Galaxy S27 Ultra: Samsung's Game-Changing Leap with LPDDR6 RAM and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Chip!

Samsung is often criticized for the lack of significant hardware improvements in its smartphones, and this is largely justified, as evidenced by the release of the Galaxy S26 series, which is almost identical to the previous generation.

However, the Korean manufacturer is still not giving up in the competitive battle, and its flagship for 2027 could become one of the first smartphones in the world with the latest memory.

What is known

Reputable insider Roland Quandt reported that the Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature the latest LPDDR6 RAM paired with the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset, which Qualcomm will present only in the fall.

Most smartphones still use LPDDR5X, and the new chips will provide a significant boost in performance and bandwidth, primarily due to the updated memory channel structure.

For users, this will mean smooth operation in multitasking mode and impressive acceleration of local AI tasks (without cloud connection).

Rumor has it, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will be the first Qualcomm chip created using TSMC's 2nm N2P process, with an improved Adreno 850 GPU with 18 MB GMEM.

According to insiders, in early tests, engineering samples of the new chipset have already reached 5 GHz, and this figure may reach 6 GHz, although the most realistic clock frequency seems to be 5.5 GHz. Such overclocking was made possible by HBP (Heat Pass Block) technology - Samsung's thermal solution first applied in the Exynos 2600, the first 2nm chip, which integrates a heatsink directly into the SoC package, improving heat dissipation.

Sources: Gizmochina, ‪@rquandt.bsky.social‬