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I went looking for a microSD card over the weekend and was really disappointed in the prices I found. A lot of the deals were already sold out at Fry's and CompUSA (Tiger Direct).
I'd like to start this thread to help others (and me ) find the best deals on expanded memory for our phones.
Any good finds?
This 16BG class 10 card was on sale this weekend at Fry's for around $10, but it was gone by 9:30 on Saturday morning.
http://www.frys.com/product/6877856?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
I got a 64gb microsd from scan disk, it ran me about 220, that's a lot but hey it's worth it to be packing a 80gb lte device
Check out. buy.com
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poloboogie said:
I got a 64gb microsd from scan disk, it ran me about 220, that's a lot but hey it's worth it to be packing a 80gb lte device
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The 64gigs works on the SR? I've been wanting to get one but had no clue as to them working in it.
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androidpixar said:
The 64gigs works on the SR? I've been wanting to get one but had no clue as to them working in it.
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i may be wrong, but i dont think the rocket was able to support a 64gig card.
this would be GREAT
AmazonBasics cards are cheap and great quality
You may want to look into getting Sandisk branded cards instead of just any old card.
Some of the class 10 cards out there have atrocious small block random read/write speeds, and that has been a major issue for the Nook Color world. That being said, we aren't running a complete OS off the SD card on our skyrockets, but even running apps off the card may cause speed issues.
Nook Color SD Card Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
All of the benchmark data in that thread summarized into a google docs spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjPE3ZAD2eVudE9vZmQ3aHlfTkFvU2J4ZUplRDJQTEE
I can't vouch for any cards other than what I've seen -- Class 10 Patriot, Class 10 A-Data, 3x Class 4 SanDisks, and an unmarked SanDisk. Everything (including the unmarked SanDisk) except for the Class 2/4 SanDisks were atrocious in running a SD card based OS on my Nook. My Class 4 SanDisks benchmarked somewhere between 20x and 40x faster than the other cards for small block writes.
This is my card, AmazonBasics 16 GB microSDHC Class 10 Flash Memory Card with SD Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058GH4U0/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Always beats my gf's sansdisk in speed tests
This is not the first time I have heard the Sandisk 64Gb microsd works after a reformat. Now they are down to $150 for a class 6 and I am seriously about to try one out.
draztikrhymez said:
AmazonBasics cards are cheap and great quality
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Thanks, that looks like a good quality card. I was going to hold off on buying a microsd for my phone, but $27 for 16GB and those speeds people are posting looks really good. In for one.
So to wrap up the 64gb arc, it works on the SR without any glitch? Cos me want it!
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I want to get rid of the 2gb card the phone came with and replace it with a 16gb or 32gb. Im planning on getting a class 10 microsd card. I just want a sugestion of a good one...ive heard stories that some sd cards dont work well with android.
Most of my data is music (typically 320kbps), photos and some videos taken with the phone, and some apps
Also in case it matters i am running the rom ZEUS Build 3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430806
FS NEW 32GB Samsung MicroSDHC
i've got the same thing in my phone right now
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thanks for the suggestion but i just ordered this one because it was really cheap and has good reviews http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1326154531&sr=1-1
if anyone is interested in a new micro sd card, today amazon is having a very nice sale on the 32gb and 64gb versions. here are the links to them.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...e=UTF8&qid=1370285406&sr=8-3&keywords=sandisk = $21.49
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...8&qid=1370285467&sr=8-3&keywords=sandisk+64gb = $42.99
when buying the 64gb version, keep this which is posted on amazon in mind:
- Reformat into file system other than exFAT may cause instability
- Only compatible with SDXC enabled device in exFAT format per SD Standard
if this is in the wrong forum please move it.
nice! thanks; im always lookin for some high speed low cost storage space
Ordered a 64 GB. There is currently a thread in the accessories section on this.
