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The chip shortage has caused at least one new flagship phone to go out of stock
June 29, 2025
We’ve already heard suggestions that upcoming device launches could be affected by the ongoing chip shortage, but it looks like the supply issue is affecting newly released devices too.
Black Shark CEO Luo Yuzhourevealedon Weibo (h/t:Gizmochina) that theBlack Shark 4 seriesand the Black Shark 4 Pro in particular is out of stock due to the chip shortage. The executive added that the shortage was “very large,” according machine-translation, and that it was hard at work to increase device production.
We wonder what the semiconductor shortage means for upcoming devices if current phones are feeling the pressure too. Google may have given us a hint of how it’s coping with the chip shortage, as it revealed the upcomingPixel 5awould be coming to the US and Japan. This doesn’t mean the phone won’t be coming to other locales, but it certainly suggests the shortage is forcing the company to prioritize markets.
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Other phones expected for release later in 2021 include theASUS Zenfone 8series,Google Pixel 6, the OnePlus 9T range, andSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. We’ll just have to wait to find out whether the semiconductor shortage affects these devices too.
For what it’s worth, Xiaomi haspreviously suggestedit might have to increase the price of its phones if the chip shortage leads to component costs increasing too. So even if upcoming devices are available in your region, you might have to pay a premium for them.
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