Samsung currently has three USB flash drives with the with the BAR Plus, FIT Plus and DUO Plus.
You can find out what the main differences are between these three thumb drives with this comparison guide.
When compared to the Samsung BAR Plus and Samsung FIT Plus, the Samsung DUO Plus is the only one to support USB Type-C ports.
The DUO Plus also has the widest range of operating temperature tolerance out of this group.
Otherwise, the three flash drives are identical when it comes to support for USB Type-A ports, capacity options, data transfer speeds, warranty coverage lengths in addition to protections against water, shock, magnet and x-ray.
You can check out Seeking Tech’s comparison table between the three USB flash drives below.
| Samsung BAR Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive | Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive | Samsung DUO Plus USB Type-C Flash Drive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1.2 gram | 3.1 grams | 7.7 grams |
| Dimensions | 1.60” x 0.60” x 0.50” | 0.93" x 0.74" x 0.29" | 2.28" x 0.72" x 0.29" |
| Capacity Options | 32 GB |
The BAR Plus is the lightest out of the three while the DUO Plus is the heaviest.
You can take a look at the weight specification for the portable storage drives below:
The FIT Plus is the smallest USB flash drive out of this group.
You can find the full measurements for all three below:
The BAR Plus, FIT Plus and DUO Plus offer the following capacity options:
All three of the flash drives use the USB 3.1 interface.
The Samsung BAR Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive and Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive both feature a USB Type-A connector.
The Samsung DUO is a USB Type-C flash drive that comes with an USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter. Thus, you can use it with both USB Type-A and USB Type-C ports.
The data transfer speeds are identical for the three external storage drives in this versus guide. You can get up to 300 MB per second at read speeds. The write speeds are slower than the read speeds.
The Samsung BAR Plus, Samsung FIT Plus and Samsung DUO Plus offer waterproof protection for up to 72 hours in seawater.
All three of the thumb drives in this versus guide are also shielded against shocks at up to 1,500 gravitational acceleration.
Furthermore, the products are also magnet proof at up to 15,000 gauss, which is the equivalent to an MRI.
Last but not least, the USB flash drives are protected against x-rays at up to 50 roentgen, which is equivalent to airport X-ray machines.
The DUO Plus easily has the widest operating temperature range as it can withstand colder and hotter temperatures than the other two.
You can find the operating temperatures for all three drives below:
When it comes to non-operating temperature ranges, the FIT Plus can withstand the coldest temperatures while the DUO Plus can withstand the hottest temperatures.
You can take a look at the non-operating temperatures for the flash drives below:
The Samsung BAR Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive and Samsung DUO Plus USB Type-C Flash Drive each comes with a 5-year limited warranty.
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