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.

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.

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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.

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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Yesterday, Xiaomi announced that its upcoming Mi 10 series will feature the new-age LPDDR5 memory across the entire lineup. Micron was first to confirm this news and it announced the mass production of the first LPDDR5 RAM chip for Mi 10.

However, soon after this announcement, netizens on Weibo wondered whether Xiaomi planned to use Samsung made LPDDR5 memory chips as well. This was a valid question given how the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S20 series, Nubia’s Red Magic 5G flagship are expected to use Samsung’s new memory chip. And yesterday night, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun confirmed that the Mi 10 series will be using Samsung as well as Micron’s LPDDR5 memory chips.

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Both Samsung and Micron LPDDR5 memory chips promise speeds of up to 6.4 Gbps, which a significant 50% boost as compared to previous LPDDR4X generation. The new age chips also promise a 20-30% reduction in power consumption. And if Samsung is supplying LPDD5 memory chips for the Xiaomi Mi 10, we can’t entirely rule out the possibility of the top-end variant featuring a Samsung made 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM. After all, Samsung had revealed that it was working on a 16GB RAM module for 2020.

Xiaomi has never been shy to include high RAM modules inside its flagships. For example, its most recent Mi 9 Pro 5G has a 12 GB RAM variant as well. So, it won’t be surprising to see a 16GB LPDDR5 RAM module in the top-end Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G model.

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