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Hello,
Now that Froyo more or less came out and apps will start having Apps2SD function, it's time for a MicroSD upgrade.
What I want is on-phone performance - that running heavy 3D games on SD would perform as smoothly as if it was on internal memory. Is there a general consensus on what brand/class would suffice, and what is overkill? I have no concern over data cable transfer speed, as I'm pretty sure the phone will limit the speed much before the SD card does.
I'm looking at this Sandisk 16gb MicroSDHC Class 2 for $35 after shipping:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Flash...ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1275145563&sr=1-1
Anyone know if this would suffice?
Past threads have always went on tangents about good brand vs knock offs, how class is important vs. a marketing ploy, etc etc. Has a general consensus been reached in the xda community over what is sufficient but not overkill for onboard performance? Perhaps people who have already ran App2SD and use games and videos a lot have some input.
Thanks
I have a Top Ram 16 Gig class 6 and I think I paid about the same as you looking to pay for a class2. I also have a class2 that I have had for over a year. I used to use it in my blackberry. It still works and it is made by one of the cheap manufacturers.
Argh, I'm suffering from chronic SD corruption. So I'm in the market for a new chip. Think I'll spring for a 32gb this time. What's the latest on one that's both compatible and fast? And cheap too, that would be nice, links appreciated.
Considering that due to the amount of RAM the N1 has your main apps will be loaded already so card speed is not a significant factor, unless you use lots of different apps on a regular basis.
A faster card is beneficial mostly for the time i takes when I am loading up new music and possibly vids if you use it for that
This is the first 32gb MicroSD card I have seen "In Stock" Pretty expensive for a class 2 though.
http://www.buy.com/prod/sandisk-sds...crosdhc-32-gb-retail/q/loc/101/215191110.html
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Im not sure the nexus 1 can handle a 32GB card , wow that's a lot lol, but you can get one for like $30 on ebay... http://bit.ly/9J7u2S
You can get a 16gb class 10 for about $90.00.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036V5DGG...e=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B0036V5DGG
frankzua77 said:
Im not sure the nexus 1 can handle a 32GB card , wow that's a lot lol, but you can get one for like $30 on ebay... http://bit.ly/9J7u2S
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Micro SDHC is a standard that supports up to 32gb. Of course it can handle it just fine.
I run a 16gb Class 6 in mine, works fine
bewar ebay, there a lot of folks selling fake cards. They even read as what they were sold as but then fill up mighty quick............
The class is not needed I don't think
I have a class six and have been running games on it from sd for 3 months cant tell a bit of difference. I run linpack from sd and it works fine too!
the only real 32gb card is found here., http://www.sandisk.com/products/mobile-memory-products/sandisk-microsdhc
frankzua77 said:
Im not sure the nexus 1 can handle a 32GB card , wow that's a lot lol, but you can get one for like $30 on ebay... http://bit.ly/9J7u2S
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no f-ing way that is real for $30
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Micro SDHC is a standard that supports up to 32gb. Of course it can handle it just fine.
I run a 16gb Class 6 in mine, works fine
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I'm running a 32gb Sandisk Class 2 in my Nexus as of last Friday. No problems (apart from a looooong time to refresh the media library after resyncing my music).
You can not get a genuine 32GB Micro SD card for US$40.
A good class 2 card (2MB/s) will offer you the same performance as any other class in your phone.
The limitation is not the speed of the card.
Buy a brand name card with the capacity you require and be done with the complexity.
djmcnz said:
You can not get a genuine 32GB Micro SD card for US$40.
A good class 2 card (2MB/s) will offer you the same performance as any other class in your phone.
The limitation is not the speed of the card.
Buy a brand name card with the capacity you require and be done with the complexity.
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I don't know too much about transfer rates but basically what you're saying is that a a brand name class 2 card will be just as good as say a class 6? I'm in the market for a new SD card as well, and the class 6 cards are much more expensive. I'm wondering if they're worth it.
jasrups said:
I don't know too much about transfer rates but basically what you're saying is that a a brand name class 2 card will be just as good as say a class 6? I'm in the market for a new SD card as well, and the class 6 cards are much more expensive. I'm wondering if they're worth it.
