{"id":26547,"date":"2025-12-18T02:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/planning-to-buy-a-phone-or-laptop-heres-why-you-should-do-it-now-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:39:45","slug":"planning-to-buy-a-phone-or-laptop-heres-why-you-should-do-it-now-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/planning-to-buy-a-phone-or-laptop-heres-why-you-should-do-it-now-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning To Buy A Phone Or Laptop? Here\u2019s Why You Should Do It Now | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9776879\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 18, 2025, 07:45 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9776879\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964 asubttl-schema\">Buying these devices is going to become expensive very soon and before that happens, get your upgrade.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bggrn\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The inevitable AI price hike is going to be brutal\" title=\"The inevitable AI price hike is going to be brutal\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The inevitable AI price hike is going to be brutal<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The year is ending and strangely you are seeing online deals from different brands as well as platforms. It is hardly a surprise and the reason is that buying in 2025-end will probably save you some extra money before the imminent price hike that lingers in early 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">We have seen quite a lot said about the AI push from tech giants and it seems most people forgot that to keep these AI machines running, they will need hardware, and that excessive demand is forcing a rethink among companies that actually make the components.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">And when the same hardware parts are needed in other segments, the supply crunch is knocking on the doors quite loudly. Long story short, buying laptops and phones are going to become expensive and we suggest you do it right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>The Price-AI Effect: How Does It Matter?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As you might have realised, the demand for memory chips has gone up drastically, so much that manufacturers in this space are ready to give up their consumer business and make the components that fetch them a higher price. This is typical Business 101 and Economics 101 which is being played out right in front of our eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Most industry experts say this is unlikely to be a short-term bubble and could extend well into 2027 which is a 24-month stretch of brutal market shift. RAM is the main crux hardware that is needed for phones, laptops, PCs, car systems and even your TVs and smart home devices. When the RAM prices go up, which they already have, you witness a price-to-value variance that has not affected the industry in such a big way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You want to buy a phone with 16GB RAM, it might have cost you Rs 70,000 before, but now that 16GB RAM might be Rs 15,000 pricier which forces the brand to go with a 12GB RAM but for the same price. Similar changes with the laptops. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Unless you are Apple, the 16GB RAM offering, which is now a requirement for Windows 11, could be hard to sell at the current prices and there lies the problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Buying Now Makes Sense<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">So if you want the best value for the money product without seeing the RAM price effect, the time to buy that premium phone or the AI laptop is now. You might have wanted to bide your time and invest on the right product, probably with a good deal, which is a fair way to handle these tasks. But the RAM Tsunami is coming much faster than you can imagine and it will blow the whole market into a different space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Get the iPhone 17 before Apple increases its price, or look for the best deals on MacBook Air or a Windows laptop before the stocks run out. This is an urgent plea and hopefully people understand what\u2019s coming at them in the next three to four months before it\u2019s too late.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 18, 2025, 07:45 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3980126964 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Planning To Buy A Phone Or Laptop? 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