Angel Bird V90 Mk 1 Memory Card Review

The Angel Bird V90 card is a UHS-II card with a speed class rated at 90MB/s.

Angel Bird is a relatively new brand that offers good performance at a competitive price. 

Angel Bird V90 UHS-II Review – Benchmarks

We use crystal disk to benchmark each card using a USB-C UHS-II Sandisk reader with Bootcamp on a 2018 Macbook Pro running Windows 10.

Sometimes different readers will produce different speeds with different cards, but in this instance using a very popular reader, the Angel Bird v90 UHS-II gave us a read speed of 290.4MB/s, which is about average for the fastest v90 cards. The only card that performed noticeably faster was the Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-II card at 293.7MB/s. 

When looking at write speeds, the Angel Bird V90 performed about at the mid-range level with a score of 219.5MB/s. By comparison, the Sandisk Extreme Pro gave us a speed of 242.2MB/s. So about a 22MB difference. Some older or other brands of UHS-II cards come in at around 170MB to 190MB/s. So the Angel Bird when is very mid-range with write speeds, but at the top with reading speeds.

Real World Memory Card Performance

Crystal Disk Benchmarks

There is now a Mk 2 version of this card we will link you to and perform new benchmarks on in the future. Expect Mk 2 to have improved write speeds which we are seeing across the board with updates to memory cards from various brands.

I/O Transaction Profile

I/O Transactions charts coming soon.

Our User Experience

If you’re wondering if Angel Bird memory cards are good, the answer is yes. They are a solid card.

We’ve been benchmarking the Angel bird V90 cards in various cameras for a few years and have never seen any problems with these cards in any brand of camera.

You can see how this card compares to other brands or see how it performs in various cameras by checking out this guide to the best memory cards.

Reliability

Dustproof, Magnet-Proof, Shockproof, Temperature Extremes, Waterproof, X-Ray Proof.

Error Correction.

Built-in Write Protection Switch.

Limited 3-Year Warranty

Rated Operational Temperatures

-13 to 185°F / -25 to 85°C

Rated Storage Temperatures

-40 to 185°F / -40 to 85°C