Samsung's Mobile Division Posts First-Ever Loss Due to Soaring Memory Prices

Samsung’s mobile and DX business slipped into an 800 billion won loss in Q2, its first quarterly loss, as rising memory and component costs squeezed margins.

Strong sales of premium phones and the A-series were not enough to offset the hit from higher input costs tied to the AI-driven memory boom.

Samsung’s chip division posted record revenue and profit, helping the company deliver record overall earnings.

The cost pressure could keep smartphone margins under strain and may push handset prices higher, especially in lower-priced models.