On the market we can find a large number of microSD cards of all prices and storage capacities, however, they do not all offer the same quality and, far from it, the same speed, one of the sections that must be taken into account most when purchasing an external storage card.
The more writing speed and reading a memory card, the shorter the loading time will be (if we are talking about cell phones and tablets) and the time needed to save files (if we are talking about professional cameras).
Samsung has just announced the new generation of microSD cards for mobile devices and digital cameras, improving their transfer speed by 23% and placing the next generation at 160 MB/s.
While it is true that they are still far from offering the same speed as UFS drives, it is more than enough to expand the capacity of any device where free space is an issue and when a fast storage which allows you to record videos or take photos in high resolution.
New Samsung SD cards
Samsung’s new storage cards correspond to the EVO Select, EVO Plus and EVO Pro Plus range. All the models that are part of this renewal of Samsung’s microSD card range support U3, so they are designed to store content in high-resolution and 4K video formats.
They are also designed to provide better performance on mobile devices by offering support for A2, reducing the time required to install large applications and run them to just seconds. Additionally, it also includes the V30 speed rating, a rating that indicates that they are designed to move large files.
What is generally not common is that microSD cards are resistant to hostile environmental conditionsHowever, Samsung has also worked on this aspect and, as it indicates, this new range of cards is resistant to high temperatures, X-rays, falls, the action of electromagnetic devices and even the action of the water.
Like all Samsung SD cards, this new range also benefits from up to 10 years warrantya guarantee that only this manufacturer offers us and which represents additional security that we will not find with other manufacturers.
Price, capacity and availability
The new range of EVO Select, EVO Plus and EVO Pro Plus microSD cards are available with storage capacities from 64 GB to 1 TB, although the 1 TB models will not hit the market until the end of the year. year.
All cards include an adapter to plug the card into an SD slot of any card reader. The suggested retail price (MSRP) in dollars for the range of EVO Select microSD cards It starts at $14.99 for 64GB of storage and goes up to $55.99 for the 512GB model.
The recommended retail price of the range EVOPlus It starts at $15.99 for 64GB and goes up to $60.99 for the model with 512GB of storage. For now, the series EVO PROPlus The Samsung microSD card is not for sale. This model will only be available in versions with 128, 256, 512 and 1 TB of storage.
