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Hundreds of manufacturers have built thousands of memory cards and devices to SD standards. SD memory cards come in a large variety of storage capacities, speed classes and three different physical sizes -- SD memory card, miniSD memory card, and microSD memory card.
SD cards also come in different standards such as SD, SDHC and SDXC. Each of these standards can also have differing performance options. With so many choices, it’s important to understand which SD memory card works best with your mobile phones, tablets, personal computers, video cameras, digital cameras and other electronics devices.
And that is where SDcards.com.au comes in. If you have any questions about what SD card is right for you in terms of performance, capacity, compatibility or any other issue then our expert sales / technical staff can help.
SDXC SD Cards
It is very exciting times in technology when storage devices the size of SD cards reach the ability to store up to 2TB of data. But that is exactly what the new SDXC standard makes reality.
The SDXC standard, the latest in SD memory card standards, dramatically increases storage capacity from more than 32 GB up to 2 TB. SDXC memory cards and devices support interface speeds of up to 104 MB per second (UHS-I) and up to an astonishing 312 MB per second (UHS-II).
SDXC's extended capacity and performance are required to support new features in consumer electronic devices, mobile devices as well as industrial devices. SDXC offers an easy upgrade option, allowing consumers to add capacity as needed instead of discarding and replacing devices and creating more consumer waste.
SD Card Backwards Compatibility
It is important to understand backwards compatibility when selecting an SD card to use with your device or when purchasing a new device with the intention of using your existing SD card.
- SDXC memory cards must only be used with SDXC devices.
- SDXC devices can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards.
- SDHC memory cards can be used with SDHC memory cards and SDXC devices.
- SDHC devices can use both SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards.
- SD devices can only use SD memory cards.
SD Card Types
Full SD
The largest and still the most common SD card size in the family. Especially popular in digital and DSLR cameras. Comes in SD (SDSC), SDHC, SDXC, SDIO.
miniSD
Sits between Full SD and microSD in terms of physical size. Comes in miniSD, miniSDHC, miniSDIO.
microSD
The smallest of the SD card family microSD is especially popular in mobile phones. Comes in microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC.