New announcement could mean faster performance for Galaxy S20 series and OnePlus 8 line - Android

publication of the standards for the latest 3.1 version of Universal Flash Storage (UFS). and it debuted on the . Prices for UFS chips have dropped so much that both mid-range and flagship phones are equipped with them. The other alternative for Android phones, eMMC storage, is still found in low-end handsets; it has plenty of disadvantages including the inability to read from and write to storage simultaneously. UFS is thus faster than eMMC and UFS 3.1 is even faster.

UFS 3.1 includes new features that will "maximize device performance while minimizing power usage." ...