After weeks of spoilers and leaks, Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy S20 lineup. At its recent Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, the company unveiled the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. While the devices vary greatly in size, cameras, battery capacity, and connectivity, they all feature the same SoC, either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 depending on your region. However, the performance of the devices won't be the same across regions. That's because Samsung is offering multiple SKUs of each S20 model, some of which come with 8GB or 12GB of RAM .But if you get the more powerful Galaxy S20 Ultra, you can go all the way up to 16GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is the first smartphone on the market with 16GB of RAM, but it won't hold the crown for long. Xiaomi is expected to announce its Mi 10 in just two days, and the devices are likely to feature up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM as well. Samsung sources its memory modules in-house, unlike Xiaomi, which sources its memory modules from Micron and Samsung.
With 16GB of RAM, the S20 Ultra easily beats a laptop in terms of memory capacity. This amount of RAM seems excessive, but it could be useful for those who use Samsung DeX as a full-fledged PC replacement. Moreover, with the needs of modern games, 16GB of RAM can serve you to enjoy the Galaxy S20 Ultra in all scenarios without worrying about reloading applications. Samsung's RAM module is LPDDR5, which is faster than the previous generation of LPDDR4X modules found in most flagship smartphones on the market. LPDDR5 allows for higher memory speeds with lower power consumption thanks to features like DVFS, Deep Sleep Mode, DQ Copy, and WriteX.
Ultimately, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM shouldn't be seen as a gimmick. Instead, it's a future-proofing purchase that will allow you to keep your apps in memory, quickly switch between apps, and load multiple apps on the phone or in Samsung DeXfor years to come.
