Planning to upgrade your phone? Nothing co-founder says waiting could be costly

Carl Pei, co-founder of Nothing, says waiting for a better deal on your next smartphone might not pay off. Here's why.

Smartphone memory prices are quietly freezing your next upgrade

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I'm saving hundreds on new phones while everyone else panics about the RAM crisis

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
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Here’s how hard it is to make a cheap Android phone during the RAM shortage

The increased cost of memory components is having the expected effect on devices, raising their costs for consumers. An interesting report points out some nuance to that, predicting that cheap Android ...

Your Pixel phone could get a big under-the-hood upgrade this year

Kernel update in the pipeline ...
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RAM Crisis is Squeezing Mid-Range & Budget Phone Specs in 2026

Rising component costs caused by the AI-driven RAM crisis are forcing smartphone makers to downgrade specs in mid-range devices. Reports indicate a return to 8GB RAM configurations, plastic frames, ...

I freed up 2GB of RAM by changing one Android setting, and my Pixel's been flying ever since

The performance boost was worth every trade-off ...