Subj : Brace yourself: Xiaomi warns of a sizeable rise in smartphone pri
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Date : Wed Nov 19 2025 11:00:08

Brace yourself: Xiaomi warns of a sizeable rise in smartphone prices next year

Date:
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:57:22 +0000

Description:
Xiaomi claims that rising memory prices could lead to increased pricing for 
phones, and AI is to blame.

FULL STORY
======================================================================Xiaomi's
 president has warned that smartphone prices could increase a lot This is due 
to the rising cost of memory chips Memory pricing would affect all phone 
brands, not just Xiaomi 

If you thought smartphones were expensive now, you could be in for a shock 
next year, as according to Xiaomi President Lu Weibing, their prices could be 
in for a sizeable rise. 

This claim was made during an earnings conference call (via Reuters ), with 
the rising cost of memory chips being the reason given. 

You see, memory chips are in high demand right now, as theyre used in 
artificial intelligence servers, so prices for memory chips are soaring, and 
that will also affect the price of the memory used in phones. 

Since this claim of smartphone price rises comes from the president of 
Xiaomi, we can be almost certain that Xiaomis upcoming phones will cost more 
than they might have otherwise  so for example next years Xiaomi 18 series 
could be extremely expensive. The Xiaomi 18 Pro series could be even more 
expensive than the Xiaomi 17 Pro line (Image credit: Xiaomi) A problem for 
everyone 

But this issue isnt one that only Xiaomi will be facing  the whole industry 
will have to address rising memory prices, which will presumably mean either 
higher smartphone pricing or lower profits for the companies if they dont 
pass the costs onto consumers. 

Since most companies arent known to be fans of sacrificing profits, wed 
assume that in most cases there probably will be price rises. That means 
big-name handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S26 series and the iPhone 18 line 
might also cost more than their predecessors. 

Indeed, South Korean publication Chosun recently reported that a price 
increase for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra was expected. Though interestingly 
News Pim has claimed that the base model Galaxy S26 wont have a price rise  
but that this will be achieved by reversing course on some planned upgrades. 
So thats another possibility  that well see smaller upgrades than usual next 
year in order to keep prices at current levels. 

Neither of those options sound great, so for now wed suggest you get saving 
if you were planning to upgrade your phone next year  or hold out a little 
longer and hope memory chip pricing eventually drops again. 

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https://www.techradar.com/phones/brace-yourself-xiaomi-warns-of-a-sizeable-ris
e-in-smartphone-prices-next-year


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