Samsung mobile unit hit by 211% jump in memory prices

Samsung Electronics’ latest filing has put a price on the strain that the global memory shortage is placing on its smartphone business, even as the same market conditions drive record earnings at its semiconductor arm. The average price that Samsung’s Device eXperience division paid for externally sourced mobile memory in the first half rose about 211 percent from the 2025 annual average, according to the company’s half-year report filed Friday. External purchases of mobile memory totaled 5.04 t