Another Major Android Phone Maker Caves to Soaring RAM Costs with Price Hikes
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Xiaomi has increased the prices of some of its smartphones following a sharp increase in the prices of DRAM and NAND memory chips.
Another major Android phone maker caves to soaring RAM costs with price hikes
TL;DR Xiaomi is raising prices on several smartphones and tablets by up to ¥20,000 (~$137), citing soaring memory and component costs. The Xiaomi 17T Pro and several POCO X8 Pro models will get the biggest increases, with some models becoming around 25% more expensive. Xiaomi’s latest move is another sign that the memory shortage is forcing smartphone makers to pass higher component costs on to consumers. The RAM crisis is starting to hit smart…
The surge in memory chip prices is pushing Xiaomi to a crossroads: "price increase or maintaining volume?" The Chinese tech giant announced that it will raise prices on several Xiaomi and Redmi brand smartphones starting September 1st, with the POCO brand following suit on September 4th. The company's reason is straightforward and helpless—the cost of memory components has risen sharply, a pressure currently faced by the entire electronics indus…
Xiaomi raises the prices of smartphones and tablets by up to 25% due to the increase in RAM. The Chinese manufacturer acknowledges that component overruns can no longer be absorbed and transfers the bill to the consumer. Xiaomi 17T Pro and POCO X8 Pro models concentrate the highest increases, with increases reaching 137 dollars. Keys of the operation Up to 137 dollars in various models. The increase of RAM and other components forces Xiaomi to p…
Hit hard by soaring RAM costs, Xiaomi is raising the prices of several of its smartphones and tablets.
Xiaomi phone shipments sink 26% as prices hit record high
The company's smartphones got pricier in Q2, but that wasn't enough to stop a steep drop in global shipments and market share.File photo: Xiaomi 17 UltraFewer units, higher price tagXiaomi's smartphone shipments plunged 26.3 percent year over year in the second quarter, even as the average price of its phones hit a record high.According to the company's Q2 2026 earnings report, Xiaomi shipped 31.2 million smartphones globally in the quarter, dow…
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