Xiaomi Mi 10 to feature 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM from Micron

Previous leaks and rumors already point to the flagship Xiaomi Mi 10 featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 66-watt fast charging, and a 108-megapixel camera.

Now, another detail has surfaced, further revealing the characteristics of Xiaomi's top-tier smartphone.

New leaks, courtesy of XDA, confirm that American RAM manufacturer Micron has begun mass-producing the world's first low-power LPDDR5 DRAM chips. Micron's LPDDR5 tech allows them to put 12GB of RAM on a single die, achieving transfer speeds up to 6.4 Gbps. That's nearly twice as fast as LPDDR4 and a 20% boost over the current LPDDR4X standard. On top of that, LPDDR5 is also 20% more power-efficient than LPDDR4X!

Reportedly, the Chinese tech portal tech.sina.com.cn claims Xiaomi's flagship will be among the first devices to adopt this new, faster memory.

It's entirely possible we'll see 8GB and 12GB RAM variants. Furthermore, Micron could ramp up 16GB die production in the second half of 2020, potentially offering future flagships truly monstrous amounts of RAM.

Source: XDA