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Ready your wallets<\/p>\n RAM prices are going up<\/a>. The reason? Because companies are hogging up all the manufacturing capacity to help power AI centers, and RAM makers are unable to keep up with demand for everyone else. As a result, smartphone OEMs are passing the cost onto consumers, which we’re seeing all over the place.<\/p>\n Article continues below <\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n It was already a huge red flag when Sony raised the price of its PlayStation 5 models<\/a> to prices that should be considered illegal. Then, Samsung increased the price of the Galaxy S26<\/a> and Galaxy S26 Plus<\/a> by $100 compared ot their predecessors (but not the S26 Ultra<\/a>), despite a few changes besides the new chip. Motorola also raised the launch price of its new Moto G Stylus 2026<\/a>, also by $100, despite using the same chipset and many of the same specs as its predecessor.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Derrek Lee \/ Android Central)<\/p>\n But it’s not just new devices, it’s old ones too. Samsung has already been spotted raising prices on devices launched over the last year, including the Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a>, Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a>, and various tablets. Motorola has also bumped up the prices of some of its cheapest phones since launch, which is notable, as devices like the Moto G series are known for their affordability.<\/p>\n Meta is also raising prices on the Quest 3 and Quest 3S<\/a>, while Microsoft is asking consumers to pay more for its Surface PCs.<\/p>\n And unfortunately, the RAM shortage could continue for some time<\/a> as RAM makers try to catch up with demand and supply companies building AI data centers. In fact, according to IDC<\/a>, the smartphone market saw its first decline since 2023 after years of consecutive quarterly growth.<\/p>\n So, how are you coping with the rising prices? Comment below and let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We were warned about the RAM shortage at the tail end of 2025, but now it’s becoming a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-540171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Moto](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZVHFMQ6bBNkDFBfyUhP9U8.jpg\")
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