Potential massive Nintendo Switch 2 storage buff could be on the Samsung SD Express microSD cards

[Redaktion]

Samsung has announced a considerable development in the world of microSD cards that could cheer up Nintendo fans who had been expecting to see the so-called Switch 2 console in the first half of 2024. Samsung's new SD Express microSD cards could lead to the Nintendo Switch 2 offering up to 10 times the transfer speeds of the OG Switch.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Potential-massive-Nintendo-Switch-2-storage-buff-could-be-on-the-Samsung-SD-Express-microSD-cards.808402.0.html

[Gallo123]

This is why phones without SD card expansion is just dumb. Why miss out on cheap storage technology.

[Not the same thing]

This is why phones without SD card expansion is just dumb. Why miss out on cheap storage technology.

No, SD card slots in phones were dumb as they used ultra slow card readers limited to UHS-I speeds. This isn't the same thing and is much more similar to the tech used in high speed SSDs. Not cheap either, though I suspect Nintendo will have greater control/leverage over pricing as they sell in such high volume.

[nikos]

No, SD card slots in phones were dumb as they used ultra slow card readers limited to UHS-I speeds. This isn't the same thing and is much more similar to the tech used in high speed SSDs. Not cheap either, though I suspect Nintendo will have greater control/leverage over pricing as they sell in such high volume.

You don't need ultra high-speed to store photos, videos, music.

[lmao]

You don't need ultra high-speed to store photos, videos, music.

so what exactly do you want to replace with card reader inside your phone? battery?

[Swizzy]

If you think the switch 2 will be filled with the latest and greatest tech you are mistaken. No amount of speculation will change that.

[NikoB]

This is why phones without SD card expansion is just dumb. Why miss out on cheap storage technology.

There are 2 objective reasons for this - the speed of the readers in them is indeed several times worse than that of the nand memory built into the smartphone.

And the second key factor why this slot is being abandoned is that the second reader, when the card is installed (and simply connected), consumes additional energy. Moreover, a lot in peak SDR104 mode - more than 1.5W.

For a smartphone, 1.5W for this garbage is too much luxury. With the increasing battery consumption of SoC/SSD, screen and communication and a bunch of sensors. And with the emerging impasse in technical processes (smartphones have been cheating with power for 2 years now, as the shameful Intel has been doing this) and batteries, every extra watt of consumption is at stake.

[NikoB]

With today's prices for smartphones and the price of NAND, there is no point in an expansion slot - you can easily install 256-512GB. It's unlikely that anyone needs more. Yes, there have been models with 1TB for a long time.

Of course, slow SD cards are cheaper (but as the press recently wrote correctly, they are all less reliable and of less quality) than the added price of smartphones with 512GB+ built-in, but these problems really do exist.