Nothing’s CMF Phone delayed as RAM prices soar

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Nothing says its CMF Phone 2 Pro successor won’t launch this year because memory prices have surged, making a meaningful upgrade unaffordable; memory costs have doubled since the decision and are now the most expensive smartphone component, though CMF plans other products and hints the smartphone season isn’t over.
- Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices The Verge
- ‘We can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward’: Nothing scraps the CMF Phone 3 Pro and says the RAM crisis is making budget phones impossible to produce TechRadar
- Nothing CMF Phone is a RAMageddon casualty, memory now the most expensive component 9to5Google
- Smartphone market to shrink 15 percent this year due to memory crisis The Register
- Smartphones Market Is Getting 15% Shrink In 2026 — Here Is the AI Memory Crisis Behind It Memeburn
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