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Nothing will continue releasing products this year, but no new smartphone under the CMF brand is planned for the remainder of the year. <\/p>\n

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Hamid Ganji<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jun 19, 2026 16:06 EDT<\/p>\n

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Storage and RAM prices have been rising over the past year, leading to a significant increase in the cost of electronics for customers around the world. Many companies are now revising their plans for upcoming devices due to higher component costs and overall production expenses. CMF is the latest company to cancel the successor to one of its best-selling phones due to rising memory prices.<\/p>\n

CMF is a sub-brand of Nothing and focuses on making budget smartphones for growing markets. The brand launched the CMF Phone 2 Pro<\/a> last year with some eye-catching specifications and an affordable price. While many customers may have been waiting for a successor this year, one of the company\u2019s executives has announced that CMF will not release a new smartphone this year. And AI is to blame.<\/p>\n

As Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced on X<\/a>, the company has been working on a successor to the CMF Phone 2 Pro, but with current memory prices, it cannot \u201cbuild a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF.\u201d So, no new CMF phone will be launched this year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Evangelidis said the company still has several new products in the pipeline, including some in entirely new categories. He added that the Nothing brand will also continue launching new products through 2026.<\/p>\n

Budget smartphones are among the first victims of the surge in RAM and memory prices<\/a>, as they have become more expensive to build. The sharp increase in memory costs could also reshape the traditional price ranges associated with budget phones.<\/p>\n

Apple CEO Tim Cook also recently said <\/a>that price increases for some of the company\u2019s products are unavoidable because RAM and memory have become significantly more expensive this year. Analysts estimate that the base price of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro could rise to $1,399<\/a> due to current market shortages.<\/p>\n