iPhone 18 lineup may get another price hike in 2027 on memory costs

Samsung is renegotiating DRAM and NAND prices with smartphone makers including Apple, with new rates taking effect in Q1 2027: LPDDR5X up about 33% and NAND up 27%. Rising memory costs driven by AI data center demand could push iPhone prices higher again.

• Apple reportedly to pay about $2.00 per gigabit of LPDDR5X, up from $1.50 in Q3 2026
• NAND price to rise to $0.33 per gigabit from $0.26, a roughly 27% increase
• iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max already launched $100 above their 2025 predecessors
• Oppo and Vivo reportedly pushed back on Samsung's higher memory rates