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this is great, but these have been the prices on ebay for months, bought my 64GB class 10 in february for 45$
nice info--
but, keep in mind "some" folks have had issues with the sandisk on this phone
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nice info--
but, keep in mind "some" folks have had issues with the sandisk on this phone
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have a 64gb in mine as i type with no issues.
I had to do an RMA with Sandisk because the 64GB microSDXC would not stay mounted in my S3 nor would it in my Note II. So I received a new one and guess what, it's doing the same thing in my S4. I've only gotten the unmount/remount three times in the past month, so that's a lot better than the last card. I'm going to give it some time before I order another. For what it's worth, I used a Samsung 32GB microSDXC in my last two phones and it never had any issues. Worked flawlessly.
I'm going to see if this is still going on today. I'd hate to think I missed it. Thanks for the heads up.
Can't believe I missed this. I have a 32gb but would like to upgrade to a 64gb but not for the standard price.
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mrbro0ks said:
Can't believe I missed this. I have a 32gb but would like to upgrade to a 64gb but not for the standard price.
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Sale still going on. 32gb: $25.94. 64gb: $49.51
Underst8 said:
Sale still going on. 32gb: $25.94. 64gb: $49.51
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I got my 64gb for 43.00. It might still be on but it's not as good.
Nice! got me one
Anyone have a 32GB? If so, do you have problems with flashing roms in TWRP with it? I can't install the Mint Jelly Rom using the 32GB, so I switched to my old 16GB and was able to flash the rom. I don't know if its the recovery or the card.
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Anyone have a 32GB? If so, do you have problems with flashing roms in TWRP with it? I can't install the Mint Jelly Rom using the 32GB, so I switched to my old 16GB and was able to flash the rom. I don't know if its the recovery or the card.
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I have a 64GB card and use TWRP. No problems flashing.
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Anyone have a 32GB? If so, do you have problems with flashing roms in TWRP with it? I can't install the Mint Jelly Rom using the 32GB, so I switched to my old 16GB and was able to flash the rom. I don't know if its the recovery or the card.
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Yes. I got a sandisk 32gb ultra in the mail a few days ago. During install in twrp it was making all the Roms I tried finish prematurely. Needless to say the roms wouldn't boot. I took that out and stuck my other sandisk 32gb sdcard in there that's not ultra but just a microsdhc and it worked fine. I sent the ultra card back to amazon and got a refund.
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At the moment I have a 32gb ultra SD card in my s4. The SD card is damaged for whatever reason. So I was wondering, what's the best type of SD card for me to get. I spent 20$ on my sdcard. So I'm willing to spend the same amount more or less.. Don't need anything more than 32gb or probably anything over 16. Of course the more the merrier.
Thanks in advance.
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I got sandisk 16gb from amazon. Paid a good $22 for it. Around the same time, bought samsung 16gb micro sd while it was on sale for my tablet.
Three months into use, sandisk just stopped working. All the photos I took over the period of three months lost with it. Mind you, I'm not tech- illiterate, so I attempted different methods to recover my data with no luck.
Contacted sandisk, and received a new micro sd through warranty. A months into use, it failed again. Luckily, I had backed up my photos with dropbox, so no real losses except wasted time.
Didn't even bother to file warranty and tossed the sd out.
Been using samsung microsd for good six months with no problem.
This is my experience, and you may have (had) better luck than I.
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Rakcoon said:
I got sandisk 16gb from amazon. Paid a good $22 for it. Around the same time, bought samsung 16gb micro sd while it was on sale for my tablet.
Three months into use, sandisk just stopped working. All the photos I took over the period of three months lost with it. Mind you, I'm not tech- illiterate, so I attempted different methods to recover my data with no luck.
Contacted sandisk, and received a new micro sd through warranty. A months into use, it failed again. Luckily, I had backed up my photos with dropbox, so no real losses except wasted time.
Didn't even bother to file warranty and tossed the sd out.
Been using samsung microsd for good six months with no problem.
This is my experience, and you may have (had) better luck than I.
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SanDisk Ultra 64GB is perfect, Class 10. Working since 8 months!
