SanDisk Unveils the World's Highest Capacity microSD Card

[btarunr]

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash storage solutions, today introduced the 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card, Premium Edition, the world's highest capacity microSD card for use in mobile devices. In just one year after introducing its record-breaking 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card, SanDisk has increased storage capacity by 56% within the same fingernail-sized form factor. Keeping up with the demands of today's mobile users, the new card provides the freedom to capture, save and share photos, videos and other files without worrying about storage limitations.

"Mobile devices are completely changing the game. Seven out of 10 images captured by consumers are now from smartphones and tablets. Consumers view mobile-first devices as their primary means for image capture and sharing, and by 2019 smartphones and tablets will account for nine out of 10 images captured," said Christopher Chute, Vice President, Worldwide Digital Imaging Practice, IDC. "As the needs of mobile users continue to change, SanDisk is on the forefront of delivering solutions for these demands as is clearly illustrated through their growing portfolio of innovative products, including the new 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card."



SanDisk achieved this capacity breakthrough by leveraging the proprietary technology developed last year for the 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card, and creating a new design and production process that allows for more bits per die.

"We continue to push technology boundaries to deliver record-breaking solutions that transform the way consumers use their mobile devices," said Dinesh Bahal, vice president, product marketing, SanDisk. "By focusing on achieving new capacity and speed milestones, we are able to deliver trusted mobile memory solutions that give consumers the freedom to never stop capturing, saving, or sharing - with the benefit of fast speeds to transfer it all quickly."

Ideal for Android smartphone and tablet users, this Premium Edition microSD card combines the world's highest capacity and blazingly fast transfer speed of up to 90MB/s to deliver premium performance. At this transfer speed, consumers can expect to move up to 1,200 photos per minute2.

Through SanDisk's updated Memory Zone app users will have even greater control over their mobile device's memory storage. In the Memory Zone app, users can engage the OptiMem app feature which monitors the phone's memory levels to inform users whenever the internal memory falls below a user-defined threshold. Once this threshold is reached, the OptiMem app feature will automatically transfer some of their old photos and videos to their microSD card, leaving them with more internal memory to continue making memories. The app, available for free download from the Google Play store, is compatible with most Android-powered devices and allows users to easily locate, organize, transfer and back up data.

Pricing and Availability
The 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card, Premium Edition, features a ten-year limited warranty and will be available worldwide in Q2 at an MSRP of $399.99.

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[Prima.Vera]

400$ Greedy bastards!

That would be about ~450Euros in Europe, Japan or Australia.

 

[Caring1]

And how many devices can actually use it?
Most I'm aware of are limited to 16 or 32Gb cards.

 

[HumanSmoke]

And how many devices can actually use it?
Most I'm aware of are limited to 16 or 32Gb cards.

My old Samsung Galaxy S3 is good for 128GB capacity (Using a 64GB SanDisk Ultra card ATM)

 

[The Von Matrices]

And how many devices can actually use it?
Most I'm aware of are limited to 16 or 32Gb cards.

If the device supports SDXC then it supports up to 2TB cards. The 32GB limit is the maximum capacity of SDHC. How many SDXC devices are on the market is another question entirely, but most devices I've purchased within the past two years support SDXC.

Consumers view mobile-first devices as their primary means for image capture and sharing, and by 2019 smartphones and tablets will account for nine out of 10 images captured,"

Ironically, most of those devices don't have microSD slots.

 

[Caring1]

Are the majority of Dash Cams SDHC or SDXC then?
The literature that came with mine only says it supports up to 32Gb

 

[Mussels]

Are the majority of Dash Cams SDHC or SDXC then?
The literature that came with mine only says it supports up to 32Gb

SDXC changed the formatting of the flash drives from FAT32 to exFAT.


if the software/firmware on your devices supports exFAT, it supports all of these sizes. As an example in samsung-land, exFAT support was added in custom ROM's and kernels for the devices, so even those that dont officially support it are often modded to do so.

 

[Parn]

Mobile devices with MicroSD support are a dying breed as more manufacturers start to favor higher capacity built-in eMMC so that they can charge customers more. The newly announced the Samsung S6 has stopped the traditional MicroSD support in the Galaxy S product line.

DSLR users are much better served with a 8/16GB card + some sort of HDD backup devices than this astronomically priced super capacity SD card.

 

[Mussels]

Mobile devices with MicroSD support are a dying breed as more manufacturers start to favor higher capacity built-in eMMC so that they can charge customers more. The newly announced the Samsung S6 has stopped the traditional MicroSD support in the Galaxy S product line.

DSLR users are much better served with a 8/16GB card + some sort of HDD backup devices than this astronomically priced super capacity SD card.

hopefully samsung lose out on sales and wake up, and keep SD card support alive.

I think customers will understand that external storage is slower than internal.

 

[Parn]

hopefully samsung lose out on sales and wake up, and keep SD card support alive.

I think customers will understand that external storage is slower than internal.

Agree with you. MicroSD + removable battery were the key features which set Galaxy S series apart from the rest of ever-so-similar Android flagships. By omitting both of these in S6, it shows the greed has finally taken over and Samsung has lost their focus.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well... With the 128GB memory cards dropping in price quite rapidly (even though they are still quite pricey compared to the 32 & 64GB cards) I guess SanDisk need a new plateau to stand on so they could keep charging people silly money for add-in storage.

