SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Review

If you have an Apple device, you might be facing a situation where you can’t add a microSD card to expand your memory. Then what you can do when you are out of space? One of the best solutions is -SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive. The drive has been designed to be the perfect companion for your iPhone and other Apple devices.

The iXpand Flash Drive automatically backs up your camera roll, and even lets you watch popular-format videos straight from the drive. The drive has both a USB 3.0 port on one end and a flexible Lightning connector on the other end. This enables you to transfer your data from mobile device to USB drive and from USB to mobile device. Also, this supports Windows and Mac operating systems, enabling you to store data on your PC.

The iXpand Flash Drive also includes encryption software that lets you password-protect files, so you can share your content while keeping sensitive files secure across your devices5. Take all the photos and videos you want—the iXpand Flash Drive delivers a fast and simple way to free up space on your iPhone so that you’re always ready to capture more memories. You can set the iXpand mobile app to automatically back up your iPhone or iPad camera roll anytime the drive is connected or you can do that manually.

The iXpand Flash Drive is designed with a flexible connector to plug directly into your iPhone or iPad without having to remove your case.

Performance

We tested its performance in real life and it’s really impressive. Transferring files such as photos and files were real quick. We transfer the 5 GB of assorted data from PC to drive and it took about 4 min and 09 sec. while transferring the same data from USB to PC it took 5 min 40 sec. While running CrystalDisk Mark benchmark it delivered, 81.47 MB/sec read speed of 58.77 MB/sec write speed.