It looks like the era of DDR4 mobile RAM is finally upon us. Although the LG G Flex 2 is expected to be the first phone launched this year to come equipped with DDR4 RAM it certainly won’t be alone. Samsung is also expected to launch some smartphones with DDR4 RAM, including the flagship Galaxy S6, and even Apple has been rumored to have DDR4 RAM in its unannounced iPhone.
LG G Flex 2 may be the first phone with DDR4 RAM inside, but it won’t be the only one, it seems, judging from a Samsung Semiconductor chief remarks. SK Hynix, which makes the 20nm 8 Gigabit LPDDR4 chip that is paired with Snapdragon 810 SoC in the G Flex 2, bragged about this crowning achievement, saying that DDR4 memory has double the throughput of DDR3, with smaller operating voltage and more power efficiency. Good news come in spades, though, as Samsung recently stated that its flagship phones this year will all be equipped with the fast and frugal DDR4 technology, likely starting with the 3 GB piece in the Galaxy S6 in a few weeks. Such a chip is expected to be in 36% of new smartphones next year, according to IHS, while in the second half of this year we will be seeing phones with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM to pop up more often. Good times.