I myself have a 128GB SanDisk MicroSD which stores all my music for my phone (33GB left!!) which i bought in an amazon lightning deal, I honestly dont think this 200GB card will sell well at all till the price drops significantly.

I think my 128GB cost about $77-93. I wouldnt of bought it otherwise. For that Extra $307 you could just buy another 128GB memory card, or get one of these hard drive caddies with personal wifi hotspot or memory card reader built in and space for a 2.5" hard drive (if not a USB socket to plug one in) and just dump files on there when youre done snapping away like a crazed paparazzo.

 

[hojnikb]

I wonder how are they hitting 200GB on such a _small_ area...

Probably 15nm process combined with their X4 techology (4 bits per cell).

 

[Chaitanya]

Mobile devices with MicroSD support are a dying breed as more manufacturers start to favor higher capacity built-in eMMC so that they can charge customers more. The newly announced the Samsung S6 has stopped the traditional MicroSD support in the Galaxy S product line.

DSLR users are much better served with a 8/16GB card + some sort of HDD backup devices than this astronomically priced super capacity SD card.

What did you smoke this morning? Most of small sized action cams, aerial drones and tonnes of other gadgets use microsd cards. Mobile market is just one of the fractions where these cards will end up being used.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

hopefully samsung lose out on sales and wake up, and keep SD card support alive.

I think customers will understand that external storage is slower than internal.

Not when the external is a wolf (SSD) in sheep's clothing. This is probably why the industry wants to move to eMMC--a lot more bandwidth. SD should stay external, eMMC should be used internally.

 

[Parn]

What did you smoke this morning? Most of small sized action cams, aerial drones and tonnes of other gadgets use microsd cards. Mobile market is just one of the fractions where these cards will end up being used.

Did you read my post carefully?

The devices you mentioned are all slowly moving towards built-in storage instead of flash memory cards.

 

[remixedcat]

It also makes your hand red too!!

 

[xorbe]

By 200GB I assume they mean 200,000,000,000 or 186GB. Probably 192GB total with 6GB hidden for maintenance.

 

[Mussels]

Not when the external is a wolf (SSD) in sheep's clothing. This is probably why the industry wants to move to eMMC--a lot more bandwidth. SD should stay external, eMMC should be used internally.

Its utterly stupid for them to do anything but eMMC internally and microSD for external.

 

[Caring1]

It also makes your hand red too!!


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[HumanSmoke]

We all know what he's been doing

Probably from all the backslapping after they realized they could charge a mint for something that very likely costs little more than the SD cards they currently produce.

 

[michael]

No matter how big capacity the card is made of, but the question still remains can I play 8GB to 16GB movies through it on phone?
Because no phone supports NTFS file format where we can transfer more than 3.7Gb of file.

Has anybody played 8GB of blueray ripped movie on any phone with that 32GB MicroSD card ?

 

[alwayssts]

Price is absurd, but no more absurd than the price of increased internal storage (in a phone), which is surely how the premium is partially calculated.

I dig it because it means others will follow (like Samsung), and prices on 128GB will fall to more reasonable levels...which I'll then probably pair with a 32GB phone (music/media doesn't need to be fast, it just needs space).

I, like Human Smoke, use an S3/64GB card currently. I haven't decided on what I'm upgrading to yet (M9 or G4) but it certainly *will* be something that supports this format, as it's practical, cost-efficient, and has room to improve (especially per dollar) before the device is obsolete. I am one of the many that wrote off the S6 for just this reason (as well as needing to charge, even if quickly, during the course of an avg day...F' that)...Samsung sure did lose what made them special. The phone looks pretty sweet, but I bought an S3 because it not only looked decent, it was practical, and also a fair price. I will never spend an absorbent amount for something that is thinner or has a shiny body to sacrifice practicality. For people like me, Samsung needs to realize a phone is a not only a commodity, but utility.

I don't think sd support will completely die in phones, but I do think for companies like Samsung (that make internal storage) it makes sense. On one hand they make a killing on margin with things like the S6 (for those that care purely about aesthetics). When someone buys something with a slot, they make often will make it on volume through sd sales...win win for them.

 

[Mussels]

No matter how big capacity the card is made of, but the question still remains can I play 8GB to 16GB movies through it on phone?
Because no phone supports NTFS file format where we can transfer more than 3.7Gb of file.

Has anybody played 8GB of blueray ripped movie on any phone with that 32GB MicroSD card ?

all my phones and tablets support NTFS and exFAT, so i think you may just need to read up on that. i play 10-15GB blu ray files on mine all the time.

 

[michael]

all my phones and tablets support NTFS and exFAT, so i think you may just need to read up on that. i play 10-15GB blu ray files on mine all the time.

Thanks for info. I guess my Old Samsung Galaxy Note 1 does not support NTFS formatted Memory card, though I have 32GB Class 100 Strontium MicroSD card. Today I will Surely check with Samsung Galaxy S5 , whether it support NTFS formated memory card in it. (I still feel it will not).

 

[Mussels]

Thanks for info. I guess my Old Samsung Galaxy Note 1 does not support NTFS formatted Memory card, though I have 32GB Class 100 Strontium MicroSD card. Today I will Surely check with Samsung Galaxy S5 , whether it support NTFS formated memory card in it. (I still feel it will not).

stock reads NTFS, custom kernels write. exFAT is the preferred medium for mobile storage, and should be fully supported.