Samsung just announced a new kind of storage solution for mobile devices called UFS 4.0. It’s the latest version of the Universal Flash Storage standard. The new version comes two years after UFS 3.1’s release, and will likely improve the overall speed and performance of upcoming phones and tablets. Before we look at its advantages over the previous versions, let’s run through some basics. What’s UFS? Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is a type of flash storage designed for mobile devices. Its specifications are maintained by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), an independent industry body. The protocol was introduced…
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