Samsung PRO Plus 256GB microSD
Samsung's mainstream fast card, here in the Sonic edition that happens to be the cheaper listing.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Samsung PRO Plus 256GB microSD
The Samsung PRO Plus 256GB is a Sonic-themed microSD card listed for Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, GoPro, phones and tablets. It costs a tracked $84.99, unchanged across nine points from August 26 to October 19, 2026, so there is no sale pattern to chase.
Samsung quotes up to 180MB/s read and 130MB/s write, with a note that those numbers were measured on the 1TB size, so 256GB may run lower. It has a V30 rating, a 10 year limited warranty and a full-size SD adapter. Samsung Magician software checks card health. For streamers, it fits handheld capture and camera backup. The Sonic artwork is cosmetic, but it is on every card.
- Listed for Steam Deck, Switch and GoPro
- 10 year limited warranty with health software
- 4.8 across 846 retailer ratings
- Speed figures come from the 1TB size
- Rated V30 only
- Sonic artwork on the card
Where it fits in a build
Local recording as a backup of the live feed in case the signal drops. See every storage pick
| Capacity | 256GB |
| Speed | Up to 180MB/s, V30 A2 |
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$84.99Tracked 2026-10-19
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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.