On February 27, market research firm CounterPoint Research released a report indicating that the global average smartphone memory (DRAM) had surged to 8.4GB by December 2025, setting a new record high. Within this landscape, high-end smartphones (priced above $600) boasted an average memory capacity of approximately 11GB. To cater to the rigorous demands of high-intensity multitasking and the on-device operation of large language models, 12GB of memory is swiftly emerging as the standard configuration for high-end smartphones.
