Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices
Nothing has cancelled the launch of its next CMF budget smartphone for 2026. Co-founder Akis Evangelidis cited soaring memory costs as the reason, stating the company cannot build a device that feels like a genuine step forward. The decision follows an AI-driven memory crisis affecting the broader smartphone market.
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Nothing officially confirmed the cancellation of its next CMF phone due to RAM pricing.
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Nothing Cancels 2026 CMF Phone Due to RAM Price Surge
confidence 100%Nothing has cancelled the launch of its next CMF budget smartphone for 2026. Co-founder Akis Evangelidis cited soaring memory costs as the reason, stating the company cannot build a device that feels like a genuine step forward. The decision follows an AI-driven memory crisis affecting the broader smartphone market.
What's confirmed:
- Nothing will not launch a new CMF phone in 2026.
- Rising RAM prices led to the cancellation of the CMF Phone 3 Pro.
- Akis Evangelidis stated that budget phones are becoming impossible to produce due to the RAM crisis.
- The smartphone market is expected to shrink 15 percent in 2026 because of the memory crisis.
- Memory has become the most expensive component for the CMF phone.
Still unconfirmed:
- Nothing is preparing a new smartphone launch that is not the CMF 3 Pro.
- A mysterious product teaser with the letter b suggests a new device is in development.
- LPDDR memory now consumes 43 percent of a budget phone's cost.
- Mobile RAM prices are projected to increase by 93-98 percent in Q2.