Xiaomi is already known for offering devices at competitive prices, including through the Redmi and Poco series. However, for next year, Xiaomi expects it to be challenging to maintain the selling price of phones at competitive prices as before.
One of the reasons is the shortage of memory chips, which are a critical component in the production of smartphones.
This partnership by Xiaomi comes in line with SMIC's previous partnership saying that the market is facing a shortage of memory chips that may impact the production of electric vehicles and millions of other electronic devices in 2026. This shortage of supply is linked to the demand for the artificial intelligence arena which also wants access to high-performance memory chips.
With this development, let's see the impact on the selling price of devices starting in 2026.
