Global smartphone manufacturers are being forced to reduce the RAM in their entry-level devices due to a significant surge in memory prices. Companies like Xiaomi are seeing their base models downgraded from 12GB to 6GB of RAM. This price rally in DRAM and NAND flash is anticipated by industry leaders to persist for up to two more years. AI
IMPACT Increased component costs may slow the adoption of advanced AI features in lower-cost smartphones.
RANK_REASON This is a product-related story about component pricing impacting consumer electronics, not a core AI development.
- China
- dynamic random-access memory
- entry-level specs
- Lei Jun
- Micron
- NAND flash
- Samsung
- SK Hynix
- smartphones
- Xiaomi
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