I have been torn about keeping the 16GB or getting the 32GB. I just don't know what to do. I have used a large amount of storage on the 16GB already and my 30 day return is up tomorrow. Any suggestions?
See the thread int eh android development section about Apps2SD that you can run without rooting or anythig. The author is TweakerL. Look it up.
Return for 32 imo. Unless your a pop the collar with your hat turned backwards kinda guy. Then keep the white.
I faced the same dilemma and decided to switch from 16gb to 32gb... If not it would have bothered me.
The only thing I miss is the White color...
I don't have the white one.
jeepers128 said:
I have been torn about keeping the 16GB or getting the 32GB. I just don't know what to do. I have used a large amount of storage on the 16GB already and my 30 day return is up tomorrow. Any suggestions?
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I have the 16 GB but I used this app to move my data folders to my 64GB microSD card. You can actually move any folders over, not just data folders.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
I like the white color so this works out really well for me. This app effectively turned my White 16GB note into an 80GB note.
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I have the 16 GB but I used this app to move my data folders to my 64GB microSD card. You can actually move any folders over, not just data folders.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
I like the white color so this works out really well for me. This app effectively turned my White 16GB note into an 80GB note.
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Can you confirm a 64gb card works? Sammy's website says up to 32gb cards can be used.
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Why would you pay loads of ectra money fo 16GB extra, when you can buy a 16GB uSD for a few pennies?
Szadzik said:
Why would you pay loads of ectra money fo 16GB extra, when you can buy a 16GB uSD for a few pennies?
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I don't view $50 as loads extra. Plus no matter how big your microsd card is you'll always have 16gb less with a 16 vs 32 model.
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Can you confirm a 64gb card works? Sammy's website says up to 32gb cards can be used.
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I have a 64GB card in there now and it detected as 59GB free. It's formatted FAT32.
I went right for the 32 gb because id second guess like yourself . Plus my a500 is 16 gb and runs out fast. So 32 + 64 gives me 86 gb of storage
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I have a 64GB card in there now and it detected as 59GB free. It's formatted FAT32.
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Nefariouss said:
I don't view $50 as loads extra. Plus no matter how big your microsd card is you'll always have 16gb less with a 16 vs 32 model.
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Availability of the 3G 32GB version is a problem too, at least in Europe. No 3G, no tablet for me personally.
I ordered (and have been using) the 16gb in white for 2-3 weeks, and just decided yesterday to order the 32gb in deep gray, instead. Although I try to store all of my media externally, I use up that space quickly. At the same time, I find it to be a PITA to swap things between internal and external, such as backups and ROMs. I don't mind paying $50 more for twice the memory, but I wouldn't have paid much more than that at all.
As for the color, while I like the white, I'm not fond of the silver/gray borders; I think it makes the device look kinda cheap, like a toy, though I do like that it resembles my Skyrocket. However, the border on the Skyrocket is not only a lot slimmer, it's chrome, which is much more appealing to me. I wish they had done something similar in this case.
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hairdewx said:
I have a 64GB card in there now and it detected as 59GB free. It's formatted FAT32.
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All 64GB cards show as 59GB. It happens with all storage devices. That's to do with the fact that you're never going to get the full amount that you get told you will, because a portion of that memory is actually being used by the storage device for information pertaining to its self.
zaslamel42 said:
All 64GB cards show as 59GB. It happens with all storage devices. That's to do with the fact that you're never going to get the full amount that you get told you will, because a portion of that memory is actually being used by the storage device for information pertaining to its self.
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It shows as 59GB mainly because manufacturers give the storage sace in 1000s wile your tablet counts it in 1024s.
I looked at this for mine and decided to go for the 32 gb model since DRM protected movies cannot currently be moved to the SD card.
Google Play phone support guy advised that they have rec'd a lot of requests to enable this, so perhaps in the future it won't be an issue.
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Hey everyone,
I've been looking for a Class 6 16Gb microSD and I've just had one delivered from Amazon.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110605484160&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
£20.85 and it is closer to a Class 10 than a Class 6.
Just thought I'd share my find!
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cheers mate, gonna order one today. i have a 32gb class 6, but it has been giving me problems. DHD keeps unmounting sd card and then when sd card mounts again it says Read Only sd card. I think the sd card is faulty because other sd cards work fine.
kudzie76 said:
cheers mate, gonna order one today. i have a 32gb class 6, but it has been giving me problems...
