Rank #6 in Best 1TB microSD Card 2026: 10 Ranked, Read vs Write
Lexar Play 1TB microSDXC, 205MB/s Read
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Lexar Play is a 1TB microSDXC card listed at £169.99, sixth in this guide. It sits between the £157.99 SanDisk Extreme and the £270.99 Lexar PLAY PRO, and it is the one card here whose write speed the listing actually states: 140 MB/s in the second bullet, repeated as 140 megabytes per second in the spec table's Media Speed field. Read speed is given as 205 MB/s, and the card carries Class 10, U3, V30 and A2 ratings — the ones that matter for 4K recording and for loading apps on a handheld.
That agreement is the point. Elsewhere in this guide the same kind of listing contradicts itself, showing 20 MB/s in one field while a bullet promises 130 MB/s, or naming no write figure at all. Here the bullet and the spec table say the same thing, and the price sits £12 above the £157.99 SanDisk Extreme and £101 below the 900 MB/s card at the top — a headline speed that only applies in a microSD Express slot, not in the UHS-I hardware most consoles and cameras use. Everything on this page, including the 4.5 rating from 87 reviews, comes from the Amazon listing and not from any testing of our own.
How those 87 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £169.99 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5, from 87 reviews |
| Stated read speed | 205 MB/s |
| Stated write speed | 140 MB/s — the second bullet and the Media Speed spec field give the same figure |
| Speed class | Class 10, U3, V30, A2 |
| Capacity and format | 1 TB, microSDXC, UHS-I |
| Rating breakdown (as listed) | 73 five-star, 15 four-star, 8 three-star, 4 one-star — 100 histogram entries against the 87 reviews shown |
| Warranty (as listed) | Five-year limited warranty; the Warranty Type field says only Limited |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“I wasn't sure when I bought my other microchip. What class 10 or class 4 meant until I wanted to record some video on the chip that I did buy and found out that it wouldn't record because it wasn't fast enough doing a bit of research. I found out that class 10 was ideal. And that's what makes this little chip perfect, and it is perfect, because it's working. In a perfect order too”
Verified purchase“Works well and is speedy in terms of bulk recording to it”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB microSD Card 2026: 10 Ranked, Read vs Write.
Questions people ask
Does the Lexar Play 1TB state its write speed?
Yes. The second bullet claims up to 140 MB/s write, and the spec table's Media Speed field repeats 140 megabytes per second — the same number in both places.
What is the difference between the 205 MB/s and the 140 MB/s figures on this card?
205 MB/s is the stated read speed, the rate data comes off the card. 140 MB/s is the stated write speed, the rate data goes onto it. Both come from the same Lexar listing.
Will the Lexar Play 1TB work in a handheld console?
Lexar lists portable gaming devices, smartphones and tablets, and the spec table names Gaming Console under compatible devices. It is a UHS-I card, so it fits UHS-I slots rather than microSD Express ones.
What do the A2, U3 and V30 ratings mean for this card?
Lexar lists Class 10, U3, V30 and A2 together. U3 and V30 relate to sustained video recording, and A2 to app performance on devices that use the rating.
What do buyers say about it?
The listing shows 4.5 out of 5 from 87 reviews, with a histogram of 73 five-star, 15 four-star, 8 three-star and 4 one-star. Those histogram entries add up to 100, more than the 87 reviews displayed.
What does it cost and what warranty is listed?
The price shown is £169.99 and the warranty is given as a five-year limited warranty, though the Warranty Type field on its own says only Limited.
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