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The specifications area for its flagship smartphones is where Samsung has been criticized for taking a backseat, allowing Chinese competitors to overtake the company in this specific area. Fortunately, the company is introducing a major storage upgrade for its Galaxy S27 lineup that’ll make them much faster and more responsive than previous launches, not to mention provide a major boost for AI-related operations. In short, a 2nm chipset upgrade isn’t the only change that buyers will look forward to next year.
Some Galaxy S27 models are to be equipped with Samsung’s next-generation UFS 5.0 storage, but no major changes to overall configurations
At present, all Galaxy S26 models are equipped with up to UFS 4.1 storage, which offers ridiculously fast read and write speeds, not to mention higher IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) to make the entire device perform tasks in the blink of an eye. Now, Samsung isn’t just going into the fifth gear with its Galaxy S27 family, as yeux1122’s blog points out that the Korean giant is considering bringing UFS 5.0 to some models.
Samsung has been rumored to be developing this next-generation storage, but at the time of writing, its introduction wouldn’t happen before 2027, as the Korean giant was still focused on UFS 4.0 advancements. As time progressed, UFS 5.0 being found in future devices slowly became a reality, with JEDEC stating that the new flash memory chips can deliver up to 10.8GB/s speeds to meet AI demands for smartphones.
This level of performance rivals the PCIe NVMe Gen 5 standard, but read and write gains aren’t the only metric that determines a snappy experience. As mentioned above, IOPS plays a paramount role in how quickly a smartphone performs various tasks, and if Samsung goes through with the timely development of UFS 5.0 storage, at the very least, we should see it arrive in the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
Of course, due to the DRAM crisis, Samsung’s original plans may not reach fruition, but if they do, there will be no major capacity changes. This means that the Galaxy S27 family will potentially debut with 256GB of upgraded memory, which will be considered adequate for the majority of buyers. However, more important than the hardware is the software required to leverage UFS 5.0 storage fully.
At present, the UFS 4.0 and UFS 4.1 standards are more than sufficient for some basic AI-related operations, but to truly accelerate plans to offer a closer on-device experience, the Galaxy S27 will not just require UFS 5.0 flash memory, but also programs that leverage this bandwidth.
News Source: yeux1122’s blog
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech’s mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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