Want to boost your iPhone storage by 2TB? SanDisk and ShiftCam's affordable little SSDs could be for you
Date:
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:22:31 +0000
Description:
SanDisk and ShiftCam have launched new iPhone SSDs that boost your storage
for a reasonable price.
FULL STORY ======================================================================SanDisk and ShiftCam launch portable SSDs that attach to your iPhone They expand your iPhones storage for taking photos and videos Both options cost less than Apples internal storage upgrades
The best iPhones are capable of recording incredibly high-quality ProRes
video footage, but that means you can often find your device rapidly running out of storage. Thankfully, two companies have just launched a couple of portable SSDs that might help alleviate this problem.
The first is from storage maker SanDisk, and it takes the form of a tiny SSD that attaches to the back of your iPhone using MagSafe. Dubbed the Creator Phone SSD , SanDisks storage drive magnetically snaps onto your iPhone, with
a cable hooking up to its USB-C port.
This blue-colored SSD comes in 1TB and 2TB sizes and offers USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity. That means youll get read speeds of up to 1,000MB/s and write speeds of up to 950MB/s. And because its got a USB-C cable, you can plug it directly into your laptop and transfer off your recorded files.
Given youll be carrying it around with your iPhone, the SanDisk Creator Phone SSD needs to be durable. To that end, SanDisk says it has three-meter drop protection and IP65 water and dust resistance. Its priced at $109.99 (around 90 / AU$180) for the 1TB model and $169.99 (about 140 / AU$275) for the 2TB version. The 'world's smallest' portable SSD (Image credit: ShiftCam)
The second iPhone storage device announced at CES 2025 is the ShiftCam
Planck. ShiftCam has traditionally focused on lenses and camera accessories for the iPhone, but the Planck is instead an SSD that can be used to store photos, videos, and other media. Unlike the SanDisk Creator Phone SSD, ShiftCams product is a small, rectangular storage drive that connects
directly into your phones USB-C slot.
The PLANCK offers transfer speeds of up to 1,050MB/s and comes with IP65 dust and water protection. ShiftCam says the device is drop-proof, although it doesnt state how high it can fall from and survive.
ShiftCam says the Planck is the worlds smallest portable SSD, and it weighs
in at just 10 grams, meaning it shouldnt get in the way when youre working on the go. It comes in 1TB and 2TB sizes, which cost $189 (about 150 / AU$300) and $229 (about 190 / AU$370). That said, ShiftCam is reportedly planning to launch a Kickstarter page in February, where the 1TB and 2TB models will be priced at $125 (around 100 / AU$200) and $199 (about 160 / AU$320), respectively.
Whether you prefer the SanDisk or the ShiftCam SSDs, youve now got a couple more options for expanding your iPhones capacity without paying Apples high prices for internal storage. If you shoot a lot of media on your iPhone, they could be wise investments for 2025. You might also like
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