16GB microSDHC Card now available from Kingston Digital

Kingston Digital, a flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, recently announced that it is releasing a 16GB microSDHC flash memory card which can be used in mobile phones.

One of the main features of these larger capacity cards is that they offer more flexibility to expand digital content. This new larger capacity card offers greater storage options for all the latest mobile phones and other digital devices.

 

This new card joins the microSDHC card family which includes the 4- and 8GB products. This Kingston 16GB microSDHC card can store more than 3,000 digital songs and more than 9,000 images from a 5MP cameraphone.

 

The card can also store up to 16 hours of video and offers customers the most convenient means to store, move and play digital content via a handset's storage slot. All new handset models from manufacturers such as Nokia, RIM, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson can support 16GB external storage.

 

Wendy Lecot, flash business development manager at Kingston Digital, said that the increased functionality of the latest mobile phones has helped fuel and raise consumers' appetites for more digital content. Today, almost all mobile lifestyles include using phones as portable media players and as a camera. The Kingston16GB microSDHC card removes the barrier of limited internal handset or device memory and in turn allows users to store more games, videos, photos and songs.

 

The Kingston 16GB microSDHC card is currently being marketed at a price of $90.00 and some of its main features are that it is compliant with the SD Specification Version 2.00 but only compatible with microSDHC-enabled devices/readers. It is also versatile when combined with the adapter and can be used as full-size SDHC card. It currently supports a FAT 32 file format and has a reliable lifetime warranty.

 

The important specifications of the 16GB microSDHC are as follows. It has a capacity of 16GB and dimensions of 0.43" x 0.59" x 0.039" (11mm x 15mm x 1mm). It has a high-speed class rating of a class 2: 2MB/sec. minimum sustained data transfer rate and weighs 0.05 oz (1.4g)