Samsung has revealed that mass production of the first 1TB eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) for smartphones is underway. In a statement, the company said the new 1TB eUFS 2.1 offers smartphone users 20x more storage than a 64GB internal memory and is set to play a critical role in bringing a more “notebook-like user experience” to the next generation of mobile devices. Within the same package size (11.5mm x 13.0mm), the 1TB eUFS doubles the capacity of the previous 512GB version by combining 16 stacked layers of Samsung’s 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND flash memory and a newly developed proprietary controller, added Samsung.
The company said it’s now planning to expand the production of its fifth-generation 512Gb V-NAND at its Pyeongtaek plant in Korea throughout the first half of 2019 to fully address the anticipated strong demand for the 1TB eUFS from mobile device manufacturers around the world. It made no mention as to whether the new memory will be included in the upcoming Galaxy S10, to be unveiled on 20 February, which is rumoured to come in at least three variants, with the highest-end model possibly featuring 1TB of storage and 12GB of RAM.
