SanDisk was able to stuff 200GB of storage space inside their latest microSD card

You thought SanDisk’s 128GB microSD cards were insane? The company has just announced another huge milestone — a whopping 200GB of data inside a chip smaller than the size of a nickle. It’s a UHS-1 Class 10 chip, which means it can transfer data at up to 90 megabytes per second.

So why not 256GB, the natural step up from 128GB? It’s likely SanDisk was unable to physically fit enough circuitry, doodads and whatever else makes these things tick inside such a compact form factor. It’s possible that could change with refined engineering techniques in the future, but for now this is as high as it gets.

You shouldn’t bat an eyelash at 200GB. It’s absolutely insane, and it’s even crazier to know that it can work in any device that supports microSDXC cards of 64GB or higher (which includes the newly-announced HTC One M9, but unfortunately not the just-as-fresh Samsung Galaxy S6).

Of course, you’d have to be willing to spend the 0 that this thing will cost to start so if you have that sort of money to throw around on micro storage chips you’ll likely be able to afford a smartphone that can utilize it. The chips are due Q2 2015.

[via SanDisk]

Get $200 in free stuff when you buy a Huawei smartphone today

Huawei has announced that their latest budget phone — the Huawei P8 Lite — is now available in the US. You’ve probably already seen our hands-on with the thing, as well as a look at the TalkBand B2 fitness band that’s also coming today. You can buy one right now by heading over to their website, though you should make yourself aware of a very sweet deal before you go through checkout.

The company is offering off the cost of any smartphone on their online storefront, as well as a free Bluetooth speaker and Net10 service. That bundle naturally applies to the newly-available Huawei P8 Lite. You’ll also get a free snap-on case for the Huawei P8 Lite.

The catch? This deal is only available within the next 72 hours, so you’ll want to buy one in the immediate future if you’re ever planning to. To recap, Here’s everything you’ll get for buying a Huawei P8 Lite for 0 today:

• Huawei P8 Lite Android Smartphone


• Free Case for the Huawei P8 Lite


• Free Bluetooth speaker


• Free worth of Net10’s wireless service

That’s about 0 worth of goods for just 0, so if you’re even remotely considering the P8 Lite you won’t want  to pass this up. Be sure to find all of it over at GetHuawei.com.