Apple To Face Storage Pricing Pressure As It Is Rumored To Agree To Kioxiaβs Terms Of Paying 2x For NAND Flash; Renegotiations To Happen Every Quarter
14 February 2026 at 18:31
As much as Apple tries to avoid a price hike for the iPhone 18Β series, this event could be inevitable. However, one strategy the company could apply to offer relief to customers is to keep the base models unchanged from last year. Then again, with its rumored agreement with NAND flash maker Kioxia including terms that Apple will pay double the price for storage, it potentially means that the premiumΒ could beΒ applied to the higher internal memory variants. Also, paying twice the original amount doesnβt mean that the Cupertino will be immune from future price shifts, because contracts are subject to change [β¦]
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