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No, in a phone they're not worth it at all and people who say so are either selling snake oil or are embarrassed because they've paid for one and are foolish for doing so.
The best I can do just at the moment is this:
wikipedia said:
In applications that require sustained write throughput, such as video recording, the device may not perform satisfactorily if the SD card's class rating falls below a particular speed. For example, a camcorder that is designed to record to class 6 media may suffer dropouts or corrupted video on slower media.
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The Nexus, like probably every other phone out there, is a) not typically used for high rate sustained write activities and b) is designed to write to class 2 media to begin with.
If you have a large, highly fragmented sd card higher speeds will help. This of course is easy to avoid in the first place.
Get a higher capacity, class 2, brand name card for the same money and you're away laughing.
NB - If somebody waves a magic wand and all of a sudden the Nexus can record video at 1080p at a high enough bitrate then perhaps my advice would be invalidated... but don't hold your breath for that to happen...
djmcnz said:
No, in a phone they're not worth it at all and people who say so are either selling snake oil or are embarrassed because they've paid for one and are foolish for doing so.
The best I can do just at the moment is this:
The Nexus, like probably every other phone out there, is a) not typically used for high rate sustained write activities and b) is designed to write to class 2 media to begin with.
If you have a large, highly fragmented sd card higher speeds will help. This of course is easy to avoid in the first place.
Get a higher capacity, class 2, brand name card for the same money and you're away laughing.
NB - If somebody waves a magic want and all of a sudden the Nexus can record video at 1080p at a high enough bitrate then perhaps my advice would be invalidated... but don't hold your breath for that to happen...
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Thanks for the info man! I was obviously misinformed, you just saved me a bunch of money
so just curious. now that CM 5.0.8 comes with 720p recording, would a class 2 still suffice?
I am also searching the web recently to look for a cost-effective high vol microSD. My finding is: don't 100% trust the "class" specified by mfr. I used ATTO Disk Benchmark to test two 8G microSD that I have: Transcend 8G Class 6 and Sandisk 8G Class 4.
<Transcend Class6> Write: 6-10MB/s Read: 16MB/s
<Sandisk Class 4> Write: 14MB/s Read: 20MB/s
From similar test results on the web, it seems that Sandisk uses to under-state the performance of their card. Finally I get a Sandisk 16G Class 2 for my N1, and here is the test result with the same setting:
<Sandisk 16G Class2> Write: 7MB/s Read: 20MB/s
Although Sandisk only specifies it as class 2, it actually performs like a class 6.
I suspect the importance of the speed of the SD card too, coz I think the write speed into ROM, should be way slower than 6-7MB/s (correct me if I am wrong ^_^)... If the speed of v2.1 w/o app2sd is acceptable to you, then v2.2 with 6-7M write speed card should be logically fine with you.
fshek said:
I am also searching the web recently to look for a cost-effective high vol microSD. My finding is: don't 100% trust the "class" specified by mfr. I used ATTO Disk Benchmark to test two 8G microSD that I have: Transcend 8G Class 6 and Sandisk 8G Class 4.
<Transcend Class6> Write: 6-10MB/s Read: 16MB/s
<Sandisk Class 4> Write: 14MB/s Read: 20MB/s
From similar test results on the web, it seems that Sandisk uses to under-state the performance of their card. Finally I get a Sandisk 16G Class 2 for my N1, and here is the test result with the same setting:
<Sandisk 16G Class2> Write: 7MB/s Read: 20MB/s
Although Sandisk only specifies it as class 2, it actually performs like a class 6.
I suspect the importance of the speed of the SD card too, coz I think the write speed into ROM, should be way slower than 6-7MB/s (correct me if I am wrong ^_^)...
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huh that's interesting. i just might pick that up from amazon then..
I Dont think fragmentation makes any difference to write speed, these are not mechanical devices like hard disks.
Also defragging is pointless and shortens the life of the card by increasing the number of writes.
Hello,
I have a 8go storage for now but I'm getting close to be out of space (I have like 700mo left).
I would like to buy a 16go sd card but I'm not sure which one...
I have a nexus one rooted (with A2SD) so I don't really know what I should or shouldn't take. (because 20$ of difference between two "same" card is suspicious )
Could you help me ?
