Storage chip price increase wave impacting mobile phones, may lead to price hike: Industry insiders say small and medium-sized manufacturers may struggle to adapt.

Since the second half of this year, there has been a surge in storage chip prices, and this trend is continuing to pass on to downstream terminal products. A reporter visited several offline cell phone stores in Shanghai and found that although current models have not yet adjusted their prices, some frontline sales staff believe that as storage chip prices continue to rise, prices of terminal products such as cell phones will also increase. Additionally, some listed companies in the storage industry have disclosed that the shipping prices for storage products aimed at cell phone manufacturers have already risen. Industry analysts point out that in the face of drastic changes in the supply and demand landscape, the cell phone industry will face a dual challenge of cost pressure and product structure adjustment.