Renew
Your
Experience
Samsung Portable SSD Design Story
In the past, a ‘storage’ was akin to an immovable object that required users to store data
at a designated location and access it only within the bounds. Nowadays, the value of storage is defined
by safety and its capacity to be ‘fast and organic’. In an age when users have countless options for storage,
the Samsung Portable SSD T Series best embodies this very value through foolproof function and design.
The SSD is smaller than the size of your palm, which makes it utterly lightweight, and the comfortable UX design
gives life to incredible functionality. On top of that, it has technical stability. We can now carry in our pockets
the epitome of all that is required for storing and recording data in this day and age.
All
New
External
Storage
The Samsung Portable SSD T Series is a portable SSD storage device that is small
enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It is also sturdier and faster than external
storage devices that have been previously widely in use. The device has been
manufactured using flash memory that can keep the data safe even when the device
is dropped on the floor, and also boasts a high level of data security due to
a hardware-based encryption module.
As the first pioneers to envision the category of the ‘portable SSD’ itself, Samsung
Electronics further established this unique brand by once again setting the bar with
state-of-the-art design for the ‘T Series’.
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T1
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T3
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T5
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T1
My Own
Portable PortfolioThe T1 focuses on the value of being ‘portable’, and has been
designed to be lightweight and pocket-size using plastic material.
This storage device showcases a sturdy and fashionable look with
its cone-shaped exterior, three-dimensional pattern, and Black
Chrome two-toned design. -
T3
Pocket Mobility
The T3 exudes an aura of toughness and strength from its exterior
by using metal and plastic that has been applied with rubber spray.
We ran countless tests to find the ideal size (74*58*10.5mm, 51g)
that can provide a sense of trust and compactness at the same time.
We made it slightly bigger than the T1 to eventually find the perfect
‘Pocket Mobility’ size that can effortlessly fit into your
handkerchief pocket.
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T5
Metal
MinimalismThe T5 uses metal materials to boost its premium image and
wears a blue coat that gives off a bright and cool vibe. Colors for
the 250GB and 500GB devices are in blue, and large capacity
devices that go over 1TB are colored in black. The device has been
developed to be faster, and is also able to eliminate any emission
of heat even after utilizing metal materials. Furthermore, a USB
Type C port has been implemented to ramp up usability and gives
the option to connect to the latest devices.
T5,
A Storage Device
Imbued with
Uniformity and
Comfort
When users purchase external storage devices or portable SSDs, they base
their purchases on a device’s data capacity, speed, and durability. However,
just as the hardware technology for portable SSDs advanced greatly over
the years, the software technology in the form of UX design has become
an important factor for evaluating a user’s heightened brand experience
when using the device, not purchasing it.
Samsung Electronics completely renewed the uniform UI and usability that
comes from the exterior of the T5 to provide comfort through high product
quality and stability.
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Straightforwardness
that Comes from
SimplicitySince information security is crucial for a storage device,
it must provide an easy and straightforward UI to its users.
Complicated interfaces and unnecessary screens only serve
to obstruct and hinder a user from understanding the
product. The T5’s UX design moves away from the previous
conversational interface type and has simplified the interface
flow by decreasing the page numbers. All pages of the UI have
been unified into a single format, which allows for better
understanding even after the screen switches to another page.
Descriptions for each function have been added on the top
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A Consistent Design Identity
A unified design instills peace and comfort for a user and also increases product
familiarity. The all-new T5’s UX also carries a single analogous tone and manner
for its design. We deviated from a monotonous look by adding a touch of blue
to the trustworthy shade of dark gray. We also included a sense of movement
that reacts to user input in the UX, and lastly, maintained the central identity
of a Samsung product by incorporating the SamsungOne Font. The icons have
also been newly developed with the Samsung Portable SSD brand identity in
mind so that they can be used again in next generation products in the future.
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*iOS not supported
Any Device You Want
The UX of the T5 has been designed with the expansion of the device and its surrounding user environments in mind.
An identical UX is supported through various platforms from Windows, MacOS, to Android, and this UX also provides
a consistent experience in many different user environments such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, etc.
Therefore users can comfortably make use of the T5 anytime, anywhere.
A Vessel for Living Information
We are living in an era where information storage devices have moved its location from within the PC
to the surface of your desk, and then again to the outside world wherever users go. A vessel that stores
such living and breathing information must also carry the same vigor of life. This is a vault that alleviates
all the hardware and software discomforts of existing external storage devices and can also be entrusted
with valuable information. The Samsung Portable SSD T Series has been designed to be this very device
that stores more than just data, but also the future of storage itself.