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I've had issues with cheap cards in the past, but this seems really good.
It's a totally unbranded card, but the card test window using H2testw on eBay is spot on. 9.85Mb/s write speed is very quick for a Class 6, almost a Class 10.
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If you go direct to site you can save an extra £2.00
http://www.lowpricememory.co.uk/
Get in!!
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Hey everyone,
I've been looking for a Class 6 16Gb microSD and I've just had one delivered from Amazon.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110605484160&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
£20.85 and it is closer to a Class 10 than a Class 6.
Just thought I'd share my find!
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Damn you. Oh well, its still a great card!
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just ordered one, so i should have it beginning of next week. cant wait to test it out
thanks guys
kudzie76 said:
just ordered one, so i should have it beginning of next week. cant wait to test it out
thanks guys
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Have got a chance to test the card? Is it great a bargain to go for??
Damn only available in UK
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Damn only available in UK
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They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?
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They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?
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Oh ok sweet ill have a look
Thanks.
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They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?
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I ordered one around 10th November on their website along with PHILIPS headphones and I received only the headphones . Last Friday I contacted them just to check if they have sent the memory card and still waiting for an answer. This is the first time something I bought over the internet is not delivered. I guess they should've used some kind of tractable service for their international deliveries. It doesn't cost that much more and the customer is paying for the postage anyway...
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Damn, sold out
I have been using a Samsung Plus, it's a shame they don't do it in a 16Gb version it's a really nice card, very fast and quite unique looking.
Can anyone post another link the product list has ended on the link provided
Does anyone have opinion regarding this card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LEXAR-16GB-Clas...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item3a60da68cf
I am thinking of ordering it but don't know anyone who have it and can't find any reviews of this specifically type.
been using this card lexar 16gb. so far no issue. replaced by 4GB trascend CL6 card due to capacity
im using kingston 16gb class10 ,few days back i flashed a rom, when the phone restarted it said blank sdcard...wtf try in another phone.. same blank sdcard,try pc wouldnt find the sdcard. gutted its corrupted as i did put a 1gb ext4 partition also a 256mb swap file. so i nearly chucked it in the bin but didn't cause it cost me alot, so left it on the side. about a hour ago decided to try it lol, an it bloody worked!! sorry abit off topic but trying to say if it f**ks up don't throw it away ..try it again
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im using kingston 16gb class10 ,few days back i flashed a rom, when the phone restarted it said blank sdcard...wtf try in another phone.. same blank sdcard,try pc wouldnt find the sdcard. gutted its corrupted as i did put a 1gb ext4 partition also a 256mb swap file. so i nearly chucked it in the bin but didn't cause it cost me alot, so left it on the side. about a hour ago decided to try it lol, an it bloody worked!! sorry abit off topic but trying to say if it f**ks up don't throw it away ..try it again
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Wow, and I have thought that kingston is the best. Even if you shell money for kingston it appears it;s not problem proof.
Btw, is there real difference between stock model and 6th or higher class in playing movies or reading large documents?
Yes you do notice a different in files loading up from sd card not so on films and quicker in transfer of files from pc to phone.
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I've got a strange 4gb card lying around in my house...no one knows where it came from lol. Anyways, in Windows, it writes at around 20mb/s average. Reading speeds are around 50mb/s...very strange. I don't use it because I now have a 16gb class 4...which writes around 4 mb/s....the 4gb says Class 4 on it but it's 5 times faster than that!
Anyone find any cheap cards that work?
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$76.95 (TOPRAM) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K0CA3741
$93.95 (SanDisk) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K0948061
These are the cheapest I found them while purchasing mine.
Did you purchase SanDisk?
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SanDisk all the way. Only the name brands go in my S3
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no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.
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no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.
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That's odd, the sandisk works just fine in mine.
As low as $62 on Amazon right now. I got mine for $53. You gotta watch for price breaks.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?k...282,k:SanDisk+Ultra+64GB+microSDXC&sort=price
$53 is a darn good price. I got a SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC on a best buy daily deal for $49 about a month ago. Doesn't look like they even carry it now on their site, but Amazon has it for $82.
