CMF pauses smartphone launches amid world reminiscence crunch

Ashhar Alam/New Delhi

Nothing CEO Carl Pei has mentioned the corporate won’t introduce a flagship smartphone this yr, because it shifts focus in direction of delivering extra significant upgrades in future iterations. Following this, Nothing’s sub-brand CMF has additionally put its subsequent smartphone launch on maintain, shelving plans for the CMF Phone 2 Pro successor.

According to the corporate, no new CMF smartphones will probably be launched this yr. The determination comes amid a pointy rise in reminiscence chip costs, pushed by a world scarcity of RAM and NAND parts, with suppliers prioritising demand from the booming AI knowledge centre trade.

CMF India head Akis Evangelidis confirmed on X that improvement on the subsequent system had already begun however has now been paused. He added that if the CMF Phone 2 Pro have been to be launched beneath present market situations, its worth may almost double, rising to round ₹30,000–₹35,000 from its unique ₹18,999 launch worth in India.

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The surge in demand for DRAM and NAND reminiscence, together with OEMs shifting in direction of high-bandwidth reminiscence (HBM) manufacturing for AI purposes, has tightened provide additional, creating challenges for smartphone makers globally.

While CMF will skip new smartphone launches this yr, the model plans to broaden its product portfolio in 2026 and discover new classes, although particulars stay undisclosed.