Eyeing the Pixel 11? It's Going to Cost More Thanks to the RAM Crisis
Another day, another piece of hardware that's going to cost more thanks to the RAM shortage and the AI data center boom. Analyst house IDC predicts that smartphone prices could rise by an average 3% to 5% during 2026 in the moderate scenario, or by 6% to 8% in its pessimistic scenario. Recommended by Our Editors The Best Unlocked Phones for 2026 Thanks AI!
- ▪Another day, another piece of hardware that's going to cost more thanks to the RAM shortage and the AI data center boom.
- ▪Analyst house IDC predicts that smartphone prices could rise by an average 3% to 5% during 2026 in the moderate scenario, or by 6% to 8% in its pessimistic scenario.
- ▪Recommended by Our Editors The Best Unlocked Phones for 2026 Thanks AI!
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Another day, another piece of hardware that's going to cost more thanks to the RAM shortage and the AI data center boom. Ahead of the launch of the Pixel 11 later this year, Shakil Barkat, Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, told 9to5 Google the entire Pixel family will soon see price "adjustments."He wasn't ready to share specifics, instead saying that price changes “will be rolled out dynamically to match supply realities.” Barkat put the price rises down to how "there's never been an increase in memory prices like the world's going through right now," highlighting research from investment bank Morgan Stanley which showed that the price of a single GB of RAM has increased sixfold in roughly a year.If you had your eye on how much the upcoming Pixel flagship is likely to…
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