Samsung Is Plotting to Replace Your M.2 SSD With a Storage Chip Smaller Than a Fingernail to Improve Battery Life and Supercharge On-Device AI Inference
TechRadar, Thursday, July 2nd, 2026
Samsung is developing a fingernail-sized storage chip to replace M.2 SSDs and boost on-device AI.
Samsung is developing next-generation storage significantly smaller than conventional M.2 solid-state drives, roughly the size of a fingernail.
The miniaturization targets two main benefits: extending battery life in portable devices and speeding up on-device AI inference. Shrinking the storage component would free internal space and cut power consumption.
The move reflects Samsung's strategic pivot toward supporting local AI processing rather than relying on cloud-based solutions.