WESTERN DIGITAL RELEASES THE WORLD'S HIGHEST CAPACITY MICROSD CARD
The SanDisk® Brand 400GB MicroSD Card Gives Consumers the Freedom to Create and Experience More Content Than Ever Before
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global leader in data storage technologies and solutions, today announced the SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card 400GB*, the world’s highest capacity microSD card for use with a wide range of mobile devices. Two years after introducing the then world record 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card, Western Digital has doubled its storage capacity into an equally small form factor. Responding to the demands of today’s mobile-centric lifestyle, the new SanDisk microSD card will provide consumers with the freedom to take, store, or share photos, videos and apps, and enjoy content. offline – all without having to worry about limited storage capacity.
“Mobile devices have become an important part of our lives, and consumers are now accustomed to using their smartphones for everything from entertainment to business purposes. We collect and share vast amounts of data on smartphones, drones, tablets, PCs, laptops and other devices. We anticipate that storage needs will only continue to grow as people continue to want more advanced features on their devices and want higher quality content,” said Jeff Janukowicz, research vice president, IDC. “We estimate that mobile device users around the world will install more than 150 billion apps just this year alone, which takes up a huge amount of memory on all of our favorite devices.”
Western Digital achieved this capacity breakthrough by leveraging their proprietary memory technology and design and manufacturing processes that allow for more bits per die.
“We continue to push the boundaries of technology and transform the way consumers use their mobile devices,” said Sven Rathjen, vice president, product marketing, Western Digital. “By focusing on achieving new technology milestones, we are enabling users to continue their mobile-centric lifestyle with the storage solutions they trust.”
Ideal for users of Android™ smartphones and tablets, the world’s highest capacity microSD card can store up to 40 hours of Full HD video and features superfast transfer speeds of up to 100MB/S** for premium performance. At this transfer rate, consumers can transfer up to 1,200 photos per minute1. Additionally, the SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSD card meets A1 App Performance Class specifications, meaning it can load apps more quickly.2
With the updated SanDisk Memory Zone app, users will have even more control over the storage memory on their mobile devices. The application, available for free download via the Google Play™ app store, is compatible with most Android-based mobile devices and allows users to easily find, organize, move and downloadback up data, including flagged content from Facebook and Instagram.3
Pricing and Availability
The SanDisk Ultra 400GB UHS-1 microSDXC card has a 10-year warranty and will be available at SanDisk.com and retail stores in Indonesia starting in November 2017 with prices starting from Rp. 4,399,000.
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