Samsung Electronics has recently announced that they have started sampling what they claim to be the “industry-first” 256GB SD Express microSD card. This tiny, high-performance media solution is expected to become available towards the end of 2024, along with new, large-capacity 1TB UHS-I microSD cards. Specifications for the SD Express and microSD Express standards were first issued by the SD Association back in 2018 and last updated in November 2023. However, to this day, it seems like shrinking media storage to fit SSD-like performance and high capacity is still a daunting technological task. Almost 3 years ago, Lexar teased the development of their SD Express and microSD Express cards. These were expected to come to market the following year, but, apparently, that time has yet to come. Now, tech giant Samsung is trying to beat the clock by unveiling a 256GB SD Express microSD card that should hit the shelves by the end of this year. Let’s take a closer look! Samsung 256GB SD Express microSD card. Image credit: Samsung Samsung 256GB SD Express microSD – features According to Samsung, their upcoming 256GB SD Express microSD card is the result of a “successful” joint effort with a (mysterious) “customer” to develop a(n equally mysterious) “product”, thus supporting the future of “mobile computing and on-device AI”. Samsung 256GB SD Express microSD card. Image credit: Samsung Mystery aside, with sequential read speeds of up to 800MB/s, this new 256GB SD Express microSD card promises to outperform the current standard by four times...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 18 March, 2024