Samsung has announce the development of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 as its next-generation storage solution, the successor to the existing UFS 3.1 to deliver a faster experience on mobile devices.
This new solution is built on Samsung’s seventh-generation V-NAND and uses a proprietary controller to deliver a sequential read speed of up to 4,200MB per second and a sequential write speed of up to 2,800MB per second.
The UFS 4.0 storage solution is expect to be available on next-generation 5G phones and foldables.
Samsung has brought its Pro Endurance microSD card that is specifically design for surveillance cameras, dashboard cameras, doorbell cameras, and body cameras.
Samsung Semiconductor division reveal on Twitter, the UFS 4.0 solution has receive JEDEC board of director’s approval and is set to go on mass production in the third quarter of the year.
UFS 4.0 comes in a compact package that has a maximum dimension of 11x13x1mm and will come in a variety of storage capacities ranging up to 1TB, as per the company.
The small footprint could be helpful especially in case of building new foldables.
The new storage solution is also claim to deliver a sequential read speed of 6MB per second (per mA).
This brings a 46% improvement over the previous generation and helps enable more power efficiency, as per the company claim.
Samsung claim that UFS 4.0 delivers a speed of up to 23.2Gbps per lane, which is double that of the previous UFS 3.1. It is also to be the perfect bandwidth for 5G phones that have high data processing requirements.
The UFS 4.0 storage solution is project to be available in future automotive applications as well as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices.
Samsung is expect to offer UFS 4.0 in its next-generation Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip foldables.
The phones are said to be in the works and may debut as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4.
Samsung Galaxy S-series flagships next year are also likely to come with UFS 4.0 storage.
Samsung Unveils Pro Endurance MicroSD Card
Samsung has also announce its Pro Endurance microSD card series that comes in a storage range between 32GB and 256GB.
Samsung Pro Endurance MicroSD Card is built on the NAND flash memory that helps deliver up to 16 years (140,160 hours) of continuous recording time, as per the company.
The Samsung claim that a single Pro Endurance card can last as long as up to 33 typical speed-focussed cards which including the Samsung EVO Plus card of the same capacity.
Samsung Pro Endurance MicroSD Card to offer read and write speeds of up to 100MB per second and 40MB per second, respectively.
Samsung Pro Endurance MicroSD Card is also rate Class 10, with video speed ratings of up to UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) and Video Speed Class 30 (V30).
All this makes it ideal for storing full-HD and 4K videos.
Samsung Pro Endurance MicroSD Card comes with Samsung’s six-[roof durability, which means that it is protect against water, magnets, X-rays, and extreme temperatures as well as wearout-proof and drop-proof.
The Samsung written in its fine print that it is “not liable for any i) damages and/or loss of data or ii) expenses incur from memory card data recovery.”
The Samsung Pro Endurance is available in four different storage capacities, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, with prices starting from $10.99 (approx. Rs. 800) for the 32GB model and going up to $54.99 (approx. Rs. 4,200) for the 256GB option.
Samsung Pro Endurance MicroSD Card is available for purchase in markets worldwide.
