Samsung Electronics America has introduced its latest lineup of memory cards, the PRO Plu and EVO Plus

     Samsung Electronics America today introduced its latest memory card lineup, the PRO Plu and EVO Plus. These two latest product lineups add to Samsung's portfolio of SD and microSD cards, including the now PRO Plus, PRO, EVO Plus and EVO home, to meet the rapidly growing consumer demand for advanced multimedia storage solutions.

     "Samsung is committed to delivering next-generation memory cards with faster speeds and higher memory storage capacity, which will increase consumer satisfaction and solidify the Samsung brand memory business leadership below," said UN Soo-Kim, senior Vice President: Brand Product Marketing, Memory Business of Samsung Electronics. "With the increased functionality of 4K UHD devices and the memory capacity demanded by the market, the PRO Plus and EVO plus lineup are optimized to meet the solutions expected by today's users."

     Samsung's new PRO plus features the ability to handle storage and transfer professional-grade photos and 4K UHD video content from high-end DSLR cameras, smartphones, tablets and modern action cameras. With its high read and write speeds up to 95MB to/s and 90 MB/s respectively, the PRO plus SD card and microSD card simultaneously meet the performance levels of UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) and Class 10.

     The PRO plus lineup comes in at 64GB and 32GB storage capacity to meet the growing demand for big data and high-quality storage capacity. The 64GB PRO plus memory card without the need to replace or replace the memory card can record approximately 110 minutes of 4K UHD video and 490 minutes of full HD video on a action camcorder or DSLR camera.

     The new EVO plus memory card is also available in both SD and microSD forms and is equipped to meet the increasing content creation and storage needs of users with smartphones, tablets, compact cameras and full HD camcorders. The EVO adds read/write speeds up to 80MB/s and 20MB/s to provide UHS-I speed Class 1 (U1) and Class 10 performance, respectively, having a more advanced read performance than the current lineup EVO. The EVO plus card is capable of storing and transferring full HD video content and select mobile apps, as well as providing an ideal solution for their users who frequently store and use it through their smartphones, tablets and recording devices.

     The EVO plus card is 32GB, 64GB and 128GB available. With the highest capacity in the bunch, the 128GB version of the EVO plus card can store up to 10,940 photos or 30,670 songs, or 980 minutes of full HD video recordings based on user Settings and configurations. Among them, the PRO Plus and EVO plus cards, and the SD card is equipped with Samsung Upgrade Type 5 features, including water resistance, high temperature protection, X-ray explosion protection, magnetic resistance and shock resistance. Both the Plus memory card lineup can now withstand 72 hours of immersion in seawater, which is more than 48 hours, an improvement from this existing product.

     In addition, PRO all SD card models, EVO Plus and EVO lineup, are designed to be compatible with any device with an SD or microSD slot, regardless of OEM brand. And ensure ambient operating temperatures of -25°C to 85 (-13°F to 185°F) and non-operating ambient temperatures of -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F). The data stored in the card will not be subjected to X-rays and will resist magnetic forces of up to 15,000 gauss - the equivalent of a high-field MRI scanner. The PRO Plus and EVO plus microSD memory cards are also equipped with water and heat protection, X-ray explosion protection and magnetic protection.