Xiaomi 18 Fold to Be First Phone With CXMT-Made LPDDR6 Memory
CXMT's LPDDR6 mass production puts a Chinese-made low-power memory chip inside a flagship Xiaomi phone, marking a domestic alternative to SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron in the next memory generation.
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Chinese memory maker CXMT announced on its new Weibo account that LPDDR6 memory has entered mass production and will first appear in Xiaomi's foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi 18 Fold, due September 2026. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed the inclusion, calling it only the beginning for Chinese companies. The phone runs on Xiaomi's Xuanjie O3 chip, which supports LPDDR6.
CXMT opened its official Weibo account to announce that LPDDR6 memory is now in mass production, with the Xiaomi 18 Fold as the first device to carry it. The foldable is scheduled for release in September 2026 and runs on Xiaomi's Xuanjie O3 processor, described as the first chip to support LPDDR6.
Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun confirmed the CXMT-made memory in the phone, saying it is only the beginning and expressing confidence that more Chinese companies will join forces. CXMT, founded in China in 2016, has been developing DDR5 and LPDDR5X modules and was previously reported to be manufacturing PC-oriented DDR5 memory.
Qualcomm is also planning a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with LPDDR6, though that memory is expected to come from SK Hynix, Samsung, or Micron rather than CXMT. The Xuanjie O3 is built on TSMC's 3nm process, which the report notes is a step behind the 2nm-generation N2P node used for the Snapdragon chip.
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