I bought one of the eBay 16.99 ones. We'll see what and if I get something.
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Better check the the actual size of that card. On SD cards it is possible to fake the card so it reports a larger size than the card actually is.
You might look at this URL http://flashchiptech.wordpress.com/...ownload-to-check-flash-drives-and-memory-car/
Also it is best to format SD cards with a dedicated formatter. I like SDformatter
Also a good test program is H2testw See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730285
flipped cracker said:
no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.
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Are you letting it do the default ('exFAT") format in Windows/7? You don't want that, although it works with the Samsung ROM, it won't work with Cyanomod unless you format it as "FAT32" instead. You can use the command-line switches or there's a "FAT32 Gui" program somewhere around here - I can't seem to put my fingers on the link right now, but I found it within the past few days. If you can, use the phone to format it instead of a PC, that always insures FAT32. ("exFAT" isn't supported by CYM because of the funky licensing Microsoft has for exFAT)
Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?
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Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?
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I linked a SanDisk class 10 that works in the second post of the thread.
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AdamHLG said:
Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?
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^^^THIS.
Those ebay 16.99 cards I thought were found to be class 1 or 4, I don't remember. And they're from china but hey, sometimes they are legit. I've gotten great knock off deals there before.
TechSavvy2 said:
^^^THIS.
Those ebay 16.99 cards I thought were found to be class 1 or 4, I don't remember. And they're from china but hey, sometimes they are legit. I've gotten great knock off deals there before.
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According to the listing I bought from it should be a class 10.....but we will see. It may be a class 0 if I never get anything lol.
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Best Buy has this Class 6 Sandisk 64GB card for $49.99 today with free shipping.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...8457270220&skuId=4120116&st=4120116&cp=1&lp=1
Cost Captain has this Class 10 Sandisk 64GB card for $56.98 Shipped. No idea if Cost Captain is a good vendor or not though.
use coupon code FRIENDS09 for $10 off
shipping is $4.99
http://www.costcaptain.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=C&Product_Code=DX_SDSDQUA064GA11A
That cost captain deal is the best legit looking one I've seen!
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I ended up ordering the best buy one. I don't think there is a huge difference between class 6 and 10. At least imo.
Class 6 vs. 10
kench33 said:
I ended up ordering the best buy one. I don't think there is a huge difference between class 6 and 10. At least imo.
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Ya, I am really thinking about getting the Bust Buy one but I dont know about the class 6. (I contacted SanDisk a few days ago and they told me that they only make the class 10 version at the moment)
Do you think I should get the class 6 from Bust Buy?
I got it
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Ya, I am really thinking about getting the Bust Buy one but I dont know about the class 6. (I contacted SanDisk a few days ago and they told me that they only make the class 10 version at the moment)
Do you think I should get the class 6 from Bust Buy?
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Well, I got it just before they took off the deal (its only $10 more, $60). I never knew Bust Buy to have good deals, I hope this was a good decision.
Kinda stress since N5 32gb won't available on my country.
So, i want to hear u guys opinion on 16gb and 32gb version. Is it enough or not and how do u feel it. Thanks~
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Kinda stress since N5 32gb won't available on my country.
So, i want to hear u guys opinion on 16gb and 32gb version. Is it enough or not and how do u feel it. Thanks~
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I'm the proud owner of a black 32gb Nexus 5. I call her "Black Betty". I needed more space since I have tons of pics, music and games. I had the 16gb Nexus 4 and it was barely cutting it. I was down to about 2-3gb once I loaded up all my data.
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Not to be Mr. Grumpypants......
There is this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613203
this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533529
this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2505934
three other threads about the same thing
This thread is pointless, nobody can tell you what YOUR needs are. Some people are fine with 16gb, and for others 32gb is not enough. Only you know what your usage is like.
I got the 32GB as 16 GB is Low for me. Secondly there is no expandable memory and hence I opted for the 32 GB.
Though I agree with _MetalHead_ that this is a pointless thread as you should know your requirements and if 32 GB is not available in your country, there is no point in talking about it. Though don't you think you could have bought it from ebay.com if you seriously needed 32GB.... a risk that you could have taken on Nexus 5
16 gigs with a otg cable and a 64gig sdcard = no troubles
Its obvious that OP wants some consoling because he can't get the 32gb version.
