Why the iPhone is about to get more expensive
DRAM costs for a 16GB smartphone jumped from about $42 in Q2 2025 to about $181 a year later, and smartphone DRAM prices rose roughly 56% in Q1 2026 vs a quarter earlier and about 83% in Q2 2026—signals that Apple’s next iPhones are likely to cost more due to persistent memory shortages and higher supply-chain costs.
Sep 7, 2026 ·
The Verge

















