India, July 29 -- Premium and ultra premium smartphones have always been a little out of reach for a lot of people. Now, the ongoing global chip shortage and the consequent increase in smartphone prices have made this trend even worse. If anything, Samsung's latest foldable display smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold8 series with a top price of around Rs.2.5 lakhs, is a clear reminder of the kind of profound impact the global chip shortage can have on the smartphone prices. At the time, when premium smartphones are getting pricier, Samsung's last year's flagship smartphones, that is, the Galaxy S25 series is available at a discounted price on Amazon.

Buyers can get a discount of up to Rs.38,000 on the purchase of the Galaxy S25 series smartpho...