JEDEC’s latest mobile phone storage standard doubles performance
UFS 5.0 could make smartphones faster than most mid-range laptops today
JEDEC storage speeds are racing toward 11 GB/s, rivaling PCIe 4.0 SSDs
AI tools now dictate how storage evolves inside next-generation smartphones
The next generation of smartphone storage could soon rival desktop-class SSDs as JEDEC prepares to finalize its UFS 5.0 standard.
The specification promises speeds nearing 11GB/s, a figure that outpaces even some PCIe 4.0 solid-state drives.
While these numbers sound impressive, questions remain about the actual benefits users will see in the real world, especially with the increasing integration of AI tools in mobile devices.UFS 5.0 marks a major performance shift
The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the group responsible for setting memory standards, revealed that UFS 5.0 will deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 10.8GB/s.
That’s nearly double what current UFS 4.1 chips can achieve, thanks to its adoption of the new MIPI M-PHY version 6.
