Smartphones today, especially the flagships, are not what you would call slow. With the current generation of System on a Chip (SoC), RAM, and even eUFS 3.0 storage your smartphones can outperform some entry level notebook PCs. Of course at a price that is even higher than before.
Certain modern flagships, like Samsung’s very own Galaxy S20 line-up packs the latest eUFS 3.0 (embedded Universal Flash Storage). That also means that you get about 300-400MBps in write speed. That also means that if you transfer a 4GB movie file, you can get that done within 10 seconds. a 128GB memory can fill up within 6 minutes or so. Fast? Apparently not fast enough for Samsung.
Samsung is one of the world leaders in digital storage. They have previously broken the limits of what is possible with their 512GB eUFS 3.0 flash memory module. Just right after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, Samsung broke their limitations again with their brand new eUFS 3.1 storage module at 512GB size.
It does not sound like a major update, but the eUFS 3.1 can now write at triple the speeds of the previous eUFS 3.0. That also means that you get write speeds at up to 1,200MBps. That is more than 1GBps. That is also faster than any SATA based PC drives at 540MBps. Even your generic microSD card only writes at a maximum speed of 90MBps for crying out loud.
So why do we need a storage that can write faster than anything else you can find in the market? According to Samsung; 8K video capturing, processing, and production. We admit that the Samsung Galaxy S20 line-up’s ability to record videos at 8K resolution is impressive. There is not enough medium at this time that supports 8K contents though. Still, it might be nice to have 8K right in your hands. Even if your smartphone cannot even display at 8K resolution.
Samsung’s eUFS 3.1 will come in three sizes; 512GB, 256GB, 128GB. The flash memory module will begin production at Samsung’s new Xi’an, China production line. The production facility is also Samsung’s largest so far. We might see the eUFS 3.1 in action in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 20 line-up – fingers crossed.
Source: Samsung Newsroom