Apple’s memory supply woes are going to continue, as suppliers have already sold their entire production capacity of memory at high prices for all of 2027. Expect iPhone upgrades to cost more this year, and next.
A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip – Image Credit: Samsung
A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip – Image Credit: Samsung
The tech industry’s ongoing nightmare of memory pricing is expected to be a long-term problem. It seems that it will still be an issue until the end of 2027 at a minimum.
According to industry insider sources of DigiTimes on Tuesday, the three major producers of DRAM and HBM have already sold out their production capacity for the entirety of 2027. Furthermore, while supply of NAND Flash SSD media is a little less tight, it’s still expected to be fully booked before the end of August.