UFS

UFS 4.0 flash storage has been around for a while now. It is about twice as fast as UFS 3.1 in terms of read and write speeds. All major flagships use it nowadays, and it has been that way for quite some time. Well, the Samsung Galaxy S25 could up the ante, and end up offering even faster storage. The Galaxy S25 series could come with faster storage Samsung Semiconductor has revealed a roadmap of sorts, which reveals the details. Next year, in 2025, Samsung plans to offer UFS 4.0 4-lane CS. This memory combines two UFS…

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 speed. The major reason Micron brought the smaller solution is feedback from smartphone OEMs, who said they wanted more room for larger batteries. The American company developed the product in its joint…

OnePlus 12R was launched in India alongside the flagship OnePlus 12 in January. The handset is powered by the previous-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 chipset and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with SuperVOOC charging support. It is equipped with a triple rear camera unit and an AMOLED panel with a 1.5K resolution. The phone launched with two colour options in the country and is available in two RAM and storage configurations. At launch, the phone was said to support UFS 4.0 onboard storage but now the company president…

OnePlus recently issued a clarification regarding a mistake in the product specification listing for their OnePlus 12R (Review) smartphone. Initially, OnePlus India listed the 256GB variant of the OnePlus 12R with UFS 4.0 storage. However, the company has now corrected this error, confirming that the 256GB variant of the OnePlus 12R actually comes with UFS 3.1 storage, the same as the 128GB variant. Despite this discrepancy in the initial listing, OnePlus assures users that the device will still offer excellent…

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 reflect the UFS 3.1 storage standard. OnePlus official statement is below. During the launch of the OnePlus 12R, we announced Trinity Engine, a new set of software algorithms that help…

Samsung's Galaxy S24 lineup is anticipated to be one of the first major flagship launches next year. The entire family is said to come with new chipsets and designs. Amid the upgrades, the vanilla Galaxy S24 is tipped to feature relatively slower UFS 3.1 (Universal Flash Storage). This could be part of the cost-cutting measure by Samsung as the South Korean smartphone brand is highly speculated to keep the prices of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra phones the same as its Galaxy S23 counterparts.A new post…

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 writes up to 700MB/s. Samsung says that this UFS 3.1 has the lowest energy consumption in the industry, drawing 33% less power than the previous generation product. In case you’re wondering…

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 NAND flash storage chip offers great data transfer speeds while offering the industry’s lowest energy consumption, resulting in higher stability. Samsung’s UFS 3.1 storage chip lineup for automobiles consists of…

OnePlus Nord 3 5G is all set to launch on July 5 in India. It is still a few days away from its debut, but the company has been teasing the specifications and design details for the phone via its landing page on Amazon. Ahead of the launch, OnePlus has confirmed the storage capacity and a few other specifications of the OnePlus Nord 3. The smartphone will pack a triple rear camera setup housed in two circular camera modules. The handset will also have two LED flashes and OnePlus branding on its back.According to the…

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 a while before the first phones with Micron UFS 4.0 storage arrive. This storage is built on 232-layer TLC flash (triple-level cells, i.e. storing 3 bits per cell). According…