Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 AP supports faster memory chip that Apple’s A18 Pro AP won’t،
LPDDR6 RAM is expected to be ready later this year and according to Ajunews (via Wccftech), the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Application Processor (AP), which will likely be announced next October, could be the first SoC to support the latest RAM version. Indeed, it seems that the Apple A18 Pro chipset will not have the same support. As a result, the Galaxy S25 Ultra could be equipped with LPDDR6 RAM while the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will still use LPDDR5 RAM.
You may have noticed that Android phones have more RAM than iPhone handsets. Indeed, iOS and Android use two different architectures. Apple's iOS is optimized to work with Apple's A-series application processors, and as a result, iOS uses optimized memory management, allowing iOS to use less RAM than Android. For example, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped with 12GB of RAM while the iPhone 15 Pro Max sports 8GB of RAM.
Without LPDDR6 RAM, the iPhone16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max might not be able to effectively run extended language models (LLMs) on the device, which could negatively impact Apple's plans to use AI to improve Siri. On the other hand, Apple is reportedly working on a way to store LLMs on NAND flash memory, which could allow iPhone models with a limited amount of RAM to continue running AI on the device.
The fastest RAM speed available currently is 9.6 Gbps available with LPDDR5T RAM manufactured by Korean company SK hynix. LPDDR6 RAM will be faster although the exact speed is unknown, which is actually no surprise since it won't be found on new smartphones until 2025.
RAM, or Random Access Memory, is temporary storage space for application data. The more RAM your phone has, the easier it is to switch between apps without stuttering or lag. Currently the largest amount of RAM on a android phone is 24 GB. For example, Android The Nubia RedMagic 8S Pro+ gaming phone is equipped with 24 GB of RAM.
