Xiaomi would cancel the 18 Ultra and Oppo and Vivo will maintain their next generation Ultra only in China
The current memory crisis will be more noticeable in economical devices, which will see their profit margin reduced due to price increases in the main components. But these will not be the only ones affected, the crisis also hits the high-end of smartphones. According to rumors, Xiaomi would have canceled its flagship phone Xiaomi 18 Ultrawhich was going to appear in December of this year, although this will not be the only loss.
Impact on the premium range: Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo stop their Ultra models
In addition to the cancellation of Xiaomi 18 Ultrait seems that the main Chinese brands will not launch their models either Ultra at a global level. Usually these flagship phones stayed in Chinese territory, but Alive decided to launch his X300 Ultra globally this year. This situation may not be repeated with the next Vivo X500 Ultrawhich seems to remain as before in the Asian country due to the strong price increases in memory.
Oppo It seems that you have made the same decision with your Find X10 Ultraand will also stay in the local country in this next generation. The manufacturer would also have decided to make its Find X9 Ultrabut the decision with its next top-of-the-range model seems that will not be the same.
Manufacturers may bring back Ultra models globally later
But this does not have to affect future generations, since we are talking exclusively about the next range of phones, with the excuse of price increases in memory. If the situation improves by 2027, it is possible that these manufacturers will once again decide to make their models available to the global market. Ultrabut we will have to wait to see how the price of memory evolves over the next year.
Thus, the models Ultra next generation it seems that they will remain exclusively for China, leaving the rest of the users with few options within this premium segment in high-end smartphones. At least Samsung keep launching models Ultraalthough these are not as Ultra as those of the Chinese manufacturers.
