Micron releases the smallest UFS 4.0 storage chip for smartphones

Micron, the leading American memory chip maker, announced its latest solution at the MWC 2024. The company this is the most compact UFS 4.0 package yet, standing at just 9 x 13 millimeters. It still offers offer up to 1 TB capacity and excellent performance – 4300 MB/s sequential read and 4000 MB/s sequential write […]

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OnePlus 12R confirmed to use UFS 3.1 storage on all versions

All versions of the OnePlus 12R including the 256GB storage trim feature UFS 3.1 storage instead of the previously claimed UFS 4.0 standard. OnePlus confirmed the mishap in a public post on its community shared by OnePlus President and COO Kinder Liu. The official spec page for the OnePlus 12R has now been updated to […]

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Samsung unveils Automotive UFS 3.1 – faster and with 33% lower power usage

Samsung announced that it has started mass production of its Automotive UFS 3.1, which will be available to global automakers and part manufacturers by the end of this year. This storage will come in 128, 256 and 512GB capacities. The 256GB model, for example, will offer sequential read speeds of up to 2,000MB/s and sequential […]

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Samsung starts manufacturing UFS 3.1 storage chips for automobiles

Samsung is the world leader in memory chips, and it is often the first to bring new technologies to the market. Today, the South Korean firm has announced that it has started the mass production of UFS 3.1 storage chips for automotive use cases. This chip will be used in in-vehicle infotainment systems. This new […]

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Micron unveils its UFS 4.0 storage tech, it’s twice as fast as previous-gen storage

Micron announced its UFS 4.0 mobile storage solution and revealed that it has already shipped qualification samples to “select global smartphone manufacturers and chipset vendors”. The new tech will be used to manufacture storage in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities. High-volume production will begin in the second half of this year, so it will be […]

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Galaxy S24 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could support UFS 4.1 and crush Geekbench

Samsung’s next-gen flagship, the Galaxy S24, is almost one year away, but rumors regarding its specifications are already popping up one month after the release of the Galaxy S23. And for the most part, these alleged leaks concern the Galaxy S24’s chipset, tentatively named Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Qualcomm is working on the sequel to […]

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128GB Samsung Galaxy S23 to use slower UFS 3.1 storage

As the future Galaxy S23 series approaches, the vanilla Galaxy S23 is set to keep one foot in the past – it will launch with 128GB base storage. Leakster Ice Universe brings some more bad news for would-be S23 buyers, apparently the 128GB version will use the older UFS 3.1 storage format. The higher 256GB […]

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UFS 4.0 storage for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 enters production this month

It’s been a few years since UFS 3.0 was introduced, and Samsung is now getting ready to jump to the next UFS 4.0 storage standard. The company announced today that its first UFS 4.0 mobile storage modules are scheduled to enter mass production this month, right on time for the release of the Galaxy Z […]

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SamMobile Podcast Episode 6 is live! Let’s discuss UFS 4.0 and Galaxy S22

Another Friday, another SamMobile podcast! If you have followed along for the past few weeks, you probably know that Friday is SamMobile Podcast day, and indeed, Episode 6 went live on YouTube and Spotify earlier today as per our usual schedule. For this week’s live show, our host Benjamin has prepared a couple of interesting […]

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Samsung présente sa nouvelle technologie de stockage Flash UFS 4.0 ultra-rapide

Samsung vient de dévoiler les contours de sa nouvelle mouture de stockage flash universel (UFS). Pour le géant technologique, c’est simple : ce nouveau stockage UFS 4.0 est l’unité de mémoire UFS, basée sur la 7e génération de V-NAND de Samsung, est d’ores et déjà “la plus performante” du secteur. Dans le détail, celle-ci sera […]

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Samsung announces UFS 4.0 storage with faster speeds and better power-efficiency

While a smartphone’s storage capacity is one of the most important selling points for a consumer, the type of storage is often overlooked. Most Android smartphones (and many electronics) use the UFS (Universal Flash Storage) and most flagships nowadays use either 3.0 or 3.1 UFS storage. On Tuesday, Samsung introduced UFS 4.0 which uses Samsung’s […]

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Samsung’s new UFS 4.0 storage will make your phone super fast

Samsung has just announced version 4.0 of its Universal Flash Storage solution that’s used in a range of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices out there. Samsung is promising huge speed and efficiency gains with UFS 4.0, which the company says will go into mass production in the third quarter of the year. That suggests […]

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The Lenovo Legion Y90 to employ an SSD and UFS 3.1 storage in RAID 0

The Lenovo Legion Y90 shapes up to be an exciting handset, especially after Lenovo’s latest teaser on Weibo. It talks about an SSD and UFS 3.1 storage chips working in RAID 0 configuration. This is probably the industry’s first. We’ve seen SSDs on smartphones before, Apple’s iPhones have been using them instead of UFS chips […]

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