You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry

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Apple's resilience amid crisis

Apple Least Affected by Rising DRAM Prices

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

iPhone will do pretty well in 2026, as RAM prices hammer the smartphone industry

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Best Positioned to Weather DRAM Price Surge, Says Counterpoint

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick


Consumer price surge impact

All signs point to big laptop and smartphone price increases due to escalating memory shortage

2 months / mashable

Smartphones face a memory cost crunch – and buyers aren't in the mood

2 months / theregister / Carly Page

You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry

2 months / digitaltrends

Samsung hikes DDR5 prices 100%, reshaping device pricing in 2026

2 months / reddit / /u/CipherGarden


Other industry and peripheral insights

The Worst Thing About the RAM Shortage That Nobody’s Talking About

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Don't wait if you're planning to upgrade your RAM or SSD, Kingston rep warns — says 'prices will continue to go up,' NAND costs up 246%

2 months / tomshardware

Sapphire rep predicts DRAM prices will begin to stabilize in the next 6-8 months, but warns 'it may not be the prices we want' — GPU vendor says memory crisis is similar to tariff uncertainty

2 months / tomshardware

DRAM Price Hikes Have Minimal Impact on PC OEMs, Notes Report

2 months / techpowerup


Smartphone shipment decline

Rising Memory Costs Could Cut 2026 Smartphone Shipments, Apple Better Positioned Than Rivals [Report]

2 months / iclarified

Chips costs to hit smartphone shipments in 2026 – Counterpoint Research

2 months / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

Chip Crunch to Curb Smartphone Output in 2026, Researcher Says

2 months / bloomberg / Vlad Savov


All Other Stories

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Apple Best Positioned to Weather DRAM Price Surge, Says Counterpoint

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