Xiaomi reveals how smartphone costs have risen due to the DRAM crisis

In the last few months, the prices of smartphones have increased by several thousand rupees. Smartphones of all big and small companies are becoming expensive. This sequence continues continuously. Be it a new launch or an old model, a flagship or a midrange or low-budget phone, the prices of mobiles have increased significantly. Xiaomi has revealed the real reason why smartphones are expensive. The company has revealed how it was forced to increase the prices of its smartphones.

Xiaomi It is one of the top smartphone companies in the world whose smartphones have become quite expensive in the last few days. The company has revealed what is the reason behind smartphones becoming expensive. In fact, Xiaomi smartphones Division President Lu Weibing weibo (via) has shared a post on. It has been revealed by the official that due to shortage of DRAM, smartphone companies are forced to increase the prices of their mobiles. The rising prices of RAM are affecting the cost of phones. The costs are continuously increasing.

Lu Weibing said that for 12GB RAM and 15GB flash memory, it is spending 1500 yuan (about 20 thousand rupees) more. This increased price is said to be from the last quarter of 2025. This means that all the upcoming smartphones of the company will be launched at a much higher price. Not only this, this price is even higher for 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. The company has admitted that prices have increased more than anticipated. Due to this, the company has increased the list price of its upcoming Redmi K90 Pro Max, Redmi Turbo 5 and Redmi Turbo 5 Max in China.

It is difficult to say how long the DRAM crisis will last. Some experts believe that prices will start falling from 2028. But in many reports this relief does not seem to be available till 2030. Due to the expansion of AI, the world’s big tech players are continuously increasing the demand for chips. AI is yet to be widely expanded due to which this crisis may deepen in the future. At present it is being said that there is no expectation of reduction in the prices of smartphones.