Lexar’s new SSD sticks to your iPhone and can survive nearly a 10-foot drop

The ES5 SSD is MagSafe compatible. | Image: Lexar

First announced successful July, Lexar’s ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD is now available successful a 1TB capableness for $119.99 oregon 2TB for $199.99. A 4TB mentation is besides planned, but availability isn’t expected until Q1 of 2026.

The ES5 is compatible with immoderate USB-equipped instrumentality and delivers work and constitute speeds of up to 2000MB/s. It’s rather a spot larger than Lexar’s Professional Go Portable SSD that debuted implicit a twelvemonth ago, but besides doubly arsenic fast. It’s besides compatible with mobile devices similar tablets and smartphones, but Lexar is targeting Apple users specifically with enactment for MagSafe, truthful you tin instrumentality the ES5 to the backmost of immoderate iPhone exemplary that supports MagSafe accessories. Lexar besides includes a metallic ringing that tin beryllium stuck to different devices oregon surfaces wherever you mightiness privation to equine the drive.

When connected to iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models, the ES5 unlocks 4K Apple ProRes signaling astatine up to 60fps, oregon up to 120fps with the iPhone 16 and 17. When paired with the Galaxy S25, the thrust is accelerated capable to seizure Samsung Pro Video clips astatine up to 8K/30fps. The SSD besides has an IP65 particulate and h2o resistant standing truthful splashes are okay, but it won’t past a implicit dunking. Should it autumn onto dryer and harder surfaces, Lexar says the ES5 is driblet resistant from heights up to 3 meters, oregon conscionable shy of 10 feet.