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A standardization of RAM started with the Galaxy S25 series that launched earlier this year, with Samsung introducing 12GB memory as the bare minimum for every model . For the Galaxy S26 lineup, which is expected to be announced in January and released in February , a rumor claims that Samsung will once again introduce 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM as standard, but there will be two differences. One, the memory will run at higher speeds, and two, there will be a 16GB RAM version, but you have to spend extra because this configuration will be exclusive to the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

The higher 16GB LPDDR5X RAM operating at 10.7Gbps speeds will remain exclusive to the Galaxy S26 Ultra,

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