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Samsung is increasing memory costs to partners by over double. The company has also increased the price of older DDR4 memory

Consumer devices will increase in price next year with memory prices not stabilizing until 2027

2026_27 could be the worst year for smartphones

Phone prices will be much higher, and we’ll see less RAM and storage across all segments

16GB RAM options will drop to 12GB
12GB will become 8GB
8GB phones will shift to 6GB
Budget phones will return to 4GB RAM

Even laptops price soon increase ( dell and Lenovo already announced)
Alongside lower memory parts

On top of this, US dollar reaches ₹90, component imports will become more expensive, pushing prices up even further

We’re already seeing price hikes:

OPPO, Vivo, and Samsung have increased prices on several mid-range phones by ₹1,000–₹2,000

The main reason is AI

Chipmakers are prioritizing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI servers and data centers instead of standard DRAM used in smartphones

This shift is creating a shortage of smartphone-grade RAM, driving up component costs

As a result, phone makers are being forced to either cut RAM configurations or raise prices

AI demand for specialized memory is pulling semiconductor production away from smartphones, leading to 20–30% price hikes in high-end DRAM and memory components

Samsung is increasing memory costs to partners by over double. The company has also increased the price of older DDR4 memory too

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Companies like TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix are prioritizing AI infrastructure, which now consumes around 40% of global DRAM output, reducing supply for mobile phones.