When we say boost, it’s a bit of an understatement, because Samsung has developed a 128GB 3-bit NAND-based eMMC 5.0 storage package. Most mainstream devices ship with 16GB of storage, although 32GB options are available as well. Getting 128GB on mid-range mobile devices would be a game changer to say the least.

Dr. Jung-Bae Lee, SVP of Memory Product Planning and Application Engineering Team, Samsung Electronics, said the company is continuing to enhance next-generation embedded memory offerings with improved performance and higher densities.

Lee said Samsung wants to take the lead:

"With the introduction of our value-focused, 3-bit NAND-based eMMC 5.0 line-up, we expect to take the lead in the expansion of high-density mobile storage."

It’s important to note that Samsung’s new eMMC 5.0 solution has nothing to do with 128GB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) used in the new Galaxy S6 series. The new 128GB eMMC 5.0 was designed to offer more value, but performance looks good too.

Samsung promises performance will be roughly on par with MLC-based eMMC 5.1 memory. Sequential read should hit up to 260MB/s, with up to 6,000 IOPS. Samsung pointed out that IOPS speeds are 4-10 times faster than those on a typical microSD card, not to mention significantly higher data transfer rates.