Jolla is trimming the entry configuration of the Jolla Phone (2026) as rising component costs continue to squeeze the broader smartphone market. According to the company, the new Sep-II batch will lower the base configuration to 8GB + 128GB while keeping the same 649 euro price point.
The Jolla Phone (2026) is a Linux smartphone running Sailfish OS and built on MediaTek’s Dimensity 7100 mobile platform. Earlier pre-sale batches shipped with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced between 499 and 579 euros. Once the phone moved into formal retail sales, Jolla switched to an 8GB + 256GB version at 649 euros, while still allowing buyers to upgrade memory to 12GB.
Now that pricing pressure has intensified, the company is scaling back the base storage again. In the latest plan, buyers who want to move back up from 8GB + 128GB to 12GB + 256GB will need to pay an additional 100 euros.
Jolla says community interest in the phone has been strong, but it also acknowledged that soaring memory component prices are creating unusual challenges for phone makers. That explanation lines up with a broader industry trend, where brands are trying to protect margins by adjusting storage tiers instead of raising headline prices even more aggressively.
What makes this case stand out is that Jolla isn’t reframing the change as a feature update or product refresh. It’s a straightforward downgrade to the base package, and the company is tying it directly to higher memory costs.
For buyers who care more about Sailfish OS and the overall Linux phone experience than raw value on paper, the device may still be appealing. Still, the updated spec sheet is a reminder that memory inflation is now affecting even niche smartphone projects in a visible way.
