Apple is expected to materially increase the price of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Even so, it is stealthily downgrading the higher storage variants of its upcoming Pro duo, especially when it comes to the flash storage, increasing the relative attractiveness of the 256GB and 512GB storage variants. Apple is reportedly downgrading the NAND flash storage in the 1TB and 2TB variants of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro According to the tipster Reptalica, the 256GB and 512GB variants of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max use TLC NAND that has been sourced from SK hynix, Kioxia, […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/apple-is-swapping-the-faster-tlc-for-slower-qlc-storage-in-iphone-18-pro-duos-1tb-and-2tb-models-while-charging-sky-high-prices/

Samsung's next-generation NAND Flash for SSDs will offer over 900+ layers, with two stacks bonded together for increased storage capacities. Samsung Wants To Bond Two NAND Cells Together, Forming A Large 900-1000+ Layer Storage Solution For Future SSDs Last month, we reported that Samsung was working towards 1000-layer NAND using brand new materials and bonding technologies. At the VLSI Symposium 2026, Samsung has revealed its full plans on how they aim to achieve that goal. In its latest slide, Samsung states that there's a big demand for high-capacity SSDs, and they are working towards an accelerated roadmap that focuses on […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/samsung-bonds-two-450-layer-nand-cells-chasing-1000-layer-ssds-quadruple-capacity-2030/

Micron has a new capacity point for its 6600 ION NVMe SSD family, and this one is the eye-catcher. The company now has a 245.76TB version of the Micron 6600 ION, giving data center platforms a way to put almost a quarter petabyte of flash i

The post Micron 6600 ION 245TB SSD Announced appeared first on ServeTheHome.