Top 5 OTG USB Drives for Smartphone Users

Top 5 On-The-Go USB Drives for Smartphone Users

If you only want to use OTG for expanding memory then I suggest you to go for OTG USB drives, they are compact, transfer speed is higher and can be used a plug and play storage. Below are top 5 OTG USB drives which you can buy for your smartphone.

1. SanDisk Ultra MicroUSB OTG USB Drive

This USB Drive is small and compact, it can be used for easy file transfers and the transfer speed is high. This USB Drive has a microUSB v2.0 port on one side and a standard USB v2.0 port on the other side. This can be used for transferring files between your computer, tablet and mobile phones. This USB drive comes with 5 years warranty.

Read Speed: 21 MB/s
Write Speed: 8 MB/s
OS Supported: Windows, Mac OS, Android

Rating: 4 Out of 5
Price: Rs.600 (16GB) | Rs.1050 (32GB)
Buy Now: 16GB | 32GB

2. Transcend JetFlash 380 On-The-Go Pendrive

This USB drive comes in two premium colors, Gold and silver. Small size and premium metallic build makes this USB drive simply awesome. This USB drive has decent read and write speeds and comes with 3 years warranty. Transcend JetFlash 380 does tend to get a bit warm occasionally but that's manageable.


Read Speed: 21 MB/s
Write Speed: 5 MB/s
OS Supported: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 | Mac OS 9.0 | Linux Kernel 2.4.2
Build Material: Metal

Rating: 3.5 Out of 5 
Price: Rs.460 (8GB) | Rs.695 (16GB)
Buy Now: 8GB | 16GB

*The prices listed above are of Silver variant, Gold variant may cost higher.

3. Verbatim Hybrid OTG Utility Pendrive

This is a high performance utility pendrive which comes with two heads, 1) USB v3.0 and 2) MicroUSB v2.0 which will directly connect with your computer and mobile phone. The best thing about this OTG USB drive is that it supports USB v3.0, which means that the writing speed will be great. This USB drive comes with 3 years India warranty and 2 years International warranty.

Write Speed: Up to 20 MB/s if using USB 3.0
OS Supported: Windows 7
Build Material: Plastic

Rating: 3 Out of 5 
Price: Rs.500 (8GB)
Buy Now: 8GB

4. iBall Hybrid OTG Pendrive

iBall Hybrid is another great OTG drive for smartphone users, this dual connector pendrive comes in two variants, 8GB and 16GB, both are available at Flipkart or nearest electronics stores in India. The disappointing thing is that iBall Hybrid comes with 1 year limited warranty while other brands comes with 3 to 5 year warranty.

Write Speed: 4-5 MB/s
OS Supported: Windows and Mac OS
Build Material: Plastic

Rating: 2 Out of 5 
Price: Rs.475 (8GB) | Rs.675 (16GB)
Buy Now: 8GB | 16GB

5. Kingston Data Traveler MicroDuo 2-in-1 OTG Pendrive

Kingston has a good reputation when it comes to USB pendrives, here is a great OTG pendrive from Kingston, the MicroDuo OTG drive. This OTG drive is very small in size but the metal body make it somewhat indestructible, the chances of it breaking down is very rare. This OTG drive does not require any dedicated app for transferring data on mobile phone, you can use any file explorer app for transferring data. The pendrive come with 5 years warranty, the read and write speed is decent and price is affordable.

OS Supported: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Build Material: Metal

Rating: 4 Out of 5 
Price: Rs.650 (16GB) | Rs.1165 (32GB)
Buy Now: 16GB | 32GB