Samsung Reportedly Halts New Orders for Mobile DRAM LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X

According to South Korean media reports, Samsung Electronics has stopped accepting new orders for certain low-power mobile DRAM products, including LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X. The company recently took final orders and will now fulfill only previously received volumes, after which the products will be officially discontinued under end-of-life (EOL) status. 

Considering the timing of the final orders, production of LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X is expected to continue through this year. It is expected to shift to LPDDR5 once LPDDR4X inventory is depleted and the manufacturing lines are likely to be converted starting in the first quarter of next year.

It is said that companies like Qualcomm and MediaTek will need to revise their long-term plans, whereas newer smartphone batches of the same model featured with newer LPDDR5 RAM will become faster but more expensive.

With Samsung's decision, not only is the company drastically affecting what its clientele can purchase, but consumers are also going to feel like they've been punched in the gut.