Nothing says your next phone will be more expensive, specs race is over

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TL;DR

• Nothing co-founder Carl Pei has joined others in warning that phones will be more expensive in 2026.
• Pei claimed that the specs race will end this year and that the era of “cheap silicon” was over.
• He added that the user experience will be the only way phones can stand out.

RAM prices have shot through the roof, and this crisis affects smartphones, too. In fact, companies like Xiaomi and Samsung have warned of higher phone prices in 2026. Now, Nothing co-founder Carl Pei has echoed these warnings, while giving us a hint of what to expect from Nothing phones later this year.

In a post on LinkedIn and Twitter titled “Why your next smartphone will cost more,” Pei called 2026 an unprecedented year for electronics:




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