CONCLUSION

   After receiving hundreds of emails and messages in social media over the past 3 years by many of you asking for SD and micro SD card reviews we decided it would be a nice step forward and so this is what today’s comparison is all about. Of course things are not as easy as we thought (when are they?) and so although the Exceria Pro and the Canvas React should easily surpass their lower-end counterparts in some performance tests that’s not the case. Overall however both the Exceria M402 Pro and the Canvas React series offer the best balance between read and write performance (they excel in write) and we expect that for most demanding consumers it's the one thing that will matter the most. Worth mentioning is that we saw no performance gains when benchmarking both the Canvas Select 128GB and 256GB variants and although this may not apply for every memory card out there (I’ve heard that there’s significant difference between different capacity models of some brands – haven’t seen it yet however, not with memory cards) it’s safe to assume that’s not the case for these lines. Also since both the Canvas React Micro SDXC 128GB and the Exceria M402 Pro Micro SDXC 128GB exchange blows in our tests (the score is precisely even) warranty and price will be the decisive factors (and Kingston clearly leads with their lifetime warranty).

   Right now the Kingston Canvas React 128GB SDXC model retails for USD55.19 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 55Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) while the Micro SDXC model goes for USD64.36 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 81Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). On the other hand the Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro 128GB Micro SDXC card may not be available in the USA (at least we were unable to find it) but it retails for around 60-70Euros inside the EU. At the end of the day whichever of these two cards you get you will not be disappointed and since they also exchange blows in warranty and price (Kingston gets the former while Toshiba gets the latter) we think it’s only fair to award both with our Golden Award.

PROS

- High Performance
- 128GB Capacity
- Durability
- Lifetime Warranty (Kingston Canvas React)
- 5 Year Warranty (Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro)
- LC Technology Data Recovery Software / 1 Year License (Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro)
- Included SD Adapter (Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro)
- Price (Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro)

CONS

- Availability (Toshiba Exceria M402 Pro)
- No SD Adapter (Kingston Canvas React)
- Price (Kingston Canvas React)