Western Digital announced its fast and furious 400GB microSD card at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with the aim of increasing the performance of its flagship smartphones.
This latest addition to the SanDisk family, the 400GB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card, is the world’s fastest flash memory, designed to facilitate devices that come with a microSD slot card.
According to Western Digital, their “robust mobile flash technology” will help to offer “premium experiences” on devices, whether it be through “exploring a new world in an immersive virtual reality app, or capturing 4K footage on a smartphone or drone.”
The company also says this new card is 50 percent faster than current SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSD cards, supporting data transfer speeds of up to 160MB/S and 90MB/s. Additionally, it uses the A2 specification for speedier app launches.
A report by Cnet says that the microSD is also “shockproof, waterproof, X-ray-proof, and can operate in a wide temperature range, from a frigid 13 degrees Fahrenheit up to a burning 185 Fahrenheit.” They say that the price of the new SanDisk will be $300.
But that’s not all the company has been showcasing at the Mobile World Congress, as it also boasts a new platform that will enable the next generation of mobile computing requirements: Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-enabled cards.
This specialized technology, generally only used in data centers, is designed to read data files faster than any other platform today and will play a large role in high-resolution content applications, such as slow-motion and 8K videos.
