The smartphone industry is at a strange crossroads. On one hand, AI is reshaping what phones are capable of, demanding more memory and faster storage. On the other hand, a global RAM crisis is forcing ...

Although smartphone brands largely ate the cost of this memory shortage in 2025, that’s going to change in 2026. There are ...

The supply shortage of the RAM needed to build phones and PCs isn’t going away. But a few companies have a plan to solve it.

As for the PC market, several of the leading vendors have already warned of cost increases for the second half of 2026, IDC said. Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer, and ASUS have all pointed to 15-20% price ...

As the generative AI rush gobbles up memory production, phone-makers will likely have to raise prices, reduce RAM specs or both. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over ...

Rising memory prices could force smartphone makers to scale back on RAM, making 16GB RAM phones harder to find in the near future. As RAM suppliers shift production toward AI-focused memory, even ...

A looming memory crisis may see the RAM shortages reshape device offerings in 2025 in the smartphone industry. Despite memes around skyrocketing RAM prices offering comic relief online, the actual ...

Budget-friendly smartphones and memory-hungry AI PCs might have higher price tags next year. Budget-friendly smartphones and memory-hungry AI PCs might have higher price tags next year. is a news ...

You might want to think twice before upgrading your smartphone in 2026. Smartphone specifications are on the verge of moving backward in the near future, not due to a lack of innovation, but because ...

Rising DDR5 memory prices aren't limited to mobile phones: The laptop market is expected to shift, too, as manufacturers race to keep costs down. TrendForce reports that companies such as Dell, Lenovo ...

Five smartphones, including Samsung, OnePlus, and RedMagic models, outperform the iPhone in raw power thanks to faster chips, ...

If you’ve been waiting for a prebuilt that doesn’t force compromises on the two parts that matter most for gaming: CPU and ...