SanDisk launches microSDXC up to 256 GB
SanDisk company, which is currently owned by Western Digital, presented two new 256GB microSDXC cards at the World Mobile Congress in Shanghai.
After Western Digital acquired SanDisk, the company went through a difficult period of reform, reorganization, etc. But at the moment SanDisk is back in operation and has already released several updates this week.
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Unfortunately, SanDisk did not indicate which type of NAND is used in their new more capacious cards, but as far as we know, the company has not yet provided its new technology BiCS 3D NAND in any of the products. It is unlikely that BiCS will make its debut in microSDXC format, so most likely the new cards will use 15nm planar NAND. This is a significant difference, because Samsung, which produces competing 256GB microSDXC cards, uses 3D TLC V-NAND.
The new cards are an evolutionary increase in power compared to the previous generation of 200 GB SanDisk Ultra.
SanDisk claims that this option is the fastest card in its class, and the company developed it specifically for 4K cases. Such as action cameras, drones and 4K-compatible smartphones. SanDisk says that the Extreme version has a data transfer rate of up to 100 MB / s, and the sequential write speed fluctuates around 90 MB / s. SanDisk refused to report the recording speed of the previous generation card to 200 GB. Probably for the reason that the figures are not particularly impressive. The company also noted that the card can store up to 14 hours of 4K UHD video.
It is planned that 256 GB Extreme will be sold at a retail price of $ 199.99 in the 4th quarter of 2016. And it is significantly lower than the price of $ 249.99 for the rival Samsung Evo Plus. However, Samsung originally planned to release the Samsung Evo Plus for free sale this month. But we still do not find it in the price list of any of the major trading companies. From pleasant - both cards will have a guarantee for 10 years.
SanDisk has developed Ultra Premium Edition for weaker workloads (not 4K) and is positioning it specifically for Android tablets and smartphones. According to the advertisement, this card can hold up to 24 hours of Full HD video. SanDisk said that the sequential read speed is up to 95 MB / s. But the company does not disclose the speed of sequential recording. Such secrecy may indicate that the speed will be extremely small, by the standards of the company.
Ultra MicroSDXC will hit the market in August 2016 with a suggested retail price of $ 149.99 and a 10-year warranty.
Both MicroSDXC cards will have the usual set of features such as: water resistance, operating temperature from -25 o C to 85 o C, impact resistance and resistance to magnetic fields. This feature set is standard for all microSDXC cards. Both cards also support the SanDisk Memory Zone application developed for Android devices.
After Western Digital acquired SanDisk, the company went through a difficult period of reform, reorganization, etc. But at the moment SanDisk is back in operation and has already released several updates this week.
')
Unfortunately, SanDisk did not indicate which type of NAND is used in their new more capacious cards, but as far as we know, the company has not yet provided its new technology BiCS 3D NAND in any of the products. It is unlikely that BiCS will make its debut in microSDXC format, so most likely the new cards will use 15nm planar NAND. This is a significant difference, because Samsung, which produces competing 256GB microSDXC cards, uses 3D TLC V-NAND.
The new cards are an evolutionary increase in power compared to the previous generation of 200 GB SanDisk Ultra.
SanDisk Extreme MicroSDXC UHS-I 256 GB.
SanDisk claims that this option is the fastest card in its class, and the company developed it specifically for 4K cases. Such as action cameras, drones and 4K-compatible smartphones. SanDisk says that the Extreme version has a data transfer rate of up to 100 MB / s, and the sequential write speed fluctuates around 90 MB / s. SanDisk refused to report the recording speed of the previous generation card to 200 GB. Probably for the reason that the figures are not particularly impressive. The company also noted that the card can store up to 14 hours of 4K UHD video.
It is planned that 256 GB Extreme will be sold at a retail price of $ 199.99 in the 4th quarter of 2016. And it is significantly lower than the price of $ 249.99 for the rival Samsung Evo Plus. However, Samsung originally planned to release the Samsung Evo Plus for free sale this month. But we still do not find it in the price list of any of the major trading companies. From pleasant - both cards will have a guarantee for 10 years.
SanDisk Ultra Premium Edition MicroSDXC UHS-I 256 GB.
SanDisk has developed Ultra Premium Edition for weaker workloads (not 4K) and is positioning it specifically for Android tablets and smartphones. According to the advertisement, this card can hold up to 24 hours of Full HD video. SanDisk said that the sequential read speed is up to 95 MB / s. But the company does not disclose the speed of sequential recording. Such secrecy may indicate that the speed will be extremely small, by the standards of the company.
Ultra MicroSDXC will hit the market in August 2016 with a suggested retail price of $ 149.99 and a 10-year warranty.
Both MicroSDXC cards will have the usual set of features such as: water resistance, operating temperature from -25 o C to 85 o C, impact resistance and resistance to magnetic fields. This feature set is standard for all microSDXC cards. Both cards also support the SanDisk Memory Zone application developed for Android devices.
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