Best regards,
rXp>!<
Sandisk is a reputable manufacturer, Kingston is another, but make sure you also use a reputable retailer so that you don't end up with a knock-off.
The Nexus One can't utilise speeds above Class 2 so unless you are planning on using the card in a dedicated card-reader a lot, or are thinking of future use, i wouldn't worry about spending premium amounts on faster cards.
min. class 4 is a must but you could look for class 6
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The Nexus One can't utilise speeds above Class 2.
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And your source is?
DirkGently1 said:
The Nexus One can't utilise speeds above Class 2
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Of course it can, delve into the 720p recording thread...
I found class 2 or class 10. Better go for a class 10 or it is not recommended ?
OrganizedFellow said:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937622&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711175&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739643&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680439&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656908&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736751&highlight=slow+transfer+usb
The speed from N1 to PC is not the same as the internal speed.
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The speed from N1 to PC is not the same as the internal speed.
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This is true. My PC transfer speed is insanely slow. Took over 6 hours to transfer 8GB of data (was re-partitioning and did not have my microsd adapter)
A 16GB class 4 chip should be about $30, unless you jump on a special deal.
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The speed from N1 to PC is not the same as the internal speed.
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Obviously, but transferring files is the only reason why you would need a faster card. With the N1 seemingly capped at low speeds..yadda,yadda,yadda...
No it's not.
Recording in HD will require a decent speed, running data/dalvik-cache off SD-EXT will require a decent speed (things are noticeably slower on my C4 when I do that).
I've used a Class 2, Class 4 and Class 6 card on my N1 without any noticeable difference. I've put a clock on metrics like app launch times without any difference in the results.
People who spend extra $$ on faster cards convince themselves that they notice a difference to justify their spend. I wanted my Class 6 to make an improvement in daily usage but it didn't. I have to put it in a card reader so that i get any benefit from it, and that's only justified for transferring large amounts of data as you have to consider the time needed to remove/replace the card.
so personal expierences = fact now?
because I notice a major difference between my class 2 and class 6 in my N1
so that makes a new fact now
Can we have some facts on this issue?
For example, is it faster to take pictures if you have a faster class speed?
Is it faster in executing tasks?
etc.
Anyone have any results?
I'm thinking of getting a class 10 microsd card for record 720p video.
So far I've used Kingmax 16GB Class 10 with no problem.
I just bought a Sandisk 32gb MicroSDHC Class 2, hope it will work fine with everything, need a lot of space for music
I'm using a Patriot 16GB Class 10. Overkill? Maybe - depends on who you ask. But if you're putting the system cache on the card and recording HD video, it certainly doesn't hurt.
jonno2k said:
I'm using a Patriot 16GB Class 10. Overkill? Maybe - depends on who you ask. But if you're putting the system cache on the card and recording HD video, it certainly doesn't hurt.
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I was thinking of buying that microsd card from PC CASE GEAR.
DirkGently1 said:
Sandisk is a reputable manufacturer, Kingston is another, but make sure you also use a reputable retailer so that you don't end up with a knock-off.
The Nexus One can't utilise speeds above Class 2 so unless you are planning on using the card in a dedicated card-reader a lot, or are thinking of future use, i wouldn't worry about spending premium amounts on faster cards.
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r u sure it cant handle more than class 2 ? i am not sure, but think its matter of card , HW of N1 is speedygonzales
personaly i would look for something like:
since i cant post link:
ADATA Micro SD 32GB SDHC class 4
Speed (read) : 10~14 (MB/s)**
Speed (write) : 2~5 (MB/s)**
Speed Class : Class 4
its cheap , it worth a try
Let's compile a list of who upgraded to what and how it's working.
Reply in this manner:
Capacity:
Brand:
Class:
How you've been using it:
Link if you have one:
Figured I'd make this to see what the success rate is before I upgrade my stock 8gb.
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Let's compile a list of who upgraded to what and how it's working.
Reply in this manner:
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Brand:
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How you've been using it:
Link if you have one:
Figured I'd make this to see what the success rate is before I upgrade my stock 8gb.
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16GB
Sandisk
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Watching films and general use
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...urce=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search
Working fine
SanDisk 32GB Class 4 from Amazon @ $22 USD.
So far so good.
