It appears that the ongoing inflationary trend vis-à-vis memory chips, despite a modest reduction in spot DRAM prices recently, has reached demand destruction levels. After all, why else would MediaTek and Qualcomm slash their production of mobile chips by millions of units? MediaTek and Qualcomm are reportedly slashing the production of mobile chips geared primarily towards mid and low-end smartphones, as the ongoing memory chipflation starts impacting demand As we noted recently, the wider smartphone industry has been hit by a double whammy of sorts: the astronomical increase in memory chip prices over the past year, largely driven by the […]

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In a world dictated by the typical economic order, older devices should become cheaper over time under the relentless march of technology-led obsolescence. Yet, in the bizarro world that we currently populate, older devices are experiencing progressive price hikes. We witnessed this phenomenon with Sony's price hikes for its older gaming consoles, and Samsung is now reportedly following suit with a planned jump in retail prices for its Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Flip 7, and Galaxy S25 Edge. Samsung is reportedly gearing up to announce a price hike for some of its Galaxy models, with the ongoing Iran war […]

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