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Dec 5, 2017 12:00 AM • by Idrees Patel | Toshiba Starts Shipping UFS Devices with 3D Flash Memory Storage read and write speeds are an oft-overlooked aspect of smartphone performance. Even if you have the best system-on-chip, lots of RAM, and a powerful graphics card, your smartphone's flash storage — the chip that stores your data — can be a bottleneck. But it's not just the speed of flash storage that matters. In the past, Android smartphone manufacturers predominantly used eMMC technology for internal storage, but in 2015, Samsung broke with the pack and introduced UFS storage with the Galaxy S6. UFS (Universal Flash Storage) can achieve much better performance than eMMC, and that's why most smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have switched to it — the newest version, UFS 2.1, can launch and install apps faster than ever before. But there's always room for improvement. Case in point: Toshiba announced on Monday that it's developing new "3D" UFS chips with better performance and power efficiency than current-gen tech. Toshiba Memory Corporation, Toshiba's storage research and development division, said in a press release that it's begun sampling 64-layer BiCS FLASH 3D in four capacities: 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. They'll integrate flash memory and a controller — the component that manages the flash's file system — in a single package. "[The memory is designed to] meet performance demands for applications that require high-speed read/write performance and low power consumption, including mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and augmented / virtual reality systems," Toshiba said in a press release. "The controller performs error correction, wear leveling, logical-to-physical address translation, and bad-block management, allowing users to simplify system development." Toshiba says that all of its prototypes are compliant with JEDEC UFS Ver. 2.1, including HS-GEAR3, which means that they can achieve a theoretical speed of up to 5.8Gbps per lane (up to 11.6Gbps with both lanes running in parallel). Sequential read and write performance of the 64GB device are rated for 900MB/sec and 180MB/sec, or about 200% and 185% better, respectively, compared to Toshiba's previous-gen storage devices. Samples of the 64GB UFS chip have been shipped to hardware partners, Toshiba said, with the other storage capacities to follow next year.
Source: Business Wire (press release)  | | Android Advices
Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla | CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options. Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. 
On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor. The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below.  | | |
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