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Last updated: May 6th, 2017 at 22:45 UTC+02:00
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Even though Samsung advertised that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ feature faster UFS 2.1 storage chips, the company is also using UFS 2.0 storage in some variants. According to a new report from XDA Developers, Samsung might be using Toshiba's relatively slower UFS 2.0 storage chip in the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S8. Moreover, the company has quietly removed the mention of UFS 2.1 storage from its official specs list.
In day-to-day usage, you're unlikely to notice the performance difference between UFS 2.1 and UFS 2.0 chips. However, if you still want to check the type of storage chip that is used in your Galaxy S8 or S8+, you can install a terminal emulator (like this one) and then enter the command: cat /proc/scsi/scsi and hit enter to see the specific model number. We've mentioned the chip model numbers in the list below.
The sequential read speed of a UFS 2.1 chip could be somewhere around 800MB/s, while UFS 2.0 chips have read speeds of around 500MB/s. However, that may not be an accurate way to gauge real-life performance. Which storage chip does your Galaxy S8 or S8+ use?
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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
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