Apple is about to get absolutely wrecked by DRAM price increases when its long-term supply agreements with Samsung and SK Hynix run out, and some leaker on X is telling people to buy their gadgets before manufacturers start charging wild premiums. The memory shortage has gotten bad enough that Samsung reportedly turned down its own phone division to squeeze better profit margins out of DDR5 production.
The iPhone maker might dodge some pain by designing chips in-house, which saves around ten bucks per unit on the modem alone. That adds up when you're shipping millions of devices annually. Apple also sits on massive cash reserves that could cushion the blow.
But the leaker says price hikes are still coming for iPhones and other products during the first half of next year. Even competitors like Qualcomm and MediaTek might limit next-gen chipsets to expensive LPDDR6 memory because of rising costs, so basically everyone is cooked.
The iPhone maker might dodge some pain by designing chips in-house, which saves around ten bucks per unit on the modem alone. That adds up when you're shipping millions of devices annually. Apple also sits on massive cash reserves that could cushion the blow.
But the leaker says price hikes are still coming for iPhones and other products during the first half of next year. Even competitors like Qualcomm and MediaTek might limit next-gen chipsets to expensive LPDDR6 memory because of rising costs, so basically everyone is cooked.
