Samsung abandons LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X, all production will move to LPDDR5 in 2027

Samsung Electronics has started accept the latest LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X memory ordersmarking the beginning of the end for this generation of widely used mobile memory. According to industry reports and recent confirmations, the company will continue producing these modules for all of 2026 to fulfill pending ordersafter which its manufacture will definitively cease.

Samsung says goodbye to LPDDR4: full transition to LPDDR5 in 2027

Once current orders are sold out, Samsung will convert its production lines to LPDDR5 starting in the first quarter of 2027. This move responds to the manufacturer’s strategy of focusing on more advanced memories, taking advantage of the momentum, demand and rising prices that semiconductors are adopting.

The memories LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X have been on the market for between 8 and 10 yearsbeing widely used in smartphones, tablets and laptops thanks to its low consumption. However, the industry has been anticipating its withdrawal for some time, although the high demand from manufacturers has lengthened its life cycle more than expected.

LPDDR5 will take over with up to 50% more performance

With the disappearance of LPDDR4, Samsung will start using LPDDR5 memory even in low and mid-range deviceswhich will mean a direct improvement for consumers. This memory offers speeds up to 6.4 Gbpsin front of the 4.3Gbps LPDDR4Xwhich represents an increase of nearly 50% in performance.

This change will also force many manufacturers to adapt your chip and product designs. Some companies are already working on new generations of processors compatible with LPDDR5 and LPDDR5Xadvancing their roadmaps given the early end of LPDDR4.

Current manufacturers and chips will have to adapt to change

Even within Samsung itself, some current solutions such as the Exynos 1330 still use LPDDR4X next to LPDDR5which could generate performance differences between devices depending on the memory used in its manufacture.

Companies in the sector, including chip designers and semiconductor manufacturers, are already adjusting their plans. Some firms have confirmed that have secured sufficient stock of LPDDR4 for this yearbut that its next developments will be focused on more advanced memories.

Factory restructuring and new memory priorities

This change is part of a broader strategy by Samsung, which is reorganizing its memory production lines. The company has already started convert facilities to focus on more advanced DRAMleaving behind older technologies as part of its transition to higher value products.

With this movement, LPDDR4 is approaching its final endwhile LPDDR5 is consolidated as the new standard on mobile devices and next-generation systems in 2027, even in the low-end.