AI is driving 2026 Android flagships to feature 24GB of RAM.

Recently, the well-known leaker Digital Chat Station revealed that the next high-end chipsets from Qualcomm and MediaTek, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and Dimensity 9500, will offer double the AI computing power compared to their predecessors.

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Specifically, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is said to reach 100 TOPS (trillion operations per second), a remarkable figure in the field of mobile AI processing.

Therefore, sources indicate that phone manufacturers are considering offering 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage to meet the growing demand for AI.

According to Android Authority, at the present time, users certainly won't be able to fully utilize the advantages of 24 GB of RAM, except for keeping many applications running in the background.

Despite being released in 2023, this gaming smartphone already comes with 24GB of storage. Photo: Nubia

With ample RAM, you can easily switch between applications after playing games without needing to reload data.

Another benefit of having more RAM is that you'll be able to use AI (artificial intelligence) tools more smoothly.

Some phone models can connect to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to function in PC mode, such as Samsung and Huawei... With a large amount of RAM, you can open more applications and services.

The AI power of top-tier SoCs will drive manufacturers to equip flagship smartphones with 24GB of RAM.

Along with superior performance, 24GB of RAM and 1TB of ROM will become the new standard configuration on high-end phones from leading brands. However, this also means that smartphone prices could increase significantly next year.

Just a year ago, many companies had withdrawn from the 24GB RAM race due to rising memory costs and uncertain market demand. But the wave of on-device AI is changing the game.

Android flagships in 2026 will need large amounts of memory to handle tasks such as AI content creation, real-time language translation, and advanced voice control.

Leaked benchmark scores further reinforce this prediction. The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 recorded over 4,000 single-core points and over 11,000 multi-core points on Geekbench 6, surpassing even many laptops.

The Dimensity 9500 is equally impressive, scoring over 3,900 points in single-core performance and more than 11,000 points in multi-core performance. With these numbers and trends, 2026 will mark a leap forward in Android smartphone hardware, especially in the field of AI processing, leading to increasingly powerful configurations and higher prices.