I want to upgrade the stock 4 GB microsd in my unrooted htc desire to a 16 GB microsd card. My question is can I copy what is on the 4 GB microsd and transfer them to the new 16 GB microsd and just insert it in? would all programs work?
many thanks for your help.
Yet, the apps are on the phones memory and the info is on the SD card so you can just copy across.
attu90 said:
Yet, the apps are on the phones memory and the info is on the SD card so you can just copy across.
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Cheers for the helpful reply.
Are ebay unbranded 16GB microsd cards reliable? Do they work?
i would stay away.
kmetek said:
i would stay away.
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I agree - I had lots of problems with an unbranded 16GB card. Eventually ebay closed the seller down as there were so many complaints. I did get my money back via paypal. I finally bought a branded 32GB card - costly (EUR100!), but I love having so much space for my music / video.
Is there really a need for anything above class 4?
My HTC Desire came with a sandisc 4GB class 2. I want to get a larger card, but never had any reading issues with the class 2, and music and video played off it with ease.
I've seen the following item here, which is for a class 6.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-m...r-TS16GUSDHC6/dp/B001PLIG5Y/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Anyone got one of these?
I've just bought the 'ultra' version of Sandisk's 16GB microsd card and I am very impressed with it so far.
Personally, I always feel that it is best to stick with the tried and trusted brands, and sandisk products have always been excellent for me
I just bought a 16GB SanDisk class 2 from amazon and it writes on average at 5MB ish
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I thought the class number i.e. 2 meant the read and write speed 2Mbps. Therefore class 6 would be 6Mbps. If you have a class 2 and get 5Mbps then that is pretty impressive.
The Class of the SD card is simply the *minimum* sustained write speed on a card which is completely unfragmented. So, a completely blank Class 2 card should always be able to write large files out at least 2mb/s, but can easily be faster.
My 16gb Sandisk Class 2 reads at 20mb/s and writes at 7.5mb/s - well above the Class 6 minimums.
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Dave
my 32gb is a class 2 and i have zero issues with streaming video or music from the card, i expect when i root that apps will not be an issue either. plenty of read write speed.
the higher classes are for devices that require a higher bitrate for recording such as mini hd recorders and such.
Im running a SanDisk 16GB Class 6 and its like Lightning!
What is a better Micro SD Card
Toshiba or Sandisk?
I was thinking of getting the Toshiba 16GB for AUD$35
and those who have an external MicroSD in their SGS, do you mainly put your music in there?
Apps & images you save in the internal memory?
layziebone said:
What is a better Micro SD Card
Toshiba or Sandisk?
I was thinking of getting the Toshiba 16GB for AUD$35
and those who have an external MicroSD in their SGS, do you mainly put your music in there?
Apps & images you save in the internal memory?
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Sandisk should be pretty good even if they under rate their cards, I usually store anything that I can afford to lose at anytime on the internal memory and my photo/music and ect on the external card. Usually I store movies on the internal mem since ill be deleting it often.
any branded microsd will be fine, i've used the sandisk 16gb C2, toshiba 16gb C2, adata 32gb C2 and now i have a lexar 32gb C10.
I ended up getting the Toshiba 16GB Class 4. The store ran out of Sandisk 16GB
layziebone said:
I ended up getting the Toshiba 16GB Class 4. The store ran out of Sandisk 16GB
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I am also looking for external storage, are you satisfy with Toshiba 16GB class 4 ?
I can't seem to find this anywhere, and I just want to confirm this...
The TF supports up to 32 GB Micro SD without the dock, is this correct?
I just want to make sure before I potentially buy the wrong thing.
Yes micro sdhc without the dock, the dock have sd (and sdxc as far as i know)...
EtherBoo said:
I can't seem to find this anywhere, and I just want to confirm this...
The TF supports up to 32 GB Micro SD without the dock, is this correct?
I just want to make sure before I potentially buy the wrong thing.
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a better question is what class of sd card do we need? And does it matter? class 4 or class 10? (i know there is a speed difference but will we notice?)
Yes 32gb is the max for the microsd. And the highest class level the better. You would see a dramatic difference in write speed (if you had 2 to compare). Link about sd cards.
I have MicroSd Samsung 16Gb Class 2 and works fine
32GB Class 4 with no problems...
Buy.com had a sale other day for a Lexar 32gb Class 10 for about $90...
I jumped on it. It has pretty good reviews.
Hey just got my SIII and was wondering if it supports a 128GB micro sd card? I couldn't find any info on it so thought i would just ask here.
thanks for any info
i think the data-sheet over at samsung.com states, that micro-SD's up to 64 GB are supported.
i guess that some 128GB cards might work, but aren't officially supported.
Wow its great........
