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This is why MediaTek needed to release a fourth G99
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Key Points:
- DRAM vendors are discontinuing older LPDDR4X memory production, with Samsung ceasing new orders by April 2026 and completing the phase-out ahead of schedule.
- The shortage of LPDDR4X supply has made switching to LPDDR5X memory controllers a necessity rather than an upgrade to maintain the G99 platform.
- MediaTek has released four SoCs based on the original G99 chip since May 2022, with incremental updates such as camera support and Bluetooth upgrades but no changes to CPU architecture or process node.
- The Helio G100 and G200 models maintained the same CPU and GPU configurations as the G99, with minor improvements like a higher GPU clock speed in the G200.
