The rising cost of RAM/NAND has a huge impact on the mobile phone market. Even Apple has previously leaked news that price increases for future models are inevitable. There is recent news that mobile phones equipped with 2nm Pro-level flagship chips will be launched in the third and fourth quarter of this year, and the pricing of standard models will be increased across the board.
According to information from digital blogger “RD Observation”, flagship mobile phones equipped with 2nm Pro-level chips (S8E Gen6 Pro / Dimensity 9600) are expected to be launched in the third and fourth quarter of this year, and the pricing will increase across the board.
The price of the standard 12+256 model in the article may increase to more than 6,000 RMB (approximately HK$6,950). As a reference, the standard price of the Xiaomi 17, the first S8E Gen5 model last year, started at RMB 4,499.
Since the price increase of flagship models is inevitable, the article has a voting column with several suggestions, such as delaying the replacement cycle, buying a sub-flagship that is more suitable for downgrading, or considering “old flagship” mobile phones that are still on sale in the market.
Mobile Magazine’s short comment: Considering that the pricing of mainstream flagship phones in the Hong Kong market is generally around HK$7,000 to HK$8,000, if price increases are inevitable, it may be necessary to prepare for new phones priced over HK$10,000.
Source: Weibo
