128GB Samsung Galaxy S23 to use slower UFS 3.1 storage

30 January 2023
UFS 4.0 will be used only for higher 256GB capacity model. There may be other cut backs as well.

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  • 30 Jan 2023

Im planning to buy new phone.
Confused between Nothing 1 & S21FE.
I absolutely hate MIUI,RealmeUI,ColorOS,FuntouchOS.
I need good overall phone with 2-3 softwares updates without bloat/ads.

I can get Nothing 1 for ₹21,000 or S21FE for ₹31,000.
Does S21FE worth the extra price of ₹10,000.

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    • 30 Jan 2023

    Rather usb 2.0 and 200+W charging than opposite so USB 4.0 and 15-20W charging.
    Samsung is stupid to not give modern technologies.
    And they lost all bravery since note 7.

      Anonymous, 30 Jan 2023Should've put in WiFi 7 at least. I wonder if the base... moreIn the past, they used the base and Plus model to promote Ultra ... Now they are stripping down the 'base' flagship, what a joke!

      And at theses prices, no less ... I'll keep my S22U 512, which I kinda regretted since my Note10+, to be honest. Shame on you Samsung 🙈

        Can we please just gang up on Samsung so that they unlaunch the 128GB we should encourage them to not go the Apple route of having a useless or ghost base option. I don't see anything wrong with having 2 phones that are $50 apart. Keep the 256gb the same price and yeet the 128gb.

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          • 30 Jan 2023

          MRSTEK, 30 Jan 2023The reason why people hate 888 and 8Gen1 is that they are b... moreSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be unstable too then... Because it has same base as Gen 1.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 30 Jan 2023

            Flagship with SLOWER MEMORY ?????
            No wonder Samsung sales are falling.....

              MRSTEK, 30 Jan 2023I am not sure what you are arguing about, my point of view ... moreThe reason why people hate 888 and 8Gen1 is that they are based on **unstable and inefficient** Samsung process. The TSMC-manufactured Qualcomm flagship chips have always been stable and capable since 2015. See 8+ and 8 Gen1, I think anyone with basic reasoning skills can derive the truth that the true problem of Qualcomm SoCs(at least in the recent two years) is the Samsung process.

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                • 30 Jan 2023

                Anonymous, 30 Jan 2023I can’t wait. Just two days now. Samsung is the best. I love Samsung. I wish I could give them a hug

                  Zero9R, 30 Jan 2023https://m.gsmarena.com/see_the_best_of_the_new_snapdragon_8... moreI am not sure what you are arguing about, my point of view is that **8Gen2 is a big improvement over 8Gen1**, the improvement comes from the more advanced TSMC N4 process, this can be confirmed by IRL performace, NOT promotional video from chip makers

                  So what do you mean? I never deny that 888 performs worse than 865, while 8Gen2 is way better than 8Gen1,even 8+. These can be confirmed by users.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 30 Jan 2023

                    I can’t wait. Just two days now. Samsung is the best.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 30 Jan 2023

                      "the 128GB UFS 4.0 packages might not perform on levels worthy of the “UFS 4.0” label"

                      So you publish an article stating that Samsung UFS 4 uses new NAND that is faster and power efficient, and then justify this saying it's not worth the label?

                        MRSTEK, 30 Jan 2023You did not get my point, 21fe's 888 and 22's 8Ge... morehttps://m.gsmarena.com/see_the_best_of_the_new_snapdragon_888_in_a_few_minutelong_promo_videos-news-46568.php
                        The Snapdragon 888 is an improvement over the 865 in every category*
                        The Adreno 660 targets 35% faster rendering performance while increasing power efficiency by 20% *
                        Where that efficiency ? They showing incorrect numbers?

                          This is why I switched from Samsung. They deliberately nerf their base models, charge more and hope no one will notice. They are the Apple of Android.

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                            • 30 Jan 2023

                            MRSTEK, 30 Jan 2023X10M4 has nothing but battery endurance... It's a ... moreMy new phone has 4GB ram .
                            I disable 120Hz option.

                            I do not understand how ppl can find lags when using SoC that are stronger than 750, 765, 835.
                            Not even my 480+ feels any slow.

                            Samsung and Xiaomi UIs are what drag performance of SoCs.

                              Zero9R, 30 Jan 202320fe vs 21fe situation showed newer "more efficient&qu... moreYou did not get my point, 21fe's 888 and 22's 8Gen1 are both using a crappy Samsung process, while 20fe is using a more stable TSMC N7.
                              8Gen2's TSMC N4 has shown solid performance on D9000 and 8+ Gen1, and there's already plenty of 8Gen2 phones having been reviewed...

                              I am comparing Samsung N4 and TSMC N4, while the latter way more efficient.

                              I live in a region where at least 5 8 Gen2 phones are available, they are performing better than 8+gen1 and 8gen1 phones.

                                NK992, 30 Jan 2023I'm the same. Thinking about getting this as a Pixel 5... moreLet me guess, 7a would still be using IMX363+471 on the back, and weighing at least 180G. Even if google actually shrink the display, it cannot be smaller than S23

                                  Blah, 30 Jan 2023Compact phones CAN have decent battery. Example: Sony'... moreThe Xperia 5 iv is as long as the S22 plus
                                  I'd hardly call it compact but the battery is definitely good

                                    potato4k, 30 Jan 2023SD cards are a lot slower than even UFS2. That's irrevant because i saved everything on the card so i never had to transfer anything

                                      MRSTEK, 30 Jan 2023That is because crappy Samsung N4 process. S23 has a more e... more20fe vs 21fe situation showed newer "more efficient" cpu is worse. Was loosing in multithreading situation, thermal throttling, and 🍒 on top 🎂 was way worse battery life.

                                        Blah, 30 Jan 2023Compact phones CAN have decent battery. Example: Sony'... moreX10M4 has nothing but battery endurance...

                                        It's a pretty solid secondary phone, however it would be painful to use a phone without any HRR capability and only 6GB ram as daily driver.

                                        Google isn't pushing 64bit apps to devices with less than 8GB RAM.

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