Explained in plain English

What are memory prices?

Memory prices refer to the cost of components like RAM and storage chips used in devices. When these go up, it makes phones more expensive to produce. Our story mentions this specifically hit cheaper phones hardest, making them less attractive and contributing to people delaying upgrades, even as Apple avoided price hikes.

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Questions this opens up

What is RAM? What is flash storage? Who makes memory chips?

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