Samsung Electronics has doubled its number of Best of Innovation winners from the previous year, securing top honors at the CES 2027 Innovation Awards. The Consumer Technology Association recognized a broad range of the company’s products, including mobile devices, home entertainment systems, home appliances, and semiconductor components.
The awards highlight Samsung’s focus on creating a connected ecosystem that integrates artificial intelligence, immersive displays, and smart home solutions. The company stated that these honors reinforce its vision of devices that operate silently in the background of daily life to enhance convenience and creativity.
Galaxy Z Fold8 Series Takes Top Mobile Honors
In the Mobile Devices, Accessories & Apps category, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra was named a CES Innovation Awards Best of Innovation winner. The device represents the company’s highest standard for performance and capability, featuring an expansive 8-inch main display designed for multitasking.
Despite being the slimmest Z Fold model yet, measuring just 4.1mm when unfolded and weighing 215 grams, the Ultra includes the largest battery capacity in the series to date at 5,000mAh. The phone utilizes a Flex Titanium display architecture with dual titanium-based layers to enhance durability and reduce display-module thickness by 10%. This design choice creates more internal space and results in a flatter display with a less visible crease.
Camera capabilities have also been upgraded. The Ultra features a 200MP wide camera that supports HDR at full resolution. The new 50MP ultra-wide lens replaces the 12MP camera found in the Z Fold7, adding macro shot functionality and using a wider F1.9 aperture to capture approximately 34% more light.
The standard Galaxy Z Fold8 also received a Best of Innovation award. Designed for users seeking a lighter foldable, it features a 5.5-inch cover screen with a 10:16 ratio optimized for scrolling and messaging. When unfolded, the 7.6-inch 4:3 main display provides a larger canvas for media consumption. Like its Ultra counterpart, it uses Flex Titanium technology to support repeated folding and impact absorption. The device includes dual 50MP cameras capable of recording 8K video and supports Dual Recording, which captures front and rear perspectives simultaneously in an uncropped split composition.
Semiconductor Innovations Target Data Center Efficiency
Samsung’s semiconductor business earned recognition for its contributions to high-performance computing and next-generation data centers. The 512GB DDR5 RDIMM, built with advanced 32Gb DRAM technology, was highlighted for its ability to support memory-intensive workloads such as generative AI training and enterprise big data analytics.
Using a four-layer stacking structure, the 512GB module reduces packaging complexity compared to conventional eight-layer designs based on 16Gb DRAM. In a server with 16 memory channels, a single 512GB RDIMM can provide up to 8TB of memory capacity, which is double the maximum 4TB capacity achievable with 256GB RDIMMs. The module also consumes up to 15% less power than conventional 16Gb-based 512GB RDIMMs, helping to reduce cooling demands in data centers.
Additionally, Samsung’s LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 was recognized for its compact design and high bandwidth. Delivering up to 153.6 GBps of bandwidth, it offers 2.6 times the throughput of conventional DDR5 RDIMMs with over 70% better energy efficiency. Its low-profile horizontal design improves airflow and allows for memory replacement without replacing the motherboard.
The UFS 5.0 storage solution, designed for next-generation on-device AI in smartphones, was also honored. It delivers bandwidth of up to 10.8 GBps and twice the sequential read and write performance of UFS 4.1. Samsung’s proprietary software algorithm improves random read performance by more than 3.4 times, reducing AI model loading times. The package is 16.7% smaller than the previous generation and provides 40% better power efficiency.
A full list of Samsung’s award-winning products and services will be published on January 4, 2027. CES 2027 will take place from January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where attendees will get their first look at these innovations.
Source: Samsung
