In September 2014, SanDisk presented the SD card with the largest capacity on the planet, offering 512 GB in a module about the size of a postage stamp. This time, the company has repeated the formula with a microSD card. The new SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition can store 200 gigabytes and offer read speeds of up to 90 megabytes per second.
The only microSD card I have on hand has 1 GB capacity, a real fossil compared to what the market offers today. A 16 GB card costs around ten or fifteen euros (at most) and is compatible with almost anything. Personally, I've always managed well with flash memory (pendrives and cards), but I have no doubt that there are users out there with much higher requirements. After all, we have mobile devices that promise HD playback, and it's perfectly logical to load videos and movies onto them. Eliminating the storage factor once and for all isn't easy, but SanDisk came to the Mobile World Congress with an outstanding development.
200 GB in a MicroSD Format
The official name is SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition, and in simple terms, it's the largest microSD card in the world. Exactly a year ago, SanDisk held the record with a 128 GB microSD card, but they have since increased the space by 56 percent without compromising the form factor, reaching 200 gigabytes. That's enough for 20 hours of Full HD video, and we must add a read speed that approaches 90 megabytes per second. If we assign an average size of 4.5 MB to an image, this new card can transfer about 1,200 photos per minute, an interesting figure for photographers of all levels.
The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition comes with a ten-year warranty (honestly, I expected less), and according to published data, the market price will be $400. Considering the current value of SanDisk cards with 128 GB, it's much cheaper to buy two, but surely SanDisk will find a way to reduce prices once production ramps up. It's estimated that the 200 GB microSD card will hit the market in the second quarter of the year.