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Broken303 said:
i think the data-sheet over at samsung.com states, that micro-SD's up to 64 GB are supported.
i guess that some 128GB cards might work, but aren't officially supported.
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Ile get a 64GB sd card instead. Just to be on the safe side
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i think the data-sheet over at samsung.com states, that micro-SD's up to 64 GB are supported.
i guess that some 128GB cards might work, but aren't officially supported.
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I think all the devices that Samsung has produced all stated 32GB was max, but it turned out 64GB worked too. Let's hope that logic still holds when the 128GB is released!
Does anyone know when we will see 128GB microSD cards in the market?
Or perhaps there is a way to fit a full SDXC card into a microSD slot using an adapter and hiding it underneath the battery cover or connecting it using a thin laminate conductor that could be wedged through one end of the battery cover...
I'm not sure about any FAT32 limitations other than 4GB file size limit, but as long as the S3 supports microsdxc (which it does since it supports 64gb cards), it should be able to support any sdcard size.
I myself have a 64gb microsdxc card and have done a lot of research.
TL;DR: Galaxy S3 supports any size microsdxc card.
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g00ey said:
Does anyone know when we will see 128GB microSD cards in the market?
Or perhaps there is a way to fit a full SDXC card into a microSD slot using an adapter and hiding it underneath the battery cover or connecting it using a thin laminate conductor that could be wedged through one end of the battery cover...
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I'm not sure when we'll see 128gb microsd cards but I heard that sandisk developed the NAND. Hopefully Android 4.1 supports exFat (or does it already?) so we can actually utilize cards that big. The main reason to use a card that big would be for storing movies and TV shows, but any files over 4gb would have to be broken up first which is a PITA to do.
maybe in the future
Matt190191 said:
Hey just got my SIII and was wondering if it supports a 128GB micro sd card? I couldn't find any info on it so thought i would just ask here.
thanks for any info
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Not yet!
This may seem like a random question, but why are 64Gb Micro SD cards cheaper than 64Gb SSD's. Are they not both flash? Does it have do do with the read/write speeds?
i wish
08cherd4 said:
This may seem like a random question, but why are 64Gb Micro SD cards cheaper than 64Gb SSD's. Are they not both flash? Does it have do do with the read/write speeds?
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I wish 64GB micro SD cards were cheaper than 64 GB SDDs
on amazon 64GB SSD start from $60, 64GB micro SD cards start at $70
galaxy s3 on 128 gb
it is possible in galaxy s3.. with 64gb internal memory and support of 64gb on external memory.. but i dont know how much it will slow down the phone..
would recommend to use class 4,6 or even higher ones of mini sd card available for better results
Those aren't out yet......
Hey there,
The 128GB MicroSDXC cards have not come out yet so there's no point speculating early.
The Galaxy S III is stated to support up to 64GB currently, as that is the largest sized card out so far under the MicroSDXC banner. Once the 128GB cards are released, it SHOULD support those unless for some reason it has an artificial restriction imposed on it.
The other thing is, once the cards DO come out, people like NZTechfreak will check it out for us anyway. The cards should hopefully start to be released in a few more months. Definately agree on the speed class advice, go with a minimum of class 6 or 8, anything slower will be painful for sizes above 32GB.
And the Galaxy S 3 does support ExFAT by the way. I've currently got a 32GB card in mine formatted as ExFAT with about 4 mkv files that are between 4.5-7GB each.
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Hey there,
The 128GB MicroSDXC cards have not come out yet so there's no point speculating early.
The Galaxy S III is stated to support up to 64GB currently, as that is the largest sized card out so far under the MicroSDXC banner. Once the 128GB cards are released, it SHOULD support those unless for some reason it has an artificial restriction imposed on it.
The other thing is, once the cards DO come out, people like NZTechfreak will check it out for us anyway. The cards should hopefully start to be released in a few more months. Definately agree on the speed class advice, go with a minimum of class 6 or 8, anything slower will be painful for sizes above 32GB.
And the Galaxy S 3 does support ExFAT by the way. I've currently got a 32GB card in mine formatted as ExFAT with about 4 mkv files that are between 4.5-7GB each.
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PLEASE NOTE TEXT BELOW IS A COPY FROM WIKIPEDIA
"Compatibility with SDHC
SDXC host devices accept all previous families of SD memory cards.[26] Conversely, SDHC host devices will accept SDXC cards that follow Version 3.0, since the interface is identical,[3] but the following issues may affect usability:
SDXC cards are pre-formatted with Microsoft's proprietary and patented exFAT file system, which the host device might not support. Since Microsoft does not publish the specifications of exFAT and its use requires a non-free license, many alternative or older operating systems do not support exFAT for technical or legal reasons. The use of exFAT on some SDXC cards may render SDXC unsuitable as a universal exchange medium, as an SDXC card that uses exFAT would not be usable in all host devices. Since the FAT32 file system supports volumes up to the SDXC's maximum theoretical capacity of 2 TB as well, a user could reformat an SDXC card to use FAT32 for greater portability between computers (see below). FAT32-formatted SDXC cards can be used in a host device built for SDHC if the host device can handle 64GB and larger volumes.
