Credit: Robert Triggs / Android AuthorityTL;DRThe next generation UFS 5.0 standard is nearly ready and promises much faster speeds compared to UFS 4.0.It’s designed to make phones faster and more power-efficient, especially for AI-driven tasks.UFS 5.0 is expected to appear in smartphones launching in 2027 and beyond.Smartphones releasing in the next year or so are in line to get a major speed boost. No, we’re not talking about a new processor, but a major upgrade coming to smartphone storage. According to JEDEC, the group that develops the UFS standard, the next-generation Universal Flash Storage, UFS 5.0, is almost ready.