Toshiba Gulf FZE, Storage Products & Solutions has announced it is now shipping the ‘CANVIO for Smartphone’, an innovative portable storage device for backing up and charging Android phonesin a single operation.

It is estimated that a small minority of smartphone users have backups – and just 8% backup their phones regularly (survey conducted by AVAST)[4]. The CANVIO for Smartphone backs up and charges a connected phone in one single user operation, meaning that users will be able to feel peace of mind about saving important personal data such as photos, videos, music, documents, and contacts. Backups[5] are automatically created each time the smartphone connects without the need for user intervention and after activating this function in the intuitive Android app.

As well as smartphone charging and backup, the CANVIO for Smartphone allows users to manage data via their phones using the app. At the same time the device can

simplify the set-up of new smartphones by providing an easy route to transfer data from an old phone with just a few taps. For PC users, the CANVIO for Smartphone can still be used as a conventional external hard drive, backing up data via USB Type-A and USB Type-C™[6] interfaces. Finally, it can be shared by several devices, enabling multiple users to benefit from data backup and data sharing

“With the rapid shift from PC centric to mobile centric world and zettabytes of personal data like pictures, videos, music, emails are stored on millions of smartphones. User data on the Smartphones are prone to data loss due to theft, water damaged, dropped and broken devices, yet most users lacks interest to back up their precious data on their smartphones regularly” says Santosh Varghese, General Manager of Toshiba Gulf FZE, Storage Products and Solution Division. ‘’Toshiba has launched an innovative 2 in 1 solution that offers simple and easy backup solution for smartphones while charging the phones, which is something that users have to do regularly. By providing charging and storage together, the CANVIO for Smartphone gives users a perfect solution to back up their precious data every time the phone is charged.”

The CANVIO for Smartphone features a sleek, stylish, circular white casing and has a storage capacity of 500 GB [7]. The device is supplied with an AC adapter, a USB 2.0 Micro-B cable, a USB 2.0 Type-C cable and a USB Micro-B – Type-A adapter.