… Demand at the high end is arguably even more intense, and the cost impact is already showing. DRAM is expected to account for 20–23% of phone BOM costs in mid-tier and premium smartphones in Q2 2026 — up from well below 7% a year earlier for LPDDR5X. …
… Samsung has dropped 128GB storage models from the Galaxy S26 series , as it’s well documented that these models have the lowest margins and will therefore be most impacted by higher component costs. …
… High demand for memory and storage is leading to higher component prices across the board, and consumers have felt the effects those rising costs throughout the start of 2026. …
… The company says the price hike is tied to a sharp rise in RAM and eMMC storage prices, and that supplier Raspberry Pi has already passed some of those higher costs on to it and has warned of another increase later this year. …
… Top phone executive reveals the cost RAM and memory costs have nearly quadrupled in a year. …
… These skyrocketing costs are associated with the AI/RAM crisis . The company claimed that storage costs were very high when it first unveiled the Next 2, adding that it was therefore already under “significant cost pressure.” However, it chose to open pre-orders and release it as planned. …
… For manufacturers of consumer electronics like phones, tablets, and gaming handhelds , this has made for higher material costs, which are inevitably passed on to consumers. …
… This is yet another proof that overreliance on AI is costing enterprises more than the benefit it offers. It’s difficult to predict whether we could see a complete reversal of the initial AI fervor. To be fair, it’s highly unlikely as well. …
… AYANEO notes that rising component prices will significantly increase product costs. After this upcoming restock, Pocket FIT 8Elite will very likely be the final production batch, and it will be available while supplies last, with no current plans for further restocking. …
… Samsung has reportedly cut production of its budget A-series phones. The Galaxy A57 dropped from 1.8 million to 1.6 million units, and the A17 went from 4.4 million to 3.9 million. Higher memory chip prices are apparently making it harder to keep these lower-cost devices affordable. …