I installed a new SanDisk Mobile Ultra 32GB UHS-1 Class 10 (SDSDQUA-032G-A11A) in mine, and it worked. Even though it benchmarks much better than my old SanDisk 32GB Class 4 (SDSDQM-032G-B35N,) the difference in performance is negligible. I tested two DVPs side by side, and the most significant difference I saw was about a 30% reduction in time for a 100MB game install.
I've heard that the Samsung 32GB Class 10 (MB-MSBGA/US) also works, and benchmarks extremely well. Make sure, as always, that you buy from a reputable seller. I (foolishly) bought one from a seller on ebay, and it was a fake with 4k writes 30 times slower than the genuine card.
Generally you want to stay away from class 10 cards. The only two I know of that have random write speed fast enough to be acceptable are the SanDisk SDSDQUA-032G-A11A and the Samsung MB-MSBGA/US.
Both of those cards are currently $40. The SanDisk SDSDQM-032G-B35N is perfectly adequate for $20.
I'm interested in finding out if anyone has put a 64GB card in this. The DVP's lack of hard reset key press combo makes me nervous to try. I've heard they work in Samsung Focus i917.
wazmo said:
SanDisk 32GB Class 4 from Amazon @ $22 USD.
So far so good.
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I've had a SanDisk 32GB Class 4 from Amazon in my phone for a few months and everything seems peachy. I made sure to buy a retail packaged card from a seller listed on Sandisk's authorized reseller website to be sure that I had a legit card.
Here is an old thread about cards people have tried in the DVP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921850
upgrade dell venue pro memory to 64 GB
can i upgrade dell venue pro memory to 64 GB ? and which class i will use ?
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32GB
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Brand new. I've had problem with it, because after the OS start, it pops up that there is wrong SD card inserted and I must reinsert the original one. So I did, initiated factory reset and when the phone restarted I've removed battery, inserted that new 32GB card and it works till now without any problems
Anyone using 64GB?
hi, where is this, sdcard installed? i opened my batery cover but didn't find the slot for sd cards?
yohanip said:
hi, where is this, sdcard installed? i opened my batery cover but didn't find the slot for sd cards?
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Look "up to the right" after removeing the battery, is a bit of black tape covering it!
32GB
Lexar LSDMI32G-C10-1004
10
Did this back in August, forgot to post. Music, games, everything.
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=235818150
Working out great! Thanks to all that responded, let's keep this going!
Upgraded from a 16GB Sandisk Class 4 to this : http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-class10-for-android/?capacity=32GB
There was a HUGE difference in the first boot time and overall responsiveness was much better(at first anyway,I don't know whether it's become slower now). Definitely worth it Camera performance seems to have improved too(viewfinder and recorded videos don't lag as much).Now I wish Dell had provided the option to take 720p videos at 30 fps. Benchmarks don't seem to have improved by much, though.
Is there any risk in trying a 64GB SDXC card?
No,because it supposedly was there on the T-Mobile site a couple of years ago( 64GB version of the DVP). Even if it doesn't get supported,the worst that could happen is you need to use it in your camera or something most probably if it doesn't work properly it'll recognize 32GB.
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Music, Videos
Everything Still working fine so far (Knock on wood)
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16GB
Sandisk
4
Music, Videos
Everything Still working fine so far (Knock on wood)
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Isn't that the stock card? Unless yours was 8GB. You really should have went to the 32GB class 10 or atleast something above class 6, it makes A LOT of difference.
Transcend 32G class 10 works too
I have a question for you guys, my stock 8GB card is almost full and I would really like to upgrade it. Is there a way to keep my SMS's? Also, I already updated to WP7.8, will the phone revert back to 7.5 if I change the SD card? Any other risks you guys can think of? Thanks.
Evil_Dog said:
I have a question for you guys, my stock 8GB card is almost full and I would really like to upgrade it. Is there a way to keep my SMS's? Also, I already updated to WP7.8, will the phone revert back to 7.5 if I change the SD card? Any other risks you guys can think of? Thanks.
