Samsung smartphones from the Galaxy S24 line and devices from the iPhone 16 line will likely retain the same RAM options that current models currently have.

Analysts at Mizuho Securities, cited by insider Revegnus, say that the growing demand for AI should, in theory, contribute to the growth of RAM in smartphones. We previously reported that thanks to the emphasis on AI, manufacturers may begin to actively equip their smartphones with 16-24 GB of RAM.

However, a significant increase in memory prices, as well as the still missing scenarios for local AI that will run directly on smartphones, will lead to the fact that next year manufacturers will not actively increase the amount of memory. In particular, Samsung and Apple can leave everything as it is now.

This means that the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will each receive 6 GB of RAM, and the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will each receive 8 GB. Samsung’s new generation flagships will have 8 or 12 GB of RAM.

It is likely that other manufacturers will not rush to increase volumes, and this, in turn, may slow down the development of local AI on smartphones.

Today Samsung officially unveiled the budget smartphone Galaxy A15. The new product is offered in two versions: with LTE and 5G. Accordingly, the first is built on the MediaTek Helio G99 SoC, and the second is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC. In terms of everything else, these versions have no differences.

The Galaxy A15 4G has two memory configurations: with 8 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of flash memory. The Galaxy A15 5G has one memory configuration: 8/1256 GB.

Samsung Galaxy A15 received a Super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 6.5 inches, a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, a frame rate of 90 Hz and a peak brightness of 800 cd/sq.m. The battery capacity is 5000 mAh and supports 25 W charging.

The camera is represented by sensors with a resolution of 50, 5 and 2 megapixels. The front camera is 13 megapixel. Dimensions and weight of the smartphone are 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm and 200 grams.

Galaxy A15 launched in Vietnam. The price of the LTE version is from $200, the 5G version is $260.

Lexar has released the new Lexar SL500 mobile SSD with a starting price of $85.

Lexar SL500 is equipped with a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface, the drive has read speeds of up to 2000 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1800 MB/s.

The mobile SSD has a thickness of 4.8 mm, a weight of 43 g and a capacity of 512 GB to 4 TB. It comes with a metal body and supports the latest iPhone 15 Pro/Max to save live video recordings. The manufacturer does not specify how the drive is held on the smartphone body.

The drive offers a 5-year warranty.