After two years, Samsung Semiconductor finally announced the latest UFS 4.0 flash storage solution for smartphones and other electronic devices. Samsung claims that UFS 4.0 storage delivers twice the speed of UFS 3.1, its predecessor, while keeping power consumption in check. To learn more, in this article, we've compiled all the information related to UFS 4.0 and how it compares to its previous flash storage standards. We've also shared details about the new SD Express card in case you want to learn more about its specs and speed. Anyway, let's move on and find out what is UFS 4.0 and how fast storage can be used in the 5G era.
What is UFS 4.0?
In this UFS 4.0 explanation, we have detailed what is UFS 4.0 and compared its speed with UFS 3.1 and previous UFS standards. You can expand the table below and move to any section you want.
UFS 4.0 is the latest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) standard defined by JEDEC, the umbrella organization that oversees the development of UFS and other microelectronics standards. In January 2020, JEDEC released the UFS 3.1 specifications and the new UFS 4.0 standard has emerged after over two years. It promises twice the speed compared to the previous UFS 3.1 standard.
Samsung Semiconductor has implemented the UFS 4.0 standard with its proprietary controller and 7th generation V-NAND technology to bring the UFS 4.0 storage solution to the masses. It has also implemented MIPI's M-PHY v5.0 physical layer specification and the upcoming UniPro v2.0 transport layer specification.
