Planning to upgrade your phone? Nothing co-founder says waiting could be costly

Carl Pei, co-founder of Nothing, says waiting for a better deal on your next smartphone might not pay off. Here's why.

Smartphone memory prices are quietly freezing your next upgrade

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Apple may be setting a strange new RAM trend Android phones could follow

A new leak suggests iPhone 18 and 18e will feature 9GB of RAM, giving Apple Intelligence more room to run smoothly.

Your Pixel phone could get a big under-the-hood upgrade this year

Kernel update in the pipeline ...
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Here’s how hard it is to make a cheap Android phone during the RAM shortage

The increased cost of memory components is having the expected effect on devices, raising their costs for consumers. An interesting report points out some nuance to that, predicting that cheap Android ...
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Why your next Android upgrade is about to cost $100 more for the same specs

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...
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RAM Crisis is Squeezing Mid-Range & Budget Phone Specs in 2026

Rising component costs caused by the AI-driven RAM crisis are forcing smartphone makers to downgrade specs in mid-range devices. Reports indicate a return to 8GB RAM configurations, plastic frames, ...