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The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear
First reported Source: Rest of WorldLast editorial activity
What happened
AI data centers (a building full of computers that runs online services) are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models. The world’s cheapest smartphones are disappearing because AI infrastructure is absorbing the components.
Sources & evidence
- Rest of World Reporting source
The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear ↗
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-data-center-memory-chip-shortage-cheap-smartphones-digital-divide/