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You'll lose your data unless you take a backup and restore. No, I'm not aware of any other risks.
upgraded to sandisk 32gb uhs-1 (class 10)
works quite well. phone is performing faster and is a bit more fluid.
multitasking capabilities are much better.
been using the phone as my primary. heavy day to day use.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MicroSDHC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU
also, ive noticed that regardless of changing the microsd card. the 720p video capabilities of this phone are still below expectations. there is still a lot of noticeable lag when recording hd video. does anyone have tips to fix this or improve on it in any way?
h4rsheys said:
upgraded to sandisk 32gb uhs-1 (class 10)
works quite well. phone is performing faster and is a bit more fluid.
multitasking capabilities are much better.
been using the phone as my primary. heavy day to day use.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MicroSDHC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU
also, ive noticed that regardless of changing the microsd card. the 720p video capabilities of this phone are still below expectations. there is still a lot of noticeable lag when recording hd video. does anyone have tips to fix this or improve on it in any way?
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All you had to do was look at my sig
Hi, I'm about to get this phone (hopefully without factory defects) and I was getting the usual stuff (case, glass, etc...) when I stumbled with the purchase of an SD card to expand the memory (I'll go with 128 gb I don't think I'll need more). There are pretty sick offers on Amazon but lots of reviews reveal that the card is either counterfeit or for some reason it doesn't perform as it says.
Do you think buying in person at Best Buy/Walmart is more reliable (even if I have to pay a bit more)? What SD card are you using that gives you satisfactory results?
Thanks for reading.
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Well, I may be wrong, but the max size that RN6P supports is 128GB, you couldn't use a bigger one if you want. I'm currently using a Samsung EVO 32GB that I bought 3 years ago. It's good, I use it to store my photos and videos, also have my ROMs to play on emulator. I have no problems recording 1080p videos.
Nowadays you'll probably find better sdcard rated for 4K videos, but the 1080p ones have pretty good price, they have generally 80-100MB/s transfering speed. Anyway you must look for class 10 or better sdcards if you want a good one.
I haven't had an android phone with an SD card since the OG Moto G days and I have heard every now and then that the way they're handled has changed?
Will the Galaxy Note 20 still keep the SD card and the internal storage separate and use the SD card for media, or does it combine the two in to a larger storage area?
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I haven't had an android phone with an SD card since the OG Moto G days and I have heard every now and then that the way they're handled has changed?
Will the Galaxy Note 20 still keep the SD card and the internal storage separate and use the SD card for media, or does it combine the two in to a larger storage area?
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It is separate. Like having an extra HardDrive on your computer. You can store media files on either or both of them.
gtargui said:
I haven't had an android phone with an SD card since the OG Moto G days and I have heard every now and then that the way they're handled has changed?
Will the Galaxy Note 20 still keep the SD card and the internal storage separate and use the SD card for media, or does it combine the two in to a larger storage area?
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It can't merge the two since it uses different technology.
Internal storage is way faster than an SD card.
The two are separated.
"way faster" ..
the SD storage is "way fast" enough for many things you plan to do with the phone. get a fast high speed card (i picked up the 1TB sandisk) .
burst mode on the camera will be forced to internal storage (user cant change that) . i did some early tests yesterday with the phone's video camera in different formats and aspect ratios and the card handled the throughput nicely.
but for installing application, I would prefer on internal storage rather than SD card even with an A2 rated card.
Yes because the constant IO and polling the card consume the battery faster
Plus, there's no security and encrypting / decrypting make it longer.
Can i use sd card with dual sim in note 20 ultra
Anybody can help me to know that, if i am using dual sim (one physical sim and other esim), can i use SD Card in Note 20 Ultra?
malateef said:
Anybody can help me to know that, if i am using dual sim (one physical sim and other esim), can i use SD Card in Note 20 Ultra?
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I don't see why not. If one is an esim, then the microsd slot will be available.
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I don't see why not. If one is an esim, then the microsd slot will be available.
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THANKS,
If you want best speed performance go with the A2 rated Sandisk Extreme or Extreme Pro. They are expensive of course. For my day to day use I just settled with Samsung EVO Plus microSD. Does the job competently at budget friendly price.
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If you want best speed performance go with the A2 rated Sandisk Extreme or Extreme Pro. They are expensive of course. For my day to day use I just settled with Samsung EVO Plus microSD. Does the job competently at budget friendly price.
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I have that one in 256gb it's okay but nowhere near as fast as my lexar 1800x but its only avail in 128gb and is 2x the price of the sandisk for half the storage...worth it? Probably not.
