The company also claims this new component is the industrys first 14-nanometer (nm) based 16GB processor.

Samsung

The LPDDR5X is a follow-up to 2018s LPDDR5.

Its 1.3 times faster than the older chip and uses 20 percent less power.

Samsung LPDDR5X chips

Samsung

Samsungs mention of the metaverse is being kept vague at this point.

The company is making a concerted effort to expand the uses of this new RAM tech beyond smartphones.

Its unknown when the LPDDR5X will start making its way into Samsungs products.

VR Family

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However, we could see the chip inthe companys virtual reality productsfairly soon.