Galaxy S27 leak points to unchanged RAM and storage as AI memory crunch bites

The South Korean leaker Lanzuk, cited by GSMArena, said the Galaxy S27 and Galaxy S27 Plus will both ship with 12GB of RAM and a choice of 256GB or 512GB of storage. For the Plus model that is identical to its predecessor, and the same two configurations are also sold for the standard Galaxy S26, which additionally offers a 128GB version that the S27 is said to drop.

The Galaxy S27 Ultra is reported to follow the pattern of its predecessor: 12GB of RAM with 256GB or 512GB of storage, plus a 1TB model carrying 16GB of RAM. The rumored Galaxy S27 Pro, described as a more compact alternative to the Ultra, will reportedly be sold in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB versions, all with 12GB of RAM, so it would not match the Ultra's 16GB in its highest configuration.

The leak does hold out one possible improvement. Some phones in the S27 series could use LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.1 storage, both of which would be significantly faster than the memory and storage used in the Galaxy S26 line, though the same source indicates that if this happens it will probably be confined to the top storage tiers. The configurations come from an unverified leak and have not been confirmed by Samsung.

The absence of capacity changes is being attributed to the shortage of RAM and storage driven by demand from AI data centers. TechRadar reports that the squeeze has left device makers choosing between limited memory upgrades, outright downgrades, higher prices, or a combination of those outcomes. For Samsung, holding RAM and storage at current levels could help keep the price of the Galaxy S27 series under control, though the report notes that Qualcomm's latest chipsets are also said to cost more than previous generations, leaving higher prices for the next flagships possible.