LordGMLP said:
If you want best speed performance go with the A2 rated Sandisk Extreme or Extreme Pro. They are expensive of course. For my day to day use I just settled with Samsung EVO Plus microSD. Does the job competently at budget friendly price.
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I just bought Kingston 'Canvas Go! Plus' 256GB card, also rated as A2 and I have found a few benchmarks showing it is a bit faster than the Sandisk Extreme Pro at a cheaper price . I have my doubt too but gonna try it when the card arrived. The Kingston card has a lifetime warranty, will see how it performs. I am very curious too. Here is one of the reviews I saw: https://pokde.net/system/pc/storage/kingston-canvas-go-plus-microsd-review/
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I just bought Kingston 'Canvas Go! Plus' 256GB card, also rated as A2 and I have found a few benchmarks showing it is a bit faster than the Sandisk Extreme Pro at a cheaper price . I have my doubt too but gonna try it when the card arrived. The Kingston card has a lifetime warranty, will see how it performs. I am very curious too. Here is one of the reviews I saw: https://pokde.net/system/pc/storage/kingston-canvas-go-plus-microsd-review/
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Let me know about that Kingston card once you get it. Run some benchmarks on it.
I literally just ordered the Sandisk 256GB 15 minutes ago on Amazon for $48. The Kingston is $49. The Sandisk is rated 160MB Read and 90MB write. The Kingston is 170MB read and 90MB write. I checked out that review you posted and seems like a great card. I'm thinking about cancelling my order and getting the Kingston card instead.
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force70 said:
I have that one in 256gb it's okay but nowhere near as fast as my lexar 1800x but its only avail in 128gb and is 2x the price of the sandisk for half the storage...worth it? Probably not.
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From my research the Note 20Ultra doesn't support the higher end micro SDcards anyway. I can't remember the technology names (the different classes of Micro SD cards) but I did some research on what SDcard to get and the super fast micro SD's are useless in the Note20 since it doesn't have the proper tech to support the higher speeds. I wish I could remember how to explain it technically, but I can't remember the terms to use.
imucarmen said:
Let me know about that Kingston card once you get it. Run some benchmarks on it.
I literally just ordered the Sandisk 256GB 15 minutes ago on Amazon for $48. The Kingston is $49. The Sandisk is rated 160MB Read and 90MB write. The Kingston is 170MB read and 90MB write. I checked out that review you posted and seems like a great card. I'm thinking about cancelling my order and getting the Kingston card instead.
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From my research the Note 20Ultra doesn't support the higher end micro SDcards anyway. I can't remember the technology names (the different classes of Micro SD cards) but I did some research on what SDcard to get and the super fast micro SD's are useless in the Note20 since it doesn't have the proper tech to support the higher speeds. I wish I could remember how to explain it technically, but I can't remember the terms to use.
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In my country the price differ quite a lot so I get the Kingston. Definitely gonna try it esp. on random read and write. You mean UHS-I and UHS-II right? Agree with your point, Note 20 Ultra does not have UHS-II capability, so focusing on random read and write is more logical.
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In my country the price differ quite a lot so I get the Kingston. Definitely gonna try it esp. on random read and write. You mean UHS-I and UHS-II right? Agree with your point, Note 20 Ultra does not have UHS-II capability, so focusing on random read and write is more logical.
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Yes, UHS I vs UHS II. I'm no expert on SDcards. I did do my research though and found out that the super high-end Micro SD's will not reach their full potential on the Note 20 Ultra. I was trying to find out which one to buy to give me the fastest performance.
I just went to amazon and cancelled my order for the Sandisk and was going to order the Kingston. But I got to checkout and the Kingston wouldn't get here until September 24th! So I ordered the Sandisk again since it will be here on the 2nd
I'd still like to know how that Kingston performs for you. I'm going to run some benchmarks on my Sandisk as well. We could make a thread about it to help other XDA users decide which to get.
imucarmen said:
Yes, UHS I vs UHS II. I'm no expert on SDcards. I did do my research though and found out that the super high-end Micro SD's will not reach their full potential on the Note 20 Ultra. I was trying to find out which one to buy to give me the fastest performance.
