#price hike

In the lead-up to the big reveal, Samsung Romania let slip a minor hiccup: the price of the Galaxy Z Flip5 was accidentally leaked—apparently, with a hefty price hike. The document where they posted state the terms and conditions for the promotion, also happens to spill the price of the said devices to be given away. The price increase is RON 899 (or about PHP 11K in today’s conversion). [caption id="attachment_317788" align="alignnone" width="720"] Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4[/caption] For reference, last year’s Z Flip4 (256GB) was priced at PHP 62,990. Thus, this may not accurately represent the actual amount of the price increase, presuming the document from Samsung Romania is to be believed. Nevertheless, given the rising prices of various consumer electronics, a price hike from Samsung, specifically in its foldables, is likely to be expected. In Europe, Microsoft console’s price goes up to EUR 549.99—a hundred euros jump from its current retail price EUR 449.99. In today's conversion, that's about PHP 6,000 price increase. Read more in our articles including "Galaxy Z Flip5 price leaked: it’s even more expensive" and "Microsoft hikes prices of Xbox Series X, Game Pass globally".