Samsung has quietly kicked off the 2026 hardware season with its new LPDDR6 RAM, and it’s already picked up a “2026 Innovation Award Honoree” badge.
The 12 nm process used to build the chip allows it to reach speeds of up to 10.7 Gbps. On paper, that matches the peak throughput of today’s fastest LPDDR5X modules, but LPDDR6 isn’t all about raw speed.
Samsung increased the I/O count, which boosts overall bandwidth, and added a new dynamic power management system that reportedly cuts power draw by roughly 21% compared to LPDDR5X. In a nutshell, comparable high-end performance with clearly improved efficiency.
In addition, Samsung is touting enhancements to security, including additional safeguards intended to safeguard data during on-device AI processing—something that smartphones and laptops increasingly rely on each year.
And the real point of this is that. Edge computing machines are replacing high-end mobile devices with devices that run larger models locally rather than in the cloud. LPDDR6 could support that shift with faster loading for AI models, and more reliable multitasking under heavy workloads.
The improvements in efficiency are especially significant. A 21% drop in power usage means phones can handle longer, more demanding AI sessions without killing the battery as quickly.
LPDDR6 isn’t the flashiest announcement, but it’s a foundational one. It prepares the groundwork for the subsequent era of mobile performance.
It’s unclear whether upcoming Ultra flagships already on the horizon — such as Oppo’s Find X9 Ultra, Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra, Vivo’s X300 Ultra, or Samsung’s own S26 Ultra — are being tested with this new LPDDR6 technology.
However, some of their successors will likely use faster RAM to differentiate themselves and improve user experience even further.
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