Samsung Electronics has announced its next-generation UFS 5.0 storage standard, claiming it delivers up to twice the performance of its current UFS 4.1 solution while improving efficiency and reducing latency for artificial intelligence workloads.
The new storage technology is based on the latest JEDEC embedded storage interface specification and is designed to support growing demand for faster data processing in smartphones, particularly for on-device large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered applications.
Samsung said UFS 5.0 offers sequential read speeds of up to 10.8GB per second and sequential write speeds of up to 9.8GB per second, positioning it as one of the fastest mobile storage standards announced to date. The company added that performance improvements could make the new standard up to twice as fast as UFS 4.1.
In addition to speed gains, Samsung claims the new solution improves power efficiency by more than 40% compared to its predecessor. The physical package has also been reduced in size by 16.7%, which could allow for more compact device designs in future smartphones and tablets.
The company said mass production of UFS 5.0 is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, with storage capacities expected to scale up to 1TB.
Industry analysts say the development reflects the broader shift in mobile computing toward AI-driven workloads, where faster storage is increasingly critical for real-time processing and responsiveness.
Samsung’s latest announcement strengthens its position in the mobile memory market, where it continues to compete with other major semiconductor manufacturers as demand rises for high-performance, energy-efficient storage solutions in next-generation devices.
