Samsung may move the launch of its Galaxy S27 series from January to February, according to Notícias ao Minuto, which cites reporting from the South Korean site Naver. The outlet reports that the timing hinges on whether Samsung decides to add new features to the four phones in the lineup. Most components are reportedly already finalized, but the RAM configuration for the Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra is said to remain unresolved.
The phones are still expected in the first quarter of 2027, and Notícias ao Minuto notes that more details about the generation are likely to surface soon.
Why it matters
A one-month slip is small on its own, but it lands in a crowded stretch of the calendar. Separate coverage cited by Notícias ao Minuto, from Canaltech, has raised the possibility that Samsung could pull the Galaxy S27 forward specifically to avoid ceding ground to Apple's iPhone 18. A delay and an early launch are opposite strategies, and which one Samsung picks will shape how the two flagships trade blows in the first half of 2027.
The memory question matters for buyers too. Notícias ao Minuto reports that a South Korean publication says Samsung plans to raise prices across the Galaxy S27 series, tying the increase to a shortage of memory components. If the company adds more RAM to the Pro and Ultra models to lift performance, that choice would also raise production costs for those two phones over the long term.
Memory prices force a pricing decision
According to Notícias ao Minuto, the cost of memory components has climbed repeatedly over recent months. That leaves Samsung with a choice: absorb the higher costs or pass them on to customers. Passing them on would make the Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra more expensive than the Galaxy S26 models that launched earlier this year.
The outlet frames the RAM decision as the main open item. More memory would give the two higher-end models a performance boost, but it would also add to what Samsung spends building them — a cost that compounds over the life of the product line rather than showing up once.
Processor uncertainty adds a second variable
There is also the question of which chip goes inside. Notícias ao Minuto reports that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 has run into overheating problems, and that Samsung could switch to its own Exynos 2700 in the new Galaxy S27 phones if those issues persist.
Qualcomm has denied a rumor that its new Snapdragon chips are overheating, according to Estadão, as cited in the same coverage. That denial does not settle the matter, but it means the overheating claim is contested rather than established.
Notícias ao Minuto also notes that Samsung has consistently ranked among the most reliable players in the smartphone market, alongside Apple, in turning the category into a durable business.
Design leaks continue in parallel
Even with the launch window unsettled, leaks about the hardware keep arriving. TudoCelular.com, cited in the coverage, reported that a leak of phone cases revealed the final design of all four Galaxy S27 models. Separately, Tecnoblog reported that Samsung may drop Qualcomm chips from the Galaxy S27 Ultra — a claim that sits alongside the overheating discussion without confirming it.
None of these reports has been confirmed by Samsung. The company has not publicly commented on the launch timing, the pricing plan, or the chip choice.
What to watch: whether Samsung confirms a January or February window, and whether the Pro and Ultra ship with more RAM than their predecessors. Either signal will indicate how the company has resolved the cost question.
