India, April 23 -- India is entering a smartphone price hike 2026 phase, driven by a global RAM shortage impact on smartphones. A memory crunch in India has begun: the prices of smartphones are increasing, and Vivo is already in the vanguard. Brands like Vivo have already started increasing prices, signaling a wider smartphone price increase India 2026 trend. The sudden increase in RAM and other memory chips to serve AI data centres and the high prices of the components have pushed the costs to the extent that manufacturers are either forced to raise the price, reduce features or do both. Vivo is now the most recognisable Indian brand to have officially changed their pricing, though analysts and industry reports have suggested that there ...