By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 15th
October:- Western
Digital Corporation(NASDAQ: WDC), a
global data storage technology and solutions leader, unveiled its latest mobile memory solution for Android devices,
the SanDisk® Dual Drive. The new offering adds to the company’s portfolio of
mobile storage solutions, a pen drive designed for Android smartphone users who
want an easy, instant way to free up space on their OTG-enabled
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The new SanDisk® Dual Drive
features a sturdy, yet compact design. The presence of both
micro-USB and USB connectors in the SanDiskR Dual Drive allows
a convenient solution for customers to manage their files between different
devices.
According to a study conducted by
Western Digital2around 60 percent of smartphone users share more
than 10MB of data on a daily basis, and about 50% of the consumers in India
still use data cables or bluetooth to transfer data from the smartphone to
other devices. The SanDisk®
Dual Drive, available in storage capacities ranging from 16GB to 128GB*,
allows Android smartphone users to quickly transfer files between their device
and a computer or easily free up space on their phone. This allows users to
shoot high-resolution images and videos without being concerned about running
out of memory on their device.
With increasing number of
OTG-enabled smartphones available in the market today in the sub INR 10000
price band, the new SanDisk® Dual Drive becomes an apt solution that
caters to the data transfer needs of consumers in the tier 2 and 3 cities,
where cloud storage solutions are not as easily available. This “mobile ki pen
drive” will make data transfer and data streaming easier for our value
conscious consumers.
Khalid
Wani, Managing Director India at Western Digital said that with the
increasing smartphone penetration in the rural and urban markets, there is an
increased need for easy data transfer solutions. Our endeavor is to deliver the
best and the most reliable products to consumers. The new SanDisk Dual Drive is
yet another testimony of our commitment to the Indian consumers. Paired with
the SanDisk Memory Zone app, we have an excellent solution to help users
free up space and manage their photos, videos and files across their favorite
devices.
The new SanDisk Dual Drive builds
upon the success of the extremely popular SanDisk
Ultra Dual USB drivem 3.0and will be great addition to the
portfolio. The SanDisk Dual Drive promises to offer great value to consumers
who are looking for a simple solution to share content easily between devices.
This pen drive for Android
smartphones uses the SanDisk Memory Zone app (available on Google Play™) for
automatic gallery backup and easy file and media management. The
newly-redesigned SanDisk Memory Zone 3.0 app provides new features including an
aggregated view of all content, a new timeline based photo browser, an integrated
video and music player and built-in file compression and decompression
capabilities. With the app, users can conveniently manage and backup their
personal data and experience fast transfer speeds to offload content onto the
drive. In addition, the app allows consumers to back up their gallery,
contacts, content from social networking sites including tagged photos from
Facebook and Instagram.
The SanDisk® Dual Drive joins
SanDisk’s expansive portfolio of mobile memory solutions from Western Digital.
