PRO Plus and EVO Plus cards will go on sale this month

May 5, 2015 21:37 GMT  ·  By

Samsung has just announced it will launch new SD and microSD cards for smartphones and other devices, sometime later this month. The PRO Plus and EVO Plus memory cards will be available in different size capacity.

For example, Samsung's new PRO Plus memory card will be aimed at customers who are looking to store and transfer professional-grade photos and 4K UHD video content created from top-notch DSLRs, smartphones, tablets and action cameras.

According to Samsung, they feature high read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively. Both PRO Plus SD and microSD cards comply to UHS-I Speed Class 3 and Speed Class 10 performance levels. The PRO Plus memory cards come in 64GB and 32GB storage capacities.

Next in line, the EBO Plus memory cards will also be available in SD and microSD form factors. They are meant to “meet the ever-increasing content creation and storage demands” of those who use smartphones, tablets, compact cameras and full HD camcorders.

They will be available for purchase worldwide starting this month

Samsung states that the EVO Plus has read and write speeds of up to 80MB/s and 20MB/s, respectively, which should provide UHS-I Speed Class 1 and Speed Class 10 performance.

The EVO Plus cards will be available for purchase in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB storage capacities. The South Korean company states that the 128GB version of EVO Plus card is capable of storing up to 10,940 photos, 30,670 songs or 980 minutes of full HD video recording.

Moreover, Samsung also confirmed that all SD card models from PRO Plus, PRO, EVO Plus and EVO lineups have been especially developed to support any device with an SD or microSD card slot, regardless of OEM brand.

Among the PRO Plus and EVO Plus cards, the SD card are packed with upgraded Samsung 5-proof feature, including waterproof, temperature proof, X-ray proof, magnetic proof and shock proof protection.

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