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The ASUS ROG Phone 5 will pack an eye-watering 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM – XDA Developers
The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is the first phone in the world to use the new 18GB LPDDR5 module from South Korea’s SK Hynix

How much RAM does a smartphone really need? If you’re an Asian phone brand making gaming phones, the answer is “as much as technically and humanly possible.” That’s the approach ASUS is taking with the ROG Phone 5, which will pack up to 18GB of RAM.
The 18GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM module comes from SK Hynix, a semi-conductor based out of Seoul, South Korea. In a statement released today, SK Hynix said the new chip runs at a maximum of 6,400Mbps, which is around 20% faster than previous LPDDR5 DRAMs…

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