Samsung Electronics is a renowned brand that is popular for its consumer grade electronic products like home appliances and smartphones. However, most are unaware that the South Korean tech giant is also a world leader in advanced memory technology as well. And now, the company has finally started the mass production of 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, meaning we can expect to see 16GB of RAM on premium flagships soon.

Following the 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM being mass produced back in July 2019, Samsung has now kicked off production for the world’s first 16GB memory. The additional memory is made to serve many purposes in the coming future and will seek to supplement other technologies such as 5G networking, Artificial Intelligence, intensive smartphone gaming titles, and even more powerful photography.

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Samsung’s 16GB LPDDR5 DRAM

According to official notes, the company is introducing its latest lineup that will be featured on next generation technology, which is expected to arrive later this year. This also implies that the high end Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series is also likely to feature the massive memory offering. Furthermore, the company also reported on certain performance figures as well.

The 16GB LPDDR5 is capable of data transfer speed up to 5,500 megabits per second, which is approximately 1.3 times faster than the previous LPDDR4X memory. In terms of energy efficiency, the latest generation is even capable of an additional 20 percent of energy savings over past iterations while offering up to twice the capacity.

Notably, Samsung’s new 16GB LPDDR5 DRAM package consists of eight 12 gigabit chips and four 8 gigabit chips. This basically translates to premium smartphones featuring DRAM capacity which is double if not higher than what is offered in most higher end laptops and even gaming PCs, according to Samsung. The company claims that the improvements in data transfer speeds will also open doors for high graphical fidelity games being played in higher resolution, offering stable framerate as well.

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Samsung isn’t just stopping here. With the mass production of the 16GB LPDDR5 memory, the company has also begun work on releasing the third generation of 10nm DRAM chips which will be seen later this year. This will be in line with its 6,400Mb/s DRAM chips which are also currently in development. All in all, this cements Samsung’s position in the memory market where it is constantly updating and innovating to stay competitive.

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