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256GB SanDisk Extreme microSD Card With A1 Released by Western Digital

$200, read speed up to 100MB/s, write up to 90MB/s, video speed C10 and U3

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) announced the company is working with industry smartphone technology manufacturers to ensure consumers can take full advantage of the A1 specification with its SanDisk products.

256GB SanDisk Extreme microSD card with A1

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Together, A1-enabled smartphones and SanDisk A1 performance class microSD cards offer consumers a new dimension of performance when it comes to loading and launching apps.

According to a recent survey by the company (1), many consumers are looking to improve their launch app experience. Of those surveyed, more than 50% found slow app loading and launching to be a problem. In an effort to offer consumers an enhanced experience, SanDisk has expanded its line-up of A1 compatible microSD cards to now include its high-performance 256GB (2) SanDisk Extreme microSDXC memory card.

By specifically addressing app performance, A1 is a real game-changer for the industry. We are excited to play a significant role in the evolution of the microSD format, and work with the top smartphone technology manufacturers to offer more advanced storage solutions,” Dinesh Bahal, VP, product development, client solutions, Western Digital.

The A1 spec allows the SanDisk microSD cards to manage random read IO/s of 1,500 and write IO/s of 500, so it can quickly open apps and process accompanying tasks, such as audio, graphics, saved profiles and in-app permissions. With the introduction of the Android Marshmallow 6 and Nougat 7 OSs, users can expand storage capacity on smartphones by selecting the microSD card as preferred or adoptable storage, which means apps can now be loaded and launched directly from the A1 microSD card.

For more information on the A1 specification, please review the SD Association‘s white paper: Application Performance Class: The new class of performance for applications on SD memory cards.

The company is working with mobile technology industry leaders to deliver a better consumer app experience with the A1 standard.

Qualcomm Technologies has always been focused on supporting new opportunities in the mobile ecosystem, and we are excited to be a part of promoting new standards, and related products including the SanDisk portfolio of A1 microSD cards, that drive the industry to create improved solutions for consumers,” said Anand Srinivasan, director, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

The A1 standard is also supported by top ecosystem players including HTC Corporation, Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd., Lava International Ltd., Lenovo Group Ltd., MediaTek, Inc., Meizu Technology Co., Ltd., Micromax Informatics Ltd. , Oppo, Vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd. and ZTE Corporation.

SanDisk Extreme microSD card with A1
This 256GB SanDisk Extreme microSD card with A1 delivers fast transfer and improved app performance for Android based smartphones. For 4K UHD and full HD video (3), the card offers the capacity and performance consumers need to capture amazing videos, without having to worry about what to delete and with the ability to transfer big files at speeds of up to 100 MB/s (*).

The 256GB Extreme microSD card with A1 will begin rolling out worldwide in late March 2017 with a U.S. MSRP of $199.99.

(1) Western Digital ‘Mobile App Survey‘ of 680 respondents, January 2017
(2) GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
(3) Compatible device required. Full HD (1920×1080) and 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) support may vary based upon host device, file attributes and other factors.
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(*) 256GB: Up to 100MB/s read speed; up to 90MB/s write speed. 32GB-128GB: up to 90MB/s read speed; up to 60MB/s write speed. Up to 95MB/s read speed; 16GB-64GB: up to 40MB/s write speed; 128GB: up to 60MB/s write speed; 256GB: up to 90MB/s write speed. Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device interface, usage conditions and other factors. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes.

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