Google’s Pixel phone pricing is about to take a turn for the worse

There’s no doubt that 2026 has been a challenging year for smartphones. Component price increases forced companies into awkward compromises, making them choose between keeping phones relatively unchanged year over year or raising prices for modest upgrades. Samsung has already had to battle this twice this year, raising the prices of the Galaxy S26 series and — most recently — its foldable models.

Motorola’s entire lineup faced price increases, the most aggressive being the Razr Ultra . It kept most of the same spec sheet from last year with a $200 bump.