I have SanDisk class 10 and my S4 is rebooting randomly. So if you can, go away from that card.
I have a SanDisk 32 Class 10... my phone won't boot with it in. I took it out. It's in my car somewhere.
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Had to warranty my 32gb Sandisk Class 10 ... was causing weird issues and lost everything. New one is good so far. Wonder if there's a bad batch out there.
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If you search the forums, you will find that MANY people report (and I experienced it too) that any card other than a Samsung can be problematic. I have a 32GB Class10 card from A-Data or Kingston or some other major name and it worked fine in my Atrix for a year or so. Got my S4 and put the card in it. Regularly and routinely, the phone would "lose" the card or claim it needed formatting because it was "damaged."
My Samsung card has had zero issues. You should be able to get a 32GB Sammy for about $20.
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If you search the forums, you will find that MANY people report (and I experienced it too) that any card other than a Samsung can be problematic. I have a 32GB Class10 card from A-Data or Kingston or some other major name and it worked fine in my Atrix for a year or so. Got my S4 and put the card in it. Regularly and routinely, the phone would "lose" the card or claim it needed formatting because it was "damaged."
My Samsung card has had zero issues. You should be able to get a 32GB Sammy for about $20.
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Where can I find one? Amazon? I was told the same thing as you stated in the first sentence. Just might go with a Samsung card. I was going to get a Kingston, but it makes more sense to go with the same name brand my phone is Lol. Since I've had multiple issues with San disk.
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Just got a 64gb Class 10/UHS1 Samsung micro Sd at BestBuy....$59. No issues after 4 days. Sandisk cards errored several times a day. FWIW.
I must be the only one to never have a problem with any SanDisk cards ever in my life. Have a 64GB ultra in my S4 now. Running just fine for months.
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Where can I find one? Amazon? I was told the same thing as you stated in the first sentence. Just might go with a Samsung card. I was going to get a Kingston, but it makes more sense to go with the same name brand my phone is Lol. Since I've had multiple issues with San disk.
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Yup I shop at Amazon first.
I've used a Sandisk 16gb SDHC UHS-1 and a Sandisk 64gb SDXC UHS-1. Both are reliable and have survived multiple drops.
You are not the only one !
Stealyourface said:
I must be the only one to never have a problem with any SanDisk cards ever in my life. Have a 64GB ultra in my S4 now. Running just fine for months.
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Out of 2100 reviews (posted up to Feb 2013) on Amazon, the SanDisk Ultra has a 4.5 star average (1500 of the reviews give it a full five stars). It’s the most popular and best-rated on Amazon.
A few complain doesn't make it everybody.
I am on SanDisk fast Micro SD cards in the last 10 years without one issue.
itzik_man said:
A few complain doesn't make it everybody.
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Here on XDA there are significantly less problems with Samsung SD's compared to Sandisk. Especially using the larger (64GB for example) sizes.
When using an SGS4 and in need of a large card simply use the Samsung one. And format it Fat32 when not in need of files >=4GB. Best combo of compatibility.
IMHO, of course
Originally Posted by ixJay
Where can I find one? Amazon? I was told the same thing as you stated in the first sentence. Just might go with a Samsung card. I was going to get a Kingston, but it makes more sense to go with the same name brand my phone is Lol. Since I've had multiple issues with San disk.
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Yup I shop at Amazon first.
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I looked at amazon, they have ultra extreme pro, and what not. What is best? I'm probably going to buy a 32gb.. Any suggestions?
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I've had my 32gb UHS 1 Sandisk SD for a long time, well over 6 months and I have never had a problem. I had a 16gb Samsung SD card before that with no problems I just needed more storage.
ixJay said:
I looked at amazon, they have ultra extreme pro, and what not. What is best? I'm probably going to buy a 32gb.. Any suggestions?
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I got this one: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MicroSDHC-Class-UHS-I-Memory/dp/B00AWBHFRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392524189&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+class10+32gb
Faulty Batch
Stealyourface said:
I must be the only one to never have a problem with any SanDisk cards ever in my life. Have a 64GB ultra in my S4 now. Running just fine for months.
