The shortage of DRAM is clearly going to continue through 2026 (thanks, AI Boom), and it’s forcing the hands of many brands to bring back, or rather, recycle older technologies at this point.

For smartphone makers, bringing back microSD card slots may not be enough; they may have to resort to making 4GB RAM smartphones.

As per a TrendForce report, memory prices are expected to continue to rise again during the first quarter of 2026, thus putting a “significant cost pressure on global end-device manufacturers”. Mind you, this issue obviously isn’t limited to just the mobile product sector, with brands in the PC sector also suffering from the price hike.



https://www.lowyat.net/2025/376233/smartpho...-again-in-2026/

Just make larger phones. Can put multiple 4gb inside.

later 1 gb



This post has been edited by Phoenix_KL: Dec 15 2025, 02:16 PM

important is high profit

you will own nothing

Download more ram

Meanwhile mine gt 12gb

+ subscribe more ram

Sell phone with NVME slots la. Can DIY upgrade anytime.

Subscribe with Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP...

soon more people selling downloadable memory and storage. or memory or storage subscription.

The average person won't be able to afford personal computers/smartphones in the future. Only can afford terminals that allow you to access AI. Wanna watch movie? Subscribe and stream it. Wanna play videogame? Subscribe and stream it.

screw AI.
It is ruining everything

make lesser phoen - ploblem solvde

translation: give me your $$

iphone la tu

Ram leasing

Kan apple dah cakap 4gb pun dah cukup





Owaiiii

Siapa beli dia bodoh

Siapa lease stuff from them, the loser is consumer

Please defend corporate practice k

8GB laptop is already really bad.
And looks like they have even considered shipping <8GB of RAM in a laptop for 2026.

For comparison, PS4 launched in 2013 with 8GB of ram....