Samsung has introduced the latest iteration of its EVO Select and EVO Plus microSD cards, bringing increased transfer speeds of up to 160 MB/s, a 23% increase over their predecessors, for mobile devices and handheld gaming consoles. A 1 TB model of the EVO Select and PRO Plus will be available later this year, while 64–512 GB versions are available now on Samsung.com and select retailers, according to Samsung.
Pricing and models:
- EVO Select microSD card with faster speeds
- 64GB ($14.99 MSRP)
- 128GB ($18.99 MSRP)
- 256GB ($29.99 MSRP)
- 512GB ($55.99 MSRP)
- 1TB (Coming later this year)
- EVO Plus microSD card with faster speeds
- 64GB ($15.99 MSRP)
- 128GB ($20.99 MSRP)
- 256GB ($31.99 MSRP)
- 512GB ($60.99 MSRP)
- PRO Plus microSD card available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities
- 1TB (Coming later this year)
A closer look at the EVO Select and SD Adapter:
Samsung on its new microSD cards:
The updated microSD cards offer fast, reliable, and durable storage in a variety of capacities to fit your needs. With speeds up to 160 MB/s, you can instantly transfer, store, and share everything from vacation photos to portable game libraries. The cards are extremely versatile, with universal compatibility for Android smartphones, tablets, laptops, and portable gaming consoles, ensuring one card can fit multiple household devices. Additionally, the Grade 3 (U3) Speed Grade ensures compatibility with most high-resolution and 4K video recording devices.
Samsung microSD cards with capacities of 128GB and higher support an application performance class of A2, which is important if you plan to install and use applications (apps) with a microSD card and your mobile device like a tablet or smartphone. The cards also support a video speed class rating of V30, enabling you to quickly move large video files. Backed by Samsung six-proof protection, the microSD line can withstand water, extreme temperatures, x-ray, wear-out, drops, and magnetic impact. You can feel confident that your data is safe from the elements whether you are at home, at work or on vacation.
For the first time, Samsung will also offer memory cards in 1TB capacities for the EVO Select microSD and PRO Plus microSD lines. The PRO Plus microSD line is designed for photographers, videographers, and content creators with action cameras and drones. It boasts transfer speeds of up to 160 MB/S, so users can seamlessly capture 4K ultra-high definition (UHD) and Full HD (FHD) videos and photos.
Discussion (3 replies)
Join Discussion →Huh, are microsd cards that big... oh yea everyone is recording video for tik toks and youtube and whatever else other format. Never mind.
Well don't forget systems like the Switch and Steam Deck. People need space to store games on. Switch doesn't have much internal storage. Everyone I know with a Steam Deck got the one with the 256GB internal SSD and then just uses a huge fast MicroSD card. Those of us with modded systems also make good use of SD cards. For example, I have a huge SD card for my soft-modded 3DS full of DS and 3DS games, as well as games for other systems for use with emulators. There are adapters for PSP and PS Vita that allow you to use MicroSD cards instead of Sony's proprietary Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro/Memory Stick Pro Duo (wish those had been around when I soft-modded my PSP). You can get a Gamecube memory card adapter that allows you to use MicroSDs. When I used to use R4 cards with my DS, everything was loaded from a MicroSD card.
Anyways, the point is, large memory cards like SD/MicroSD cards are for more than just people who record videos and take a f*ckton of pics.
Fair I don't own a handheld system at all other than my phone. And it's far and few between for top tier phones to have an microSD card slot depending on generation.