Samsung makes 256GB ufs 2.0 storage for smartphones and tablets

Samsung has started mass production of embedded memory based on the ufs 2.0 standard with a storage capacity of 256GB. This is twice as much as last year’s ufs memory and it is also a lot faster.

The embedded 256GB memory for high-end smartphones and tablets performs 45,000 and 40,000 iops respectively with random read and write actions. A year ago, Samsung announced 128GB memory based on the ufs standard that delivered 19,000 and 14,000 iops in such read and write operations. Samsung used that memory for the Galaxy S6, among other things, and now many more manufacturers use UFS memory for their high-end smartphones.

As for sequential reading, the speed would be at 850MB/s and sequential writing could do the memory at 260MB/s. The storage memory is built around Samsung’s v-nand chips and takes up less space than an external micro-SD card, the company claims.

According to Samsung, the memory makes it possible, for example, to show a 4k movie on a screen and simultaneously search for images or download videos. It is not known when the first mobile devices with the memory will appear on the market.