The Galaxy S23 – or whatever the name of Samsung’s next flagship phone is – could get a speed boost in the form of faster storage.
That’s because Samsung has removed the covers from the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0, which offers faster read and write speeds, as well as better efficiency and bandwidth than current UFS 3.1.
With a read speed of up to 4200MB/s and a write speed of up to 2800MB/s, UFS 4.0 provides essentially twice the performance of last generation storage. And speeds per route can be as high as 23.2 Gbps – again twice as fast as UFS 3.1 – which should work well with 5G phones where a lot of data is processed.
Breakthrough: Samsung has developed the industry’s best performing Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 solution, which has received JEDEC® Board approval. What is UFS 4.0 and what does it mean for the future of storage? Read on to find out more. pic.twitter.com/4Wxdu0J2PDMay 3, 2022
Samsung also noted that power efficiency has been improved, meaning that next-generation phones using UFS 4.0 can benefit from faster storage without affecting battery life: “Power efficiency is also improved. UFS 4.0 will provide a sequential read speed of 6.0MB/s. per milliampere, which is a 46% improvement over the previous generation so end users can get more out of their battery life.”
Realistically, this will likely translate into faster load times for applications, especially those with heavy data processing requirements, such as graphics-intensive games. It could also mean that dealing with large files or data-rich RAW images on a smartphone becomes noticeably faster than it currently is. As such, we can assume that UFS 4.0 can be seen in the upcoming Galaxy S-line flagship or even in the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Realistically, reports suggest that mass production of UFS 4.0 won’t start until the third quarter of this year, which may be too late for Samsung’s next foldable phone. But faster storage will definitely be ready in time for the Galaxy S23 launch, which will likely happen in early 2023 if Samsung sticks to the usual pattern of rolling out the Galaxy S.
Samsung also said that UFS 4.0 could be “adopted in future automotive applications, AR and VR as well,” suggesting that the South Korean electronics giant could work on the new VR and AR technology.
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