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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ Lexar PLAY 1TB microSDXC UHS-I Card with Up to 150MB/s Read Speed โ€“ Compatible with Nintendo Switch, Portable Gaming Devices, Smartphones, and Tablets (LMSPLAY001T-BNNNU) by George Jacobson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

writes slowly Not suitable for action cams.

Just received this card from Revain. While waiting for my order I looked at a few YouTube reviews for the Lexar 1TB cards and the reviewers mentioned that the card writes quite slowly. I actually bought two 1TB cards, Lexar and PNY, just to compare performance. Received them in the mail today and ran some tests with my tablet. Looking at the results, I now understand why Lexar never mentions read speed on the box, only advertises read speed. Because Lexar's write speed is slow: around 30 MB/s in my tests. In terms of read speeds, I got something around 70MB/s. I ran multiple tests in a row and the Lexar card showed less consistent results. Sometimes the speed dropped very low. So I can confirm that this card is good for storing photos or 4K videos on your smartphone/tablet or for storing Nintendo Switch (which is the main marketing target for a Lexar card anyway). If you need a 1TB card for a 4k action camera or a 360 camera: look elsewhere.

Pros
  • Computer Accessories & Peripherals
Cons
  • Don't remember