SDHC host devices will not test the new capability bits defined for SDXC 4.0 cards. It will therefore not be able to use the new features of SDXC, such as transfer speeds above UHS104 (104MB/s)."
So reading that I would infer yes the 64GB or some of them could work in the G3 but may not work above that without formatting to fat 32, if I read it right that is
yousefak said:
I'm not sure about any FAT32 limitations other than 4GB file size limit, but as long as the S3 supports microsdxc (which it does since it supports 64gb cards), it should be able to support any sdcard size.
I myself have a 64gb microsdxc card and have done a lot of research.
TL;DR: Galaxy S3 supports any size microsdxc card.
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I'm not sure when we'll see 128gb microsd cards but I heard that sandisk developed the NAND. Hopefully Android 4.1 supports exFat (or does it already?) so we can actually utilize cards that big. The main reason to use a card that big would be for storing movies and TV shows, but any files over 4gb would have to be broken up first which is a PITA to do.
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FAT32 supports 2TB volume size w/ 4GB-1B file size constraints.
exFAT supports 64ZiB volume size w/ 16EiB file size constraints.
I use exFAT, which the S3 supports, owing to my 1080p MP4s taking in excess of 5GB.
Since the S3 can use exFAT, we are well future-proofed to the extent of the microsdxc format I imagine.
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Hey there,
The 128GB MicroSDXC cards have not come out yet so there's no point speculating early.
The Galaxy S III is stated to support up to 64GB currently, as that is the largest sized card out so far under the MicroSDXC banner. Once the 128GB cards are released, it SHOULD support those unless for some reason it has an artificial restriction imposed on it.
The other thing is, once the cards DO come out, people like NZTechfreak will check it out for us anyway. The cards should hopefully start to be released in a few more months. Definately agree on the speed class advice, go with a minimum of class 6 or 8, anything slower will be painful for sizes above 32GB.
And the Galaxy S 3 does support ExFAT by the way. I've currently got a 32GB card in mine formatted as ExFAT with about 4 mkv files that are between 4.5-7GB each.
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Actually they state 64GB SDHC not SDXC. An many are now finding out they are missing files (songs) when they leave it ExFat. So chances are it may not support larger than 64GB cards. I to have a 64GB SDXC card that I have formatted with my computer to Fat32.
This is according to my manual (Canadian/American version). The European may be different.
By the time 128GB cards are released and actually at a mass production price, people will be talking Galaxy S4.
Hmm 128gb sd card seems like ALOT. I have a 32gb with my GS3, so 48gb in total. I have alot of movies,videos,pictures,etc. and I still have about 12gb left.
08cherd4 said:
This may seem like a random question, but why are 64Gb Micro SD cards cheaper than 64Gb SSD's. Are they not both flash? Does it have do do with the read/write speeds?
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I'm pretty sure SSDs have more sophisticated controllers and such. Though according to Google, SanDisk's 64GB MicroSDXC card is on average almost the same price as the 64GB SSDs here in the UK (£40-50). Also, even the fastest MicroSDs can only support about tenth of the transfer rate of an SSD (although they are still pretty fast... the 64GB card is supposedly capable of up to 30MB/s, which is impressive).
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By the time 128GB cards are released and actually at a mass production price, people will be talking Galaxy S4.
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You might not be too far off actually. I mean, folks getting excited about the new 5" display exynos 5 GS4 will be in full rumor mill mode around what, March? Granted it won't be released till summertime, but I'd armchair guess we'll see 128Gb cards pop up at the beginning of the year. They'll be $200 though lol.
i don't no, but i think no.
hi all I was thinking tmo is only coming out with the 32GB note edge is it worth waiting for the 64 GB if it ever comes out or go with the 32GB ?
There will likely never be a 64gb version. It is a non-issue with a card slot. Add a 128gb card and you have a 160gb phone! Plus the Lollipop update will eventually make sd cards act as something very close to system memory.
Yea I believe they are only doing the 32gb.
I don't think it's worth it to wait.
As said you can add a 128gb card. Most apps right now will read from the sd card. The phone now will storage normal pictures on the SD card, continuous shots are stored on the phone tho.
But other then that movies, music and files can be on the SD card.
And 5.0 will change that to be more like the old android ways.