SanDisk
SanDisk, a company that specializes in flash memory, wants you to capture as many photos and videos as possible using your smartphone.
This is because they are set to release a 200GB microSD card, as well as drives that can be connected to both your computers and mobile phones in case you need some backup. These microSDs are also suitable for dashcams.
All of these new products were unveiled during the Mobile World Congress, held recently in Spain. During the event, SanDisk announced a wide variety of storage products for people who own smartphones or tablets that could use a little bit more storage space.
These new microSDs have cloud-based synchronization, as well as storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and Microsoft OneDrive. With today’s technology, it is now easy for consumers to backup their photos and videos and move them to a computer.
SanDisk microSD
There is, however, a downside to all of this – SanDisk’s products have some limitations and fees that are connected with these services. First is their aptly named Ultra microSDXC, which has a storage space of 200GB.
This card can fit into every camera, tablet, or phone that has a microSD port. Their previous card only had 128GB, so this new model has plenty of room while still being able to maintain their data transfer speed of 900MBps. The small card also costs $400.
Next up is SanDisk’s Premium Edition UHS-I card. This contains the same technology as their 128GB microSD, except a bit bigger. But this large amount of space won’t make the card slow down – It still transfers 90MB per second – Which is equal to 1,200 photos per minute.
Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Card
According to SanDisk’s official website, the 200GB card has a 10-year warranty and is set to be available worldwide in the next few months. It’s still amazing how one small card can cram in 200GB of memory.
This is much bigger than their previous microSD card model, which stored 128GB of data. SanDisk has revealed that the secret to their new card’s high amount of storage was utilizing a proprietary design, as well as applying a type of production process that enabled a bigger amount of memory for each chip.
Although the SanDisk website didn’t mention the exact process, the card’s ability to store a large amount of data can provide a clue as to how it has reached to the present limits of today’s current manufacturing technology.
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