14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has recently announced the world’s first LPDDR5X DRAM, with the company explaining that the most important applications are products like smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Needless to say, the first LPDDR5X DRAM chip comes with notable performance improvements as compared to LPDDR5 DRAM, and the early statistics are impressive, to say the least.
The new design is 1.3 times faster, according to Samsung, while also using no less than 20 percent less energy. It also supports a data transfer speed of 8.5 Gbps, and the company says this is approximately 1.3 times faster than standard LPDDR5, which typically runs at 6.4 Gbps.
“The LPDDR5X DRAM will offer data processing speeds of up to 8.5 gigabits per second (Gbps), which are over 1.3 times faster than LPDDR5’s 6.4Gbps. Leveraging the industry’s most advanced 14nm DRAM process technology, it will also use around 20% less power than LPDDR5 memory. In addition, the 16Gb LPDDR5X chip will enable up to 64 gigabytes (GB) per memory package, accommodating increasing demand for higher-capacity mobile DRAM worldwide,” Samsung explained in a press release.
Coming on the Galaxy S22?
Now the big question is when Samsung is planning to first use the new LPDDR5 DRAM on its devices.
Many expect the South Koreans to adopt this new design on the upcoming Galaxy S22 due in January, but at the same time, I wouldn’t necessarily be surprised if the company decides to wait a little bit longer and only embrace it when the next-generation foldable lineup is ready.
But indeed, it makes total sense to see the new DRAM chip being used on the Galaxy S22, especially as this model spearheads the company’s efforts in the mobile market.
The Galaxy S22 will see the daylight in January as part of the typical annual Unpacked event.