{"id":288385,"date":"2026-07-11T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:45:09","slug":"im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m saving hundreds on new phones while everyone else panics about the RAM crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis\/\">I&#8217;m saving hundreds on new phones while everyone else panics about the RAM crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis\/\">https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/im-saving-hundreds-on-new-phones-while-everyone-else-panics-about-the-ram-crisis\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-11 13:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidpolice.com\">www.androidpolice.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the RAM crisis kicked off at the start of 2026, we&#8217;ve been anxiously watching phone prices.<\/p>\n<p>Price increases are nothing new when it comes to the yearly cycle of Android phones, but there was a chance things could get much worse.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve yet to see the full impact of skyrocketing hardware prices, but early signs aren&#8217;t looking good.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m not worried because, in an era of rising phone prices, I&#8217;m still saving money.<\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tWhy your next Android upgrade is about to cost $100 more for the same specs<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Android upgrades are becoming a bad deal<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"all-the-evidence-points-to-unprecedented-price-increases\">\n                        All the evidence points to unprecedented price increases<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"it-39-ll-be-widespread-and-massive\">\n            It&#8217;ll be widespread and massive<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In June, a report surfaced that revealed that Samsung     <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"1035306\">had failed to secure cheaper OLED panels<\/span> for its Samsung Galaxy S27 phones.    <\/p>\n<p>While Galaxy users were worried about the compromises inherent in cheaper components, others saw it as a way to balance costs.<\/p>\n<p>The new panels were&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a 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