What is a nano memory card? All info

As with SIM cards, there are different formats for memory cards. The nano memory card from Huawei is one of the newest types of cards. Find out all the important technical details of the nano memory card and get an overview of the costs.

All technical details of the nano SD card at a glance

With the launch of the Mate 20, Chinese manufacturer Huawei also introduced a new storage medium with the Nano Memory Card. The Nano SD card works just like other memory cards.

• The main difference between the cards is the size. Measuring 12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm, the nano SD card is about 45 percent smaller than a microSD card (15 x 11 x 0.7).
• The read and write rate of the nano SD card is 90 megabytes, which is lower than the transfer speed of conventional microSD cards.
• Huawei offers the nano SD cards in 64 gigabytes, 128 gigabytes or 256 gigabytes. Nano-SD cards with a larger storage capacity have not been available so far.
• The memory card finds its place in the Huawei smartphones via hybrid slots. Alternatively, such a slot can also accommodate a nano-SIM card. Other manufacturers do not support the Huawei format now.

Nano SD card: That is what the memory card costs

Pricewise, Huawei's nano SD cards are above the conventional microSD cards. An original Huawei nano-SD card with a storage capacity of 128 gigabytes costs around 49.99 Euros in online stores. For a card with 256 gigabytes, you even have to reckon with 99 Euros.