Nothing CMF Phone Is a RAMageddon Casualty, Memory Now the Most Expensive Component
Nothing says rising RAM prices, driven by AI data center demand, make budget phones unviable and leave the CMF line without a new model this year.
- Nothing confirmed it has canceled the planned CMF Phone 3 Pro, halting the CMF Phone series for the year due to rising component costs.
- Skyrocketing RAM costs, driven by AI data center demand, have made building affordable smartphones increasingly difficult. Akis Evangelidis noted that memory prices prevent creating a device that feels like a genuine step forward.
- Nothing CEO Carl Pei explained that RAM is now the most expensive smartphone component, accounting for "more than 50%" of the total hardware bill. A new device would cost around 50% more to produce.
- Counterpoint previously predicted that low-end devices could face "permanent removal" in certain markets due to these economic pressures. The CMF Phone series will not release a new model this year, though other CMF products will continue.
- While the CMF Phone series remains paused, Nothing will continue developing other smartphone models and non-phone CMF products. Rising material costs disproportionately impact budget-focused devices more severely than premium hardware.
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Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices
Nothing's next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won't be coming this year: We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF. As a result, we've decided not to launch a new CMF pho…
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technewstube.comThe RAM crisis just killed Nothing’s next budget phone — CMF Phone 3 Pro scrapped as co-founder says ‘we can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward’
AI has a lot to answer for, with the ongoing RAM crisis now leading to no new CMF phones this year.
CMF Phone 3 Pro Cancelled: Brand Confirms No Smartphone Launches for 2026 Due to Rising Component Costs | 📲 LatestLY
CMF by Nothing has cancelled plans for a CMF Phone 2 Pro successor this year due to surging DRAM and storage costs. Co-founder Akis Evangelidis confirmed that launching a device now would nearly double the retail price, contradicting the brand’s value-focused strategy. However, the company plans to release new products in other categories throughout 2026. 📲 CMF Phone 3 Pro Cancelled: Brand Confirms No Smartphone Launches for 2026 Due to Rising Component Costs.
Nothing Technology, known for its uniquely designed smartphones and headphones, has announced that it has abandoned plans to release the next generation of its CMF Phone series in 2026 due to soaring memory costs.
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