Smartphones are being integrated with advanced technologies such as Al, facial recognition, fingerprint scanners, and voice recognition, and haptics. The rise in the adoption of internal memory has led to the removal of SD card dots in smartphones. Apple and Xiaomi are few of the popular vendors that do not provide SD card slots in their smartphones. The demand for internal memory in smartphones is rising due to the trend of taking sees and the increasing number of mobile application downloads. With the need for high-density storage to support next-generation smartphone applications, vendors are focusing on R&D activities to add innovative features in smartphones. Such factors will lead to the expansion of the global NAND flash market at a CAGR of over 3% during the forecast period.