I just went to amazon and cancelled my order for the Sandisk and was going to order the Kingston. But I got to checkout and the Kingston wouldn't get here until September 24th! So I ordered the Sandisk again since it will be here on the 2nd
I'd still like to know how that Kingston performs for you. I'm going to run some benchmarks on my Sandisk as well. We could make a thread about it to help other XDA users decide which to get.
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Yup, we can compare the performance between these 2 cards. Besides speed, another thing to take into consideration is reliability. My previous S7 Edge is running Samsung Evo card and works reliably for almost 5 years now, although it is slow. This Kingston 'Plus' card is newer version of Canvas! Go, so not sure about the reliability. Sandisk Extreme Pro maybe a more reliable card.
For benchmark, not sure which app to test on phone instead on PC. I have 'Anvil’s Storage Utilities' result for the Sandisk card (128GB) tested by myself and comparing the benchmark results with that review link, Kingston actually surpass Sandisk by a bit. Probably can't feel it in real world use XD.
Btw, I have the Exynos version of Note 20 Ultra. Sadly my courier is taking way too long to deliver my card, bought my Kingston on 17th Aug actually
aaronlee0712 said:
Yup, we can compare the performance between these 2 cards. Besides speed, another thing to take into consideration is reliability. My previous S7 Edge is running Samsung Evo card and works reliably for almost 5 years now, although it is slow. This Kingston 'Plus' card is newer version of Canvas! Go, so not sure about the reliability. Sandisk Extreme Pro maybe a more reliable card.
For benchmark, not sure which app to test on phone instead on PC. I have 'Anvil’s Storage Utilities' result for the Sandisk card (128GB) tested by myself and comparing the benchmark results with that review link, Kingston actually surpass Sandisk by a bit. Probably can't feel it in real world use XD.
Btw, I have the Exynos version of Note 20 Ultra. Sadly my courier is taking way too long to deliver my card, bought my Kingston on 17th Aug actually
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I'll have to do some research to find out the best way to test on the phone. I have the SD version but I doubt the SOC matters in a drive speed test.
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I'll have to do some research to find out the best way to test on the phone. I have the SD version but I doubt the SOC matters in a drive speed test.
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I have received my Kingston card and tested it. Using my office PC (WD Blue 1TB SSD) and same card reader (Ugreen brand) for both cards.
Anvil's Storage Utilities benchmark results:
Kingston Canvas Go! Plus (256GB): https://imgur.com/FmSsoX0
Sandisk Extreme Pro (UHS-I) (128GB): https://imgur.com/wZ68Ian
CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 benchmark results:
Kingston Canvas Go! Plus (256GB): https://imgur.com/l9u1POG
Sandisk Extreme Pro (UHS-I) (128GB): https://imgur.com/QqGNNAE
From the benchmark, Kingston win over Sandisk on almost all criteria but keep in mind that I only tested on 128GB Sandisk card.
Doing a file transfer (Windows 10 ISO file) the speed for Kingston is around 80MB/s while the Sandisk is 75MB/s. I am happy with my purchase Now on my Note 20 Ultra, I have encrypted it but not sure whether it will have an impact on the performance, my guess is it will.
aaronlee0712 said:
I have received my Kingston card and tested it. Using my office PC (WD Blue 1TB SSD) and same card reader (Ugreen brand) for both cards.
Anvil's Storage Utilities benchmark results:
Kingston Canvas Go! Plus: https://imgur.com/FmSsoX0
Sandisk Extreme Pro (UHS-I): https://imgur.com/wZ68Ian
From the benchmark, Kingston win over Sandisk on almost all criteria.
Doing a file transfer (Windows 10 ISO file) the speed for Kingston is around 80MB/s while the Sandisk is 75MB/s. I am happy with my purchase Now on my Note 20 Ultra, I have encrypted it but not sure whether it will have an impact on the performance, my guess is it will.
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My card gets here Wednesday. Along with my Galaxy Active 2 and my Galaxy Buds Live
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My card gets here Wednesday. Along with my Galaxy Active 2 and my Galaxy Buds Live
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I have edited my reply just now, add in Crystaldiskmark results. I guess there is no significant difference between these 2 cards. Both of them are better than Samsung's Evo XD. Probably best cards for our Note 20 for now.