SanDisk announced what it calls the industry’s first premium mobile phone memory cards this week. The cards are called SanDisk mobile Ultra and can be had in microSD/SDHC and M2 varieties.

All the cards in the line come with a small USB adapter to allow direct transfer of data to and from the memory cards and a USB port on your PC. Capacities available are 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB. The microSD/SDHC cards range from $34.99 to $119.99 and the M2 cards range from $39.99 to $129.99.

“Mobile phone usage for multimedia activities, such as digital photography, music downloads, videos, and GPS functionality has doubled over the last two years, and spending on mobile media globally is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2012,” said David Kerr, vice president mobile research, Strategy Analytics. “This product launch further proves SanDisk’s ability to anticipate changing user needs and provide the market with the right mobile storage solutions at the right time.”

via SanDisk