Samsung Is About to Make Everyone’s Phones More Expensive

Samsung will reportedly raise DRAM and NAND prices for smartphone makers

Korean publication Sisa Journal e reports that Samsung Electronics (the DS division, specifically) wants to increase the prices of DRAM and NAND for smartphones by 7% to 10%. Chinese smartphone makers are first – negotiations with them are already underway. Apple will be asked back to the negotiating table in Q4 (October-December). Even Samsung’s smartphone division will not be spared (the DS and DX divisions operate separately). Apple may be a …

Samsung's Planned Memory Price Hike Could Make Smartphones Even More Expensive

When it comes to smartphone prices, we’re constantly getting bad news. This one is no different. It seems like Samsung will make all of our phones more expensive, basically. How is that possible? Well, the memory crisis is the main reason why phones are getting more expensive, and based on a new report, Samsung is now aiming for another round of price hikes for mobile DRAM and NAND flash chips. Samsung could incrase prices for its memory chips a…

Samsung is about to make everyone’s phones more expensive

Smartphones and other consumer electronics devices are becoming more expensive largely because of the memory crisis. Samsung is one of the few top memory suppliers and when it raises prices, because the others are raising prices, the impact is felt by consumers. A new report out of South Korea claims that Samsung Electronics is now […]