SanDisk Extreme vs Lexar Play microSDXC 1TB
Two microSD cards at 1TB, compared on rated speed, current price and price history.
Card A · microSD · 1TB
SanDisk 1TB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card
Card B · microSD · 1TB
Lexar 1TB PLAY UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card
The short version
- Read speed: SanDisk is rated 20% higher (245 vs 205 MB/s).
- Write speed: SanDisk is rated 21% higher (170 vs 140 MB/s).
- Sustained write: both are rated at 30 MB/s.
- Price: Lexar is cheaper right now at $174.99 (B&H Photo), $95.00 or 35% less than $269.99.
- Cost per GB: Lexar works out at $0.17/GB against $0.26/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
- Lexar
- Format
- microSD
- microSD
- Capacity
- 1TB
- 1TB
- Read Speed
- 245 MB/s
- 205 MB/s
- Write Speed
- 170 MB/s
- 140 MB/s
- Sustained Write
- 30 MB/s
- 30 MB/s
- MFR SKU
- SDSQXH9-1T00-GZ6MA
- LMSPLAY001T-BNSNU
- 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 higher rated read speed.
- You want the higher rated write speed.
Pick Lexar if…
- You want the lower price today.
Card A: current prices
B&H PhotoLowest
$269.99
BuyAmazonLive price on Amazon
Check price →Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:14 AM
Card B: current prices
B&H PhotoLowest
$174.99
BuyAmazonLive price on Amazon
Check price →Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:14 AM
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: Lexar
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 11 days we have tracked it.
Based on 19 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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