{"id":3941,"date":"2026-01-15T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nothingtec.com\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:59:26","slug":"carl-pei-aumento-precios-smartphones-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nothingtec.com\/en\/2026\/01\/15\/carl-pei-aumento-precios-smartphones-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Pei warns: expensive memory will make mobile phones more expensive in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carl Pei has recently shared an analysis<\/a> about the current state of the mobile industry, which serves as a warning for the global market. According to the founder of Nothing, 2026 represents a historic turning point: the business model based on the The annual reduction in component costs has ended<\/strong>. This situation is forcing brands to rethink their pricing and hardware strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The impact of artificial intelligence on hardware<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The main cause of this structural change is not found in phone factories, but in data centers. The explosion of Artificial intelligence has generated a massive demand for memory.<\/strong>, This directly competes with the production capacity of silicon wafers destined for smartphones. For the first time in fifteen years, mobile phone manufacturers cannot assume that storage or RAM will be cheaper than the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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