iQoo 13's UFS 4.1 storage promises up to 50% speed boost over UFS 4.0
iQoo was among the first Chinese manufacturers to launch a Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming phone. With the in-house Oryon cores, the new Qualcomm SoC makes it more capable than the last-gen iQoo 12. But it's not just the new SoC that's contributing to the speed bump.
The brand-new iQoo 13 also comes with UFS 4.1 storage, which the company says can deliver up to a 50% speed increase when it comes to installing apps. It's also said to offer a 36% uplift in terms of transfer speed. The brand didn't explicitly mention the reference point, but it's believed to be compared with UFS 4.0.
Another thing to note is that the official Chinese page mentions UFS 4.0 instead of 4.1. It's possible that iQoo has pushed a software update that unlocks the true potential of the storage chip inside the phone.
Nonetheless, the claimed storage speed bump is a major improvement over the predecessor. As a matter of fact, it can even make the iQoo 13 feel smoother than the other Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships with UFS 4.0 storage.
This isn't the only aspect where iQoo 13 is ahead of the competition. The Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship phone also comes with LPDDR5X Ultra memory, which is said to offer up to 9,600 Mbps transfer speed. It could make the phone offer a more responsive gaming experience.
In comparison, the other Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships, such as the OnePlus 13 and Xiaomi 15 series, have non-Ultra LPDDR5X RAM. Of course, it's worth noting that these speed claims are from the manufacturer instead, and it's yet to be seen how they make the iQoo 13 compare against the competition in real-world tests.
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iQoo on Weibo (machine translated from Chinese)
