Samsung 256GB EVO Plus microSD Card

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. unveiled its memory card globally – the EVO Plus 256GB microSD card.

The EVO Plus 256GB offers the highest capacity for a microSD card in its class, delivering fast speeds and an expanded memory storage for use in premium smartphones and tablets, 360-degree video recorders, action cameras, and drones.

Consumers can record up to 12 hours of 4K UHD video or 33 hours of full HD video on their mobile device or action camera without needing to change or replace the memory card, allowing them to experience more and worry less about running out of memory.

The EVO Plus 256GB raises the bar for capacity and performance of microSD cards thanks to company’s advanced V-NAND technology, offering read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively. This level of performance will provide general consumers and professionals with user convenience for storing heavy-loaded, high-resolution photography and 4K video recording, as well as graphic intensive multimedia like virtual reality (VR) and gaming.

“With the upward trend of consumers using high-performance, high-capacity mobile devices, our new, V-NAND-based 256GB microSD card solution allows us to deliver the memory card consumers have been craving,” said Un-Soo Kim, SVP, brand product marketing, memory business, Samsung Electronics. “Our EVO Plus 256GB microSD card, will provide consumers with large capacity, and high read and write speeds. We are excited to offer our customers convenient and seamless multimedia experiences when they access, store and share all of the content they create and capture.“

The EVO Plus 256GB microSD card provides advanced protection, capacity, and performance with long-term reliability needed to get the most out of today’s electronics, making it an ideal companion for high-end smartphones and tablets with a microSD slot, even in the most extreme conditions.

The firm will offer the EVO Plus 256GB microSD card with a limited ten-year warranty in more than 50 countries, including the USA, Europe, China, and other regions starting in June 2016 for $249.99 (MSRP).

Key features and specs

Category	Samsung EVO Plus 256GB
Capacity	256GB of content storage ⁽ⁱ⁾
	Up to 55,200 photos
	Up to 12 hours of 4K UHD video
	Up to 33 hours of full HD video
	Up to 46 hours of HD video
	Up to 23,500 MP3 files/songs
Samsung 4-Proof Features ⁽ⁱⁱ⁾	Waterproof (IEC 60529, IPX7)
	Temperature-proof
	X-ray-proof
	Magnetic-proof
Transfer Speeds	Read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively
Speed Class	UHS-1, Class 10, (U3) compatible
Warranty	Limited 10-year

⁽ⁱ⁾ The above results are from internal tests with the average-actual data store capacity (93.1% of the labeled capacity). The results may vary based on testing conditions and host devices.

4032×3024 12MP
3840×2160 (30 fps) 4K UHD
1920×1080 Full HD (30fps)
1280×720 HD
Average file size: 10.7MB

The storage capacity stated in the product specifications may be lower than the capacity reported by users’ device due to difference in measurement standards.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ Operating temperatures of -25°C to 85°C (-13°F to 185°F), non-operating temperatures of -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F). Withstands standard airport x-ray machines and the magnetic field equivalent of a high-field MRI scanner.