Global shipments of smartphones priced at R6 500 will decline by more than 22% this year, forecasts market research firm Omdia.

Now eats 60% of a sub-$400 handset's bill of materials and it's only getting worse

Analistenbureau Omdia verwacht dat er dit jaar 22 procent minder smartphones onder de 400 dollar worden geleverd. De oorzaak ligt bij de enorm gestegen prijzen van werkgeheugen en…

Global shipments of smartphones priced at R6 500 will decline by more than 22% this year, forecasts market research firm Omdia.

The global AI memory squeeze is pricing cheap phones out of existence.

The chips that store your photos and run your apps have doubled in price. For the cheap phone, that is turning into a death sentence — and India sits at the sharp end.