Samsung 990 SSD launch amid pricing and supply issues

Timeline

1. 3 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

   SSD price drops highlighted in Australia and UK deals

   Australian MSI‑Kingston SSD bundle drops to AU$791, while UK Samsung 2TB 990 EVO Plus falls to £249.99, both offering high‑speed NVMe storage at reduced prices.

2. 16 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   SSD price drops as memory shortage drives higher costs

   PNY’s 1TB SSD drops to $130 and Samsung’s 2TB 990 PRO falls to $390, offering top performance amid a memory‑chip shortage that has driven storage prices up.

3. 19 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

   Samsung 990 SSD praised for fast game load times despite lower specs

   Samsung's 990 SSD, a DRAM‑less QLC drive, delivers fast game load times (~6.3 s) and modest pricing, but lags in benchmark speeds and offers only a three‑year warranty.

4. 23 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

   Samsung launches budget 990 SSD with QLC memory and PCIe 4.0

   Samsung unveiled the 990 SSD, a budget QLC drive with PCIe 4.0, up to 7.25 GB/s read, 6.45 GB/s write, 1‑2 TB capacities, and 3‑year warranty, priced around $270‑$530.

5. 25 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources

   Samsung launches 990 SSD with up to 7,250 MB/s read speed

   Samsung’s new 990 SSD offers PCIe 4.0 speeds up to 7,250 MB/s, 38 % better efficiency, 1‑2 TB capacities, three‑year warranty and US$269/$529 pricing, launching globally in July.

6. 27 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources

   Samsung rolls out PCIe 6.0 enterprise SSD and PCIe 4.0 consumer SSD 990

   Samsung starts mass‑producing its PCIe 6.0 enterprise SSD PM1763 for AI workloads and launches the consumer‑grade PCIe 4.0 SSD 990, praised for efficiency but criticized for high pricing.

7. about 1 month ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources

   Samsung starts mass‑production of PCIe 6.0 SSD for Nvidia Vera Rubin AI platform

   Samsung began mass‑producing its PM1763 PCIe 6.0 enterprise SSD – up to 28 GB/s read, liquid‑cooled and quantum‑secure – to supply Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI platform, with shipments slated for Q3 2026.

8. about 1 month ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   Samsung's UFS 5.0 storage likely skipped in Galaxy S27 Ultra launch

   Samsung unveiled UFS 5.0 storage with up to 10.8 GB/s speeds, but the upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra will likely keep UFS 4.0 due to rising memory costs and pressure on its mobile division, delaying rollout.

9. about 2 months ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   Samsung Launches UFS 5.0 Storage with 10.8 GB/s Speed for AI‑Enabled Phones

   Samsung unveiled UFS 5.0 storage delivering 10.8 GB/s, targeting AI workloads; mass production starts Q4 2026 with Galaxy S27 slated for early 2027.

10. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Samsung and O2 Connect launch new mobile technologies

    Samsung unveils faster UFS 5.0 storage chips, while O2 Connect in Slovakia rolls out shared mobile data for remote devices.

11. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 41 sources

    Samsung launches UFS 5.0 storage, promising double‑speed and lower power for next‑gen smartphones

    Samsung unveiled UFS 5.0 storage with 10.8 GB/s read, 9.5 GB/s write speeds, 40 % lower power use and a smaller footprint, targeting on‑device AI and flagship phones like the Galaxy S27.

12. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Smartphone memory and storage technologies overview

    Smartphones use LPDDR5 RAM for speed and low power, while UFS flash storage (up to 4,200 MB/s) replaces slower eMMC; capacities now span 32 GB‑1 TB, with cloud backup increasingly common.

13. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Samsung unveils UFS 5.0 storage chip; Xiaomi launches 17T with Leica cameras

    Samsung’s new UFS 5.0 chip, promising faster storage and AI performance for the Galaxy S27, and Xiaomi’s Brazil‑launch 17T with Leica cameras and a Dimensity 8500 Ultra processor were unveiled.