Memory chips are getting more expensive. New analysis finds that's expected to shrink the global market for budget smartphones this year.
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Smartphone prices, especially for budget phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36, are feeling the crunch as chip and memory shortages continue.
Budget smartphone market collapses under the weight of memory shortages, sales expected to drop 22% — memory alone now comprises up to 64% of the total cost of lower-tier smartphones
Omdia Warns Budget Phones Could Take A Big Hit From Memory Costs: Here's Why
DRAM prices are killing the cheap smartphone
Speicherkrise: Budget-Smartphones werden für Hersteller unrentabel
Android phones will reportedly see more downgrades, fewer cheap devices as RAMageddon rages on
Sub-$400 smartphone shipments to take a knock
A tough chart about the RAM crisis.
Riset Omdia: Smartphone Murah Bakal Sulit Ditemukan pada 2026
Analisten verwachten dat er dit jaar minder goedkope smartphones worden verkocht
The global AI memory squeeze is pricing cheap phones out of existence.
Buyers put off by rising prices expected to turn to second-hand phones instead
The chips that store your photos and run your apps have doubled in price. For the cheap phone, that is turning into a death…
The global smartphone market faces a historic decline due to a chip shortage, severely impacting budget devices.
Now eats 60% of a sub-$400 handset's bill of materials and it's only getting worse
Two recent reports predict further declines in the smartphone market in 2026, as dwindling memory supplies continue to drive up…
