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The card type exists in different capacities. The least memory card capacity is 64mb while the maximum is 32GB. Common memory cards types include Micro SD, Memory Stick and the Compact Flash memory. The micro SD and memory sticks types of memory cards are ideally used in mobile phones. Moreover, there are many electronic devices that are capable of supporting more than one memory card. They can therefore be used with various memory cards The Micro SD type of card is used in mobile phones, cameras, and MP3 players. You can only access data in a micro SD card when it is powered. SD means secure digital. The Micro SD memory card is the tiniest memory card present and measures approximately 1 cm in length. It is inserted in a device directly or used with an adapter. An adapter makes it compatible with other devices that are intended to be used with a mini SD. Micro SD card is similar to Transflash except that its compatible with cards that have no storage, like Bluetooth and GPS. Currently the maximum capacity of this kind of a card is 16GB. Another type of a memory card is the memory stick, that's produced by Sony. Many Sony Erickson phones are fitted with memory sticks. The two main types of memory sticks available are the memory stick duo and the memory stick pro. Memory stick duo is used in mobile phones and digital camera. It's smaller and slower than the memory stick pro. When purchased it comes with an adapter that makes it more compatible. The memory stick Micro M2 was released in 2005 and can have a capacity of up to 32 GB. Moreover, the micro M2 memory stick has transfer speeds of about 160 Mb/s and comes with a free adapter that makes it compatible with the pro stick devices. Over the years, the prices of memory cards have decreased while their storage capacities have increased a lot. This is due to new innovations and increased competition among the manufacturers.