OP, you should buy your 16gb nexus 5 and use an otg cable to connect an SD card of whatever size you want to the phone.
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Got the 32GB white cause I could, only use about 100MB of it though as I remove all media from the phone once sync'd to my laptop/the cloud
Please use one of the existing threads.
Thread closed...
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.
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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.
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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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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.
Now that CM allows my S5 to use the SD as internal storage I need a bigger one. I want a fast one within the bounds of this phone so I'm not paying for tech I cannot use. I listen to music and store some pictures but a lot of that is cloud based. Thanks!
This Sandisk 64GB sd card is pretty fast. for ~$20, cant go wrong.
There's a 200gb on Amazon for 79
The Android Attorney said:
This Sandisk 64GB sd card is pretty fast. for ~$20, cant go wrong.
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Ah thats the fella I have in mine.
If you need insane amounts of storage, you really CANNOT go wrong with a Samsung one:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Clas...id=1469114722&sr=1-1&keywords=Samsung+sd+card
I agree with Lightning here, the Samsung EVO is the best bang for the buck. This is what I have in my phone:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P3NMVVU/
Works flawlessly.
If you want something faster (for say shooting HD video), there is the EVO+ and the EVO Select as well:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0118LR9Z8
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B01DOB6YW4
dont get the 200 gb one as the phone is limited to 128 and wont be able to use 1/3rd of it. I use a class U1 PNY 128 gb card and its pretty snappy. I got it for $35 on amazon during the last cyber monday event, but they might even be cheaper now. Id just read the reviews on amazon for 128 gb cards. There are many people who buy them just to test them and theyll list their real world results in a transfer speed rating
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dont get the 200 gb one as the phone is limited to 128 and wont be able to use 1/3rd of it. I use a class U1 PNY 128 gb card and its pretty snappy. I got it for $35 on amazon during the last cyber monday event, but they might even be cheaper now. Id just read the reviews on amazon for 128 gb cards. There are many people who buy them just to test them and theyll list their real world results in a transfer speed rating
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I presume you mean 256 or whatever it is. I've the 64 gig one. Seems grand. I'm only new back on android after a few years on iPhone. 64 is plenty for me . 128 would be cool just to show off. We don't have cyber sales here in Ireland that I know of.
No. The 200 gig card is what I was referring to. What I said also applies to a 256 or anything above 128 really as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128. Yes, 200 gb is a strange storage size for a SD card, but a 200 GB card does exist
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https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-200GB-Micro-SDSDQUAN-200G-G4A/dp/
Personally recommended class 10 UHS-3
as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128.
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Are you absolutely sure about that? Even a S3 can read a 256GB card
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as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128.
Are you absolutely sure about that? Even a S3 can read a 256GB card
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Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs
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Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs
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i think this limitations is because there was no more than 128 GB at the time of it's release but in theory it can handle up to 2 TB
even though there is no 2 TB micro SD Card yet, since it supports SDXC
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i think this limitations is because there was no more than 128 GB at the time of it's release but in theory it can handle up to 2 TB
even though there is no 2 TB micro SD Card yet, since it supports SDXC
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If that is the case then HUZZAH!!!!
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Personally recommended class 10 UHS-3
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I understand why! Sadly they are not available in my country yet, so I bought a 32GB Samsung EVO+ Class 10 UHS-1, and now I don't get the "your SD card is slow" when formatting as adoptable, which I got with a class 10.
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Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs
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Samsung said that the S2 couldn't take any more than 32GB yet in fact it supported 64GB. So, it doesn't mean much what they say.
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Samsung said that the S2 couldn't take any more than 32GB yet in fact it supported 64GB. So, it doesn't mean much what they say.
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That's a fair point, but I just haven't seen anyone confirm the over 128 GB cards working and I'd hate for a guy to buy one and it only recognize 128 because they're stupid 'spensive!!
can confirm that the S5 has no issues with a 200GB microsd....SDXC class 10....although after formatting, only 186GB available.....
Not sure if anyone has done it yet, but I just pounced on and ebay auction for a 256gb evo+. If there is any intrest in a definitive answer to whether it is compatible or not, I will post back in about a week when I get it. As mentioned above, it should work being sdxc. Wish me luck!