{
  "id": 5509642,
  "title": "High-quality video on Android is a storage hog, but the world’s slimmest portable SSD could help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/high-quality-video-on-android-is-a-storage-hog-but-the-worlds",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:01:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/lexar-world-thinnest-portable-ssd-smartphone-video-3707453/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lexar has unveiled the Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD, touting it as the market's thinnest portable SSD. This gadget comes with 512GB or 1TB of storage and a magnetic carry sleeve, enabling it to be attached via MagSafe or a magnet case. Unfortunately, the pricing details remain undisclosed.\n\nIn the current digital age, smartphones have become remarkably proficient at capturing high-quality video. Apple pioneered this trend with ProRes video on its iPhones, but Android devices have also made impressive progress, especially with LOG and APV video capture capabilities.\n\nEnter Lexar's Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD, which could be an ideal solution for individuals frequently filming extensive high-quality videos on their phones. The device is marketed as the world's thinnest portable SSD, boasting thicknesses ranging from a mere 1mm to 3.8mm. Lexar assures that the product includes a magnetic carry sleeve, allowing it to be conveniently attached to an iPhone using MagSafe functionality. This attachment method should also harmonize well with magnet cases on Android phones or magnet-equipped phones like the Pixel 11 series.",
  "summary": "It looks like this super-thin portable SSD might support APV video capture, which could make it ideal for Galaxy S26 users.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lexar unveils Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD as world's thinnest SSD",
    "Device offers 512GB or 1TB storage with magnetic carry sleeve",
    "Ideal for Android users filming high-quality videos on phones"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Lexar Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD offers a slim storage solution for Android users capturing high-quality video, potentially alleviating storage concerns for those frequently filming extensive videos on their phones.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}