The RAM crisis is about to absolutely tank smartphone specs, and entry-level phones might drop down to just 4GB of memory while mid-range devices get stuck at 6GB to 8GB instead of the usual 12GB. TrendForce says the shortage will drag on past late 2027, which means flagship models are also getting screwed out of 16GB chips. Samsung keeps cranking out DDR5 instead of focusing on phone memory because the margins are better, and that tells you everything about how bad things have gotten.
The bright side is that manufacturers might finally lean on Google to make Android work better with less RAM, but on-device AI really needs more memory to function properly. Apple is apparently trying to run language models off flash storage instead, and Samsung is cooking up some specialized storage that could handle AI tasks without eating up RAM.
The bright side is that manufacturers might finally lean on Google to make Android work better with less RAM, but on-device AI really needs more memory to function properly. Apple is apparently trying to run language models off flash storage instead, and Samsung is cooking up some specialized storage that could handle AI tasks without eating up RAM.
