Samsung had a strong finish to 2025, at least in the memory business. That’s a solid turnaround, especially given how aggressively SK Hynix has pushed into high-bandwidth memory over the past few quarters. Samsung finishes 2025 ahead of SK Hynix as memory prices surgeSamsung generated KRW 37.1 trillion ($25.9 billion) from memory sales in Q4 2025. Memory costs are a big part of phones, laptops, tablets, and just about anything with a screen and a processor. For the Galaxy S26 series, at least, a reliable source says Samsung will absorb the higher memory costs.