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Soaring Memory Prices Dampen Demand for Budget Smartphone

Rising DRAM costs are one of several factors increasing the cost of developing next-generation connected devices, observed Elizabeth Parks, president and CMO of Parks Associates, a Dallas-based market research and consulting company specializing in consumer technology products.

“As manufacturers invest in AI capabilities, advanced memory, and more powerful computing platforms, those costs influence retail pricing,” she told TechNewsWorld.

“Our research consistently shows consumers are willing to pay more when they clearly understand the value they receive, whether through better performance, greater reliability, or intelligent features that improve the overall user experience,” she said.

“The next phase of consumer technology growth will be driven by ecosystems, not individual device sales,” she predicted. “The companies that win will be those that make hardware, software, services, AI, and daily use cases work together in ways that feel useful, easy, and trusted.”

From the TechNewsVision article, "Soaring Memory Prices Dampen Demand for Budget Smartphones"

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