Huawei Warns Rising Memory Costs Could Lift Smartphone Prices

DigiTimes says Huawei executive Richard Yu warned that rising memory costs could push handset prices higher. According to the compact payload, Yu said smartphone vendors risk losses if they keep older price levels while memory expenses continue to increase. For RamTrend, this is a direct mobile-memory pricing signal. It shows that DRAM and storage cost inflation is visible enough for a major handset executive to discuss end-market price increases. If memory costs keep rising, smartphone OEMs may respond with higher retail pricing, lower base configurations, or more aggressive sourcing from lower-cost suppliers.