Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones

Line go up (bad version). Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones. Big Tech Google Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones A Galaxy A17 5G costs $70 more than it did at launch and a Pixel 10a costs $100 more.

The Pixel 10a now costs $100 more,, while Samsung has bumped up prices across its entire Galaxy A lineup, the second price hike the company has made this week. As part of the price increases, the Galaxy A17 5G jumped from $200 to $270 (the phone received an earlier price hike in August), the Galaxy A27 5G jumped from $350 to $380, the Galaxy A37 5G jumped from $450 to $490 and the Galaxy A57 5G jumped from $550 to $600. All told, Samsung’s A series phones cost anywhere from $30 to $70 more than they did previously.

Google started selling the Pixel 10a for $499 in March, but with the $100 increase it’ll now cost $599. That price is still on the cheaper end of things for a Pixel, but not quite the deal it was before. MobileSyrup writes that the changes are even more extreme in Canada, where the phone launched for $679 and now costs $849.

Samsung is doing a major overhaul of its SmartThings app with version 1.8.51.30. This update redesigns the Home tab and updates the Devices tab.

This version already rolled out to iOS (actually, iPhone users got it first) and is now available on the Google Play Store and the Galaxy Store. The Home tab now features more compact cards for devices and routines.

You can tap on their icon to turn a device on or off or to trigger a routine. Cards can be resized and rearranged as needed.

The redesigned Home tab on the SmartThings app (v1.8.51.30) You will also find a list of… Samsung updates SmartThings app with redesigned Home tab.

It would be one thing if these were temporary changes, but it’s very likely the next version of these budget phones will launch for a similarly inflated price.