leak by tipster Abhishek Yadav on X (formerly Twitter), Samsung’s A-series prices will go up from Monday. The tipper claims that the Galaxy A56 ( review ) will see a price hike of around ₹ 2,000, while other models in the A series could see a price hike of around ₹ 1,000. Galaxy A series prices in India: Galaxy A17 was launched in India in August at a starting price of ₹18,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage model and went up to ₹23,499 for the top-end 8GB RAM/256GB variant. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A36 and A56 were launched in India in March. The A36 started at a price of ₹ 32,999 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant and went up to ₹38,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB variant. The Galaxy A56, on the other hand, started at ₹41,999 for the 8GB RAM/128GB variant and ₹47,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB variant. If the leak does turn out to be true, it would mean that the Galaxy A17 could start at a price of ₹ 19,999, while the Galaxy A36 could start at ₹ 33,999 and the Galaxy A56 could go up to ₹ 43,999 for the base variant. View Full Image Galaxy A56 5G Display (Aman Gupta) Samsung may not be alone in price hikes: Even before the news of Samsung price hikes is confirmed, several other budget devices have already started receiving price hikes. For example, the Vivo T4 Lite was launched in June this year at a price of ₹9,999 for the 4GB RAM/128GB storage variant. However, the device is currently listed at a price of ₹ 11,999 on Flipkart. Other Vivo phones that have also received a price hike include the Vivo T4x, Vivo T4 and Vivo T4R. Similarly, iQOO, Realme and Oppo devices have also received price hikes. Here’s a list of devices that have gone up in price for the time being, courtesy of Debayan Roy on X. iQOO: iQOO Z10x, Z10 Lite, Z10, Z10R and Neo 10 Realme: Realme 15x, 15T, P4 Oppo: Oppo Reno 14 series and F31