Qualcomm is set to ratchet up chip prices in September, and your next gadget upgrade could bear the brunt

I want you to sit with this for a second. Qualcomm, the company whose Snapdragon chips sit inside your Android phone and tablet, your Windows laptop, your Meta smart glasses, your Galaxy Watch, and your wireless earbuds, reportedly sent a letter to every major customer telling them prices are going up by double digits. The price hike will be in effect from September 1, 2026, a recent Bloomberg report claims. Essentially, all the companies placing their chip orders after that will pay a higher price. Qualcomm Why is Qualcomm raising prices now, and who is actually to blame? Qualcomm isn’t doing this for fun. The company says it has completely exhausted its ability to absorb higher costs from its own suppliers. Attempts to find alternative component sources have come up short.

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