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Main smartphone manufacturers in India increase costs as a result of extreme DRAM and flash storage chip shortages.
Key factors
• World chip scarcity impression
A extreme scarcity of DRAM and flash storage chips since mid-2025 has led to a greater than 300% value inflation, forcing smartphone producers to extend costs.
• Worth hikes by manufacturers
Oppo, Realme, OnePlus, and Samsung have raised costs of a number of smartphone fashions by as much as Rs 5,000 as a result of rising part prices.
• Value-cutting measures
Manufacturers are adopting methods like utilizing outdated chipsets, eradicating premium parts, changing OLED with LCD panels, and promoting refurbished telephones to mitigate prices.
• Future provide constraints
The DRAM and flash storage chipset crunch is anticipated to persist into the second half of 2027, forcing manufacturers to rethink their methods.
• Market impression on shipments
World smartphone SoC shipments have fallen by 15% because of the ongoing chipset provide crunch, in accordance with Counterpoint Analysis.
Key statistics
Greater than 300%
Chipset value inflation
15%
World smartphone SoC cargo decline
Second half of 2027
Anticipated period of chip scarcity
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Unique: Worth hike alert 🚨
OPPO will increase the worth of their smartphones by upto ₹5k:Reno 16 (SD 7 Gen 4):
• 8/256GB : ₹61,999 → ₹66,999
• 12/256GB: ₹67,999 → ₹72,999Reno 16c (MTK 7300):
• 8/128GB: ₹46,999 → ₹49,999
• 8/256GB: ₹49,999 → ₹53,999
•… pic.twitter.com/vG36FqZcQD— Sanju Choudhary (@saaaanjjjuuu) August 17, 2026
Printed 18 August 2026, 12:25 IST
