… Low-end wholesale price $800 : Flagships are going to face dual cost pressures from high-capacity memory and 2nm flagship SoCs. For a 16GB LPDDR5X HKMG + 512GB UFS 4.1 flagship setup, BOM costs are projected to rise by $100-$150 by Q2 2026. …
… Data shows that not only are memory prices not reducing, but they’re also continuing to increase. Projections like the latest from Counterpoint Research paint a clear picture, suggesting that BoM costs for devices will continue to bloat as memory prices rise . …
… The adjustments, Meta says, are due to the “global surge in the price of critical components – specifically memory chips.” In other words, the cost of RAM is rising, and pushing up the price of the headset. …
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