Samsung Galaxy M47 5G Is Back at Its Original Price After a Surprising Rs. 8,000 Hike: Here Are the New Prices

If you were waiting out the Galaxy M47 5G price hike, the wait is over. Samsung has brought the prices back down to original launch levels after hiking all three variants by Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 8,000 just days after the phone went on sale.

What Happened

The Galaxy M47 5G launched in India on June 29 and went on sale on July 4. At launch, Samsung priced the smartphone at Rs. 25,999 for the 6GB/128GB variant, Rs. 28,999 for the 8GB/128GB model, and Rs. 33,999 for the 8GB/256GB version.

During Amazon Prime Day, Samsung was offering a Rs. 2,000 discount and a Rs. 1,000 coupon on all variants, bringing effective prices down to Rs. 22,999, Rs. 25,999, and Rs. 30,999, respectively.

However, the base 6GB/128GB variant shot up to Rs. 32,999, the 8GB/128GB model to Rs. 36,999, and the top-end 8GB/256GB version to Rs. 41,999, all within eight days of the phone going on sale.

Prices Are Back to Normal

The prices have now reverted to their original launch MRP:

• 6GB/128GB: Rs. 25,999
• 8GB/128GB: Rs. 28,999
• 8GB/256GB: Rs. 33,999

Samsung hasn't officially explained either the hike or the reversal. Smartphone prices in India have been climbing for months, and this isn't an isolated case. Brands across the board have raised prices on multiple models over the past year, driven largely by rising memory chip costs.

The timing of the original hike is what drew criticism. The phone launched on July 4, right in the middle of the ongoing memory cost crunch, at a price Samsung itself chose with full visibility into component costs that week. Raising the price eight days later didn't look like a company responding to an unexpected cost shock.

For buyers who held off, the phone is now back where it started. Whether the prices stay here is a different question.