Apple cozies up to Samsung as RAM gets ridiculously expensive

Apple cozies up to Samsung as RAM gets ridiculously expensive

Samsung has always been a part of the iPhone supply chain, and Apple is about to lean on the company more as RAM prices skyrocket worldwide.

A close-up of a microchip held between fingers, showing small pins on the underside against a plain background.
A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip – Image Credit: Samsung

The Apple supply chain relies on multiple companies when it comes to memory. Samsung already provides Apple with a lot of the memory for its manufacturing needs, but its share should be expanding in the coming years.

According to sources of Korea Economic Daily, Apple’s renewals of long-term agreements will be more beneficial for Samsung. Apple will reportedly increase the amount of memory it sources from Samsung to about 60% to 70% of the iPhone 17 supply.

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