TechWhy the iPhone is about to get more expensive

Apple’s next-generation iPhones are likely to cost more as soaring memory prices make higher device prices harder to avoid. AI has intensified demand for RAM, but the shortage predates ChatGPT and reflects years of slowing production gains, reduced expansion and a highly concentrated memory industry. The supply crunch may take years to resolve.

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