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Next-gen Samsung DDR5 memory will be 30% expensive than DDR4
Samsung’s DDR5 memory is on its way to normalization, replacing DDR4 in this process. The latest rate brings faster data transfer speeds than the previous generation, but this is reportedly going to be costly. Market observers now estimate that the supply price of DDR5 memory will be about 30% higher than that of DDR4, although the consumer market may not realize this until 2023.
By 2022, DDR5 “will be supplied at a price that is more than 30% higher” than DDR4, according to market watcher TrendForce cited by The Elec. However, PC OEMs will not be quick to adopt DDR5 next year, but the new standard should be widely distributed across the consumer PC market by 2023.
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Demand for DDR5 will be high enough to cover 10% of the full DRAM market next year. And by 2024, market research firm Omdia estimates that DDR5 could account for 43% of the DRAM market.
Samsung is the largest producer of DRAM in the world, and you can be sure that the company is preparing for the DDR5 era, although it has not yet talked much about the consumer PC side yet.
However, Samsung has previously introduced a number of DDR5 solutions for business space. It includes the first integrated industry-level IC management for DDR5 memory in-line, with a new chip that will allow the company to store up to 768GB of RAM in a single server stack.
In the mobile market, Samsung has been producing 10nm 16GB LPDDR5 DRAM chips in its production line in Pyeongtaek since last year.
Samsung ranked first in market share in the global smartphone market in Q3, 2023. TrendForce report says that Samsung led the global Q3 smartphone market, recording a market share of 19.5%.
Overall production in the third quarter increased by 11.5% compared to the previous quarter to 60.1 million units. During the same period, Apple’s production increased by 17.9% to 49.5 million, thanks to iPhone 15.
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Third place was taken by Xiaomi (13.9%), followed by Oppo (12.6%) and Transion (8.6%). 6th place is Vivo (8%). Meanwhile, global smartphone production reached 308 million units, a 13% increase compared to the previous quarter and a 6.4% increase from the previous year.
Huawei’s re-entry into the flagship smartphone market targeting Apple has had a significant impact in China. Huawei is aiming to expand its high-end flagship series, focusing on the Chinese domestic market next year, so Apple “We plan to attack directly”.
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In Q3 2023, Samsung and Apple’s market share slightly declined, while an underdog Chinese phone brand appeared on the top 5 chart. In a recent development, Canalys published market research data for the third quarter, revealing Tanssion as the fifth best-seller globally.
According to the info, Samsung and Apple lead total sales with 20% and 17% market share, yet both have fallen from their 22% and 18% levels in 2022. However, Tanssion, the maker of Tecno, Itel, and Infinix phones, climbed from 6% global market share last year to 9% in 2023, a 50% jump.
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Apart from this, Xiaomi matched last year’s share only by “recovering” from a terrible first half of 2023. At the same time, OPPO has fallen steadily over the past two years, while fellow BBK brand vivo lost the top-5 slot it’s owned for years.
Overall, the global smartphone market underwent a slight drop of 1% in Q3 2023. Bolstered by regional recoveries and new product upgrade demand, the smartphone market recorded a double-digit sequential growth in Q3, ahead of the sales seasons.
Recently, research agency Counterpoint Research published their latest analysis. The report reveals that Samsung continued its leadership in the third quarter of 2023, while Apple remained in the second spot. However, both OEMs faced a decline of 1 percent year over year.
According to CR, slower consumer demand is the main factor in the dwindling sales. The market did see a slight 2 percent growth in Q3 compared to Q2, likely driven by last month’s iPhone 15 series launch. Samsung secured 20 percent market share, while Apple grabbed 16 percent sales.
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The Galaxy A-series was the key driver for the South Korean smartphone maker. Apple came in second with 16 percent of the market while Xiaomi rounded out the top three with its 12 percent share. Oppo (10 percent) and vivo (8 percent) were the remaining brands in the top five charts.
The newly released iPhone 15 series will help Apple score a lead over Samsung in the fourth quarter of the year. The results will arrive by early next year, and it’s expected that the US phone maker could surpass Samsung. Major camera upgrades and USB-C helped Apple register strong sales.