SanDisk Extreme vs Kingston Canvas Go! Plus microSDXC 256GB
Two microSD cards at 256GB, compared on rated speed, current price and price history.
Card A · microSD · 256GB
SanDisk 256GB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card
Card B · microSD · 256GB
Kingston 256GB Canvas Go! Plus UHS-I microSDXC Card with SD Adapter
The short version
- Read speed: Kingston is rated 5% higher (200 vs 190 MB/s).
- Write speed: Kingston is rated 23% higher (160 vs 130 MB/s).
- Sustained write: both are rated at 30 MB/s.
- Price: SanDisk is cheaper right now at $62.99 (B&H Photo), $21.00 or 25% less than $83.99.
- Cost per GB: SanDisk works out at $0.25/GB against $0.33/GB.
Speeds are manufacturer ratings from the retailer listing, not our own tests. Prices come from retailer listings we checked in the last 48 hours; Amazon prices are not shown.
Specifications
- Brand
- SanDisk
- Kingston
- Format
- microSD
- microSD
- Capacity
- 256GB
- 256GB
- Read Speed
- 190 MB/s
- 200 MB/s
- Write Speed
- 130 MB/s
- 160 MB/s
- Sustained Write
- 30 MB/s
- 30 MB/s
- MFR SKU
- SDSQXAV-256G-GN6GN
- SDCG4/256GB
- Bus Type
- UHS-I
- UHS-I
- Card Type
- microSDXC
- microSDXC
- Speed Class
- A2 / UHS-I / V30 / U3 / Class 10
- UHS-I / V30 / U3 / A2 / Class 10
Pick SanDisk if…
- You want the lower price today.
Pick Kingston if…
- You want the higher rated read speed.
- You want the higher rated write speed.
Card A: current prices
B&H PhotoLowest
$62.99
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Card B: current prices
B&H PhotoLowest
$83.99
BuyAmazonLive price on Amazon
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Card A: SanDisk
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 11 days we have tracked it.
Based on 21 price checks at B&H Photo over 11 days. Amazon prices are not included.
Card B: Kingston
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 11 days we have tracked it.
Based on 18 price checks at B&H Photo over 11 days. Amazon prices are not included.
Card A: price history
Card B: price history
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