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James Rogerson

This next-gen storage format could soon become a reason to upgrade your smartphone – here's why

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review.
  • UFS 5.0 has been unveiled as the successor to UFS 4.x storage
  • This new storage standard has almost twice as fast read and write speeds as its predecessor
  • This massive speed boost could be especially beneficial for AI

Storage speeds aren’t something we talk about much in the context of smartphones – and nor are they likely a major factor in purchase decisions for most people. But that might soon change, as in the era of AI, faster storage can be very beneficial – and a very fast new storage standard has just been announced.

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