RAM prices cancel this year’s CMF Phone release
▼ Summary
– Nothing has delayed the CMF Phone 2 Pro successor due to high memory prices, with no new CMF phone launching this year.
– Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis stated that current memory costs prevent building a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a reasonable price.
– The RAM shortage has also impacted Nothing’s mid-range phone, with CEO Carl Pei noting memory costs doubled for the Phone 4A between planning and production.
– The decision was announced via a post on X by Evangelidis, as reported by 9to5Google.
– The original CMF Phone 2 Pro was released with modular accessories, but its follow-up is now on hold indefinitely.
Nothing’s CMF Phone lineup is the latest casualty of the global RAM price surge. As confirmed by Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis in a post on X, the company will not release a successor to the CMF Phone 2 Pro this year. “We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can’t build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF,” Evangelidis wrote. “As a result, we’ve decided not to launch a new CMF phone this year.”
This decision echoes concerns raised just last week by Nothing CEO and co-founder Carl Pei. He noted that the ongoing RAM shortage has dramatically inflated costs for the company’s mid-range devices, specifically stating that for the Phone 4A, memory expenses doubled during development. The ripple effects of this industry-wide component crunch are now derailing product roadmaps, forcing brands to rethink affordability in a market where memory prices show no signs of cooling down. For budget-conscious consumers, this means waiting longer for a genuinely improved, low-cost option from Nothing’s accessible CMF sub-brand.
(Source: The Verge)
