Perfect for cleaning off and backing up my iPhone when it ran out of storage space.

It's great

The app could use some small refinements, like enabling the swipe-to-go-back gesture so I don't have to stretch for the back button in the upper-left corner. But what's here works well, and I'm impressed with the iXpand's build quality.

Light and portable; but still sturdy

Extra options in the app are a little hidden

Android users have always enjoyed expanding storage capabilities of their devices using either memory cards or USB drives. Apple, on the other hand, has never added an expansion slot on the iPhone.

+ Easy transfer to iOS devices; + Long Battery Life; + Nice App

- Large in Size

SanDisk's iXpand flash drive brings additional storage to your Apple iOS device, but is the performance it offers enough?

My wife and I recently returned from our honeymoon in the American Southwest. We toured the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell and the Hoover Dam over the course of nine wonderful days.

Picked up a 16GB iPhone or iPad and realised you can't store much on it? Time to pick up one of the best after-market storage gadgets we've seen in recent memory: the Sandisk iXpand Drive for iPhone and iPad.

Great after-market storage option for smaller iDevices; Auto-backup works great; Format support for video playback is extensive

Expensive; Lightning connector will almost certainly break; Slow file transfer speeds

This is a very reliable and useful little device. Pairs seamlessly with my iPhone 6s Plus internal drive. No issues at all. Well, maybe with price which is too steep imo. There are plenty of much cheaper ones out there and probably every bit as reliable I would think.

They might have become a rage all over the world, but iOS devices - whether it is the iconic iPhone, iPad or iPod touch - have had an Achilles Heel: that of non-expandable storage.

So simple to use, just plug it into the phone, down load the app and upload my photos. Thank easy.