If you’re interested in buying a budget-conscious, lower-end Android smartphone in 2026, particularly from value-focused manufacturers like Xiaomi or Oppo, industry analysts have some bad news.
A new report from IDC predicts that the immense pressure on DRAM production, an essential ingredient in all smartphones, is set to continue in 2026. Due to the AI boom, chip production that would otherwise have gone to smartphones, PCs, or other consumer electronics is now increasingly going…

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