Samsung reportedly plans 20% to 30% cut in Q4 phone output

Samsung has reportedly asked its suppliers to cut smartphone production by 20% to 30% in the fourth quarter of the year, according to Android Authority. The request covers the company's smartphone output for the final three months of 2025.

The reported production cut comes as Samsung's smartphone business is said to be generating little to no profit once rising memory and semiconductor costs are accounted for. Those component prices have climbed sharply, eating into the margins on the company's handsets.

Samsung has not officially confirmed the production plans, and the figures remain attributed to people familiar with the supply chain rather than to the company itself.

Cost pressure on handsets

Memory and semiconductor costs have risen across the industry, and Samsung's phone division buys many of those components from the same suppliers facing higher prices. A 20% to 30% reduction in fourth-quarter output would be one of the company's larger recent adjustments to its production schedule if the reported guidance is carried out.

Neither Samsung nor its suppliers have publicly commented on the reported request, and no timeline beyond the fourth quarter has been indicated.