In October, Qualcomm and MediaTek will present new flagship processors for smartphones. It is expected that the purchase price for selling companies will increase significantly, which, in turn, will affect the price of smartphones for consumers. PhoneArena writes about this.

The new chips will be Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 from Qualcomm and MediaTek respectively. According to rumors, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could cost around $190, while the Dimensity 9400 costs $155. The price increase is due to the complexity and high cost of TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process.

This is not the first time when information about the increase in the purchase price of Qualcomm and MediaTek processors appears in the media. Earlier, for example, industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had suggested a bigger increase in key component prices, estimating it at 25-30%. Insider Ice Universe also reported a 20.68% price increase for Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processors.

PhoneArena believes that vendors can offset the increased cost of components by raising device prices for consumers. The magazine assumes that this will primarily affect the prices of flagship smartphones. price increases may be proportional to cost increases.