Some modern smartphones already use UFS 3.1 storage that offers read/write speeds that are comparable to a decent SSD. But soon you could start to see mobile devices with UFS 4.0 storage that offer speeds that are competitive with a fast SSD. Samsung has already introduced the first UFS 4.0 storage solution, which the company says […]
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Samsung’s UFS 3.1 storage brings SSD speeds to smartphones
Samsung has begun mass production of a new embedded storage memory solution that will bring the kind of read/write speeds I expect from high-end laptops to… high-end smartphones. The new Samsung 512GB eUFS 3.1 offers sequential read speeds up to 2,100 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 1,200 MB/s. While the top sequential read speeds […]
UFS 3.1 promises speedier smartphone storage
JEDEC, tht organization responsible for setting the standards for the storage used in most smartphones, has released a new Universal Flash Storage 3.1 specification. In a nutshell, UFS 3.1 should bring faster performance to smartphones and removable storage cards, while also reducing power consumption. Among other things, that’s because the UFS 3.1 standard includes: Write […]
Samsung unveils a 1TB storage chip for smartphones
My laptop only has 256GB of built-in storage. But you can already find smartphones with twice as much storage capacity. Soon you may be able to buy one with four times the storage space. Samsung has announced it’s begun mass production of the first one terabyte UFS 2.1 flash storage chip for mobile devices. Odds […]
Toshiba begins sampling UFS 3.0 storage (faster storage for smartphones)
Smartphone processors keep getting faster, the cameras keep getting better, and the batteries are… still there. But there’s another piece of hardware that can affect performance of smartphones and other mobile devices: the storage technology. Early phones shipped with eMMC flash storage (and some cheaper models still do). More recently phone makers started adopting UFS […]
UFS 3.0 storage coming to smartphones in 2019
Chip makers release new smartphone processors every year that are designed to bring faster speeds and additional features to mobile devices. But storage updates come less frequently. A few years ago phone makers largely made the move from eMMC to UFS storage for high-end phones, with most current flagships using UFS 2.1 storage offering theoretical […]
UFS 3.0 flash storage to support speeds up to 2.4GB/s
Every year chip makers release new processors that bring better performance and/or improved efficiency to smartphones. But processors are only one of the factors in smartphone performance. Another is the type of storage. Over the past few years we’ve seen smartphone makers start to adopt UFS 2.0 and UFS 2.1 storage, which offer a big […]
Samsung develops socket that reads UFS and microSD cards
Samsung’s new UFS memory cards are about the same size as a microSD card, but they offer read/write speeds that are much higher. That means we could eventually see phones and tablets that support removable storage with the same kind of performance you’d expect from a decent laptop or desktop-class SSD. There’s just one catch: you’ll […]
Samsung’s UFS removable memory cards are 5x faster than microSD cards
MicroSD cards are tiny, convenient removable storage cards that can be used with some cameras, tablets, smartphones, and other devices. But they’re not exactly super-speedy. Now Samsung has unveiled a next-gen removable memory card that’s about 5 times faster. In fact, Samsung’s new UFS (Universal Flash Storage) cards offer read/write speeds that are on par […]
Samsung introduces 256GB high-speed storage for smartphones, tablets
Many high-end smartphones offer up to 64GB of storage. A few are available with 128GB. And a handful go even further than that. But Samsung says it’s now mass producing a 256GB embedded memory chip that will provide plenty of speedy storage for next-gen mobile devices. The new 256GB memory is based on the Universal […]