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I am using the same SanDisk Ultra 64Gb same as you, though the first one that I bought gave me a lot of problems (Constantly ejecting, then eventually, the phone no longer recognizes it.) Then I bought another 64Gb and I never had any problems from there.
It seems that those having issues with Sandisk probably got theirs from a faulty batch that Sandisk even admitted.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/SanDisk-says-it-produced-some-bad-32GB-and-64GB-microSD-cards_id40986
Got a SanDisk class 4 32gb. Bought it over 2 years ago and still working! Ordered a 64gb card so will be upgrading to that which
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sd card in my phone can not be read. does this mean it is broken?
I did a search and did not find anything and thought it worth having a thread on this topic.
Just bought the Samsung EVO 128GB and it seems to be working fine.
It came in yesterday and when I went to get the link below it already dropped from $97.00 to $86.00
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-128GB-Adapter-MB-MP128DA-AM/dp/B00P3NMVVU
This SD card works across every device I've bought in the past two years.
blackknightavalon said:
This SD card works across every device I've bought in the past two years.
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I bought the Lexar 128 High Speed Card. I will post if it works, but I already know it would. Why? Because Android is the dictator of storage support. I remember putting a 64GB card in the phone that "Supported" "Up to" 16GB. So I don't believe that stuff.
Balian67 said:
I bought the Lexar 128 High Speed Card. I will post if it works, but I already know it would. Why? Because Android is the dictator of storage support. I remember putting a 64GB card in the phone that "Supported" "Up to" 16GB. So I don't believe that stuff.
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The HTC Dream "supported" up to 8GB but a 32GB card worked in it.
blackknightavalon said:
The HTC Dream "supported" up to 8GB but a 32GB card worked in it.
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Exactly. All I know is that Samsung made me sick when they took away the SD Card Slot.
Never mind 128GB cards. I want to know more about these non-existent 2TB cards our M9 supports!
anlygi said:
Never mind 128GB cards. I want to know more about these non-existent 2TB cards our M9 supports!
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Right?
But on a realistic note, makes me wish I bought the SanDisk 200gb...
but my 128 is plenty so far
I have the Lexar 128 GB UHS-3 Card. I benched using A1 SD Bench and got 62mb/s Read, 21mb/s Write.
I have the 128 GB Lexar card as well and it works perfectly fine for me...
Hope that helps.
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What do you store in a 128Gb card?
JagSem said:
What do you store in a 128Gb card?
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I just ordered one recently, you would be surprised on how quickly space can be filled up by back ups , if you decide to back up the OS every time you flash/make changes.
Pictures, videos, I take a lot of both. Music maybe depending on my mood.
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What do you store in a 128Gb card?
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It is a lot of space, way more than enough for the average person. Especially when you add the 32 GB on the phone itself. That gives you 160 GB.
I think its more of the comfort in having all that space available to do whatever you want with it.
I have 75 GB of music on mine along with a bunch of pictures and videos.
So it makes sense for me.
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I'm using this one:http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Memor...F8&qid=1429902296&sr=8-1&keywords=128+microsd
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What do you store in a 128Gb card?
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Balian67 said:
Exactly. All I know is that Samsung made me sick when they took away the SD Card Slot.
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That's why I didn't buy the S6. The only reasons I'm still using the S5 over the M9 right now are the fact that there's no battery case for the M9 and the S5 can record calls automatically.
Yea the S6 would have been my choice... but no, it's $750 for a nice phone, but no micro SD???
it's $650 for M9 and has micro SD, so i got that instead.
Why? Think about it, you have to transfer your music+videos and stuff everytime you buy a new phone if you don't have micro SD and kept it all internal. Not fun.
plus, why not 32GB + 128Gb or oooo, 32gb + 200GB!
Why not have the option to add more space?
for the record i'm using Sandisk UHS-I 128GB micro SD.