First off, let me say that I have done a lot of searching, and I'm aware that the Samsung Galaxy S 4 has problems with some micro SD cards. What I couldn't find (and please forgive me if I overlooked something obvious) was a well tested micro SD card that is compatible. Mine stopped working and, as far as I could find, there was no solution.
Does anybody know of a cheap micro SD card that is at least 16GB and less than $20 that works with the S 4?
I use an 8GB PNY or Kensington (can't remember which) micro SD in my sgh-i337 Galaxy S4 with no issues. I also have one of the same micro SD brands above in my At&t Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S2.
I use a Microcenter's generic MicroSD Card in mine and have no problems, it's probably the cheapest card you can get since they are sold without packaging. If you have a microcenter near you they sell them at the cashier, I got a 32gb card class 10 for $14 (16gb for $8) and I have had no problems with it over the last year.
http://tinyurl.com/mfls87d
If you need fast transfer speeds I use a Samsung sdcard for my DSLR which gets around 80mb/s transfer speeds as advertised and they sell a microsd that gets 48mb/s for not much more than the microcenter one. You'll only ever need this if you transfer extremely large files. (I can't say whether or not this works with the s4, but since it's a Samsung brand can only assume)
http://tinyurl.com/nlgdmvs
I use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DM1BDPK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks everyone.
In my personal experience, I've had the best success with SanDisk brand MicroSD cards. I've been using a 64GB SDXC card (reformatted FAT32) since the day I got my S4 (at launch), and it hasn't faltered on me one bit (meaning 18 months and counting). I've also had success with them in a variety of previous phones. They're also reasonably priced and available just about anywhere that matters.
Got one of these ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J2BSW9O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 ... works fine. Left it formatted as it came as the phone sees it as 64GB but Windows (XP Pro) would only see it as 32GB. If I plug it into a card reader that's a problem but if I browse/copy files via wifi it makes no difference.
So far very quick!
Do sandisk class 10 work ok on i9505,i am thinking of buying 16gb class 10 sandisk,seems like 5.0 is bringing the sd card to normal usage with no need to root...
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Those definitely aren't under $20.
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Here is what i am thinking of buying...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311058342670?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
hare89 said:
Here is what i am thinking of buying...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311058342670?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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You realise that the link points to an SD card and the S4 need a microSD card??
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Do sandisk class 10 work ok on i9505,i am thinking of buying 16gb class 10 sandisk,seems like 5.0 is bringing the sd card to normal usage with no need to root...
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I have the sandisk class 10 with 8 and 16 gb and all works fine with the i 9505. And they are very fast.
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anything sandisk will work fine. I have used 16b, 32gb and 64gb now and all have worked flawlessly without any problems! and you can get them really cheap off of amazon!
I will also recommend sandisc card. I use a 32gb class 10 card. Very fast!
I have the Samsung pro 64gb and have had no issues. I got it price matched at best buy from amazon.
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Best buy Is sell SanDisk - Ultra 64GB microSDXC Class 10 Memory Card For $49.99 or you can tell them it's on sale at amazon and they will price match it for $45.99. Or you pick up a SanDisk - Ultra 32GB microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card for $24.99. They both are great prices.
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Best buy Is sell SanDisk - Ultra 64GB microSDXC Class 10 Memory Card[/URL] For $49.99 or you can tell them it's on sale at amazon and they will price match it for $45.99. Or you pick up a [SanDisk - Ultra 32GB microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card for $24.99. They both are great prices.
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i'll pass...I'm returning the one I bought as it died on day 3. Going to try the Samsung card. Should be here tomorrow.
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Great first post...
thanks OP, I'm heading down to my local Bestbuy to pick one up today!
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I have the SanDisk Ultra 64 and its been nothing but problems. It will randomly corrupt files on my card, deletes all pics and videos and randomly unmounts. Have no idea what the issue is. The only way to get it to work again is copy what I can to my external hdd. Then reformat the card. it works for a couple weeks, then it does it again.
Unfortunately Amazon had no return policy on this card. I've been thinking of just ordering another or trying a Samsung card. But I thought SanDisk was the company to go with the memory card game. Who knew.
Anybody have issues with the Samsung card??
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I have the SanDisk Ultra 64 and its been nothing but problems. It will randomly corrupt files on my card, deletes all pics and videos and randomly unmounts. Have no idea what the issue is. The only way to get it to work again is copy what I can to my external hdd. Then reformat the card. it works for a couple weeks, then it does it again.
Unfortunately Amazon had no return policy on this card. I've been thinking of just ordering another or trying a Samsung card. But I thought SanDisk was the company to go with the memory card game. Who knew.
Anybody have issues with the Samsung card??
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I have the Samsung MicroSD Pro 64GB card and it has worked flawless. Superfast transfers, no random unmounts or corruptions. It well worth the price.
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I have the SanDisk Ultra 64 and its been nothing but problems. It will randomly corrupt files on my card, deletes all pics and videos and randomly unmounts. Have no idea what the issue is. The only way to get it to work again is copy what I can to my external hdd. Then reformat the card. it works for a couple weeks, then it does it again.
Unfortunately Amazon had no return policy on this card. I've been thinking of just ordering another or trying a Samsung card. But I thought SanDisk was the company to go with the memory card game. Who knew.
Anybody have issues with the Samsung card??
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I had a 32gb with the same problems. ill never got with SanDisk again.
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ive had a 64gb sandisk since they came out and BB did the first 79.99$ sale. No issue's at all. Maybe you guys got a bad batch?
Yeah seems you guys got a bad batch got mine when amazon had "new - open box" for 18 bucks.
I have 3 sandisk 64gb card. One in my phone,galaxy tab 2, and in my galaxy player. I haven't had no problem.
I was one of the lucky folks who grabbed the 64gb from verizon when they had a typo (24.99) / I was fixed in less than 2 hours / I just happened to be snooping around XDA and found the tip (posted about 2 minutes before I got there). / No issues / However, I moved the card to my Nook HD for movies and stuff and have a 32GB in the S3. I will probably take the advice I see here and go with Sammy. Most likely, it's gonna be more compatible. Damn! This phone is getting more expensive every day, and I don't even have it yet [650 phone, 40 case, 60 memory, ugggh]
Ordered the Samsung 64gb microsdxc from amazon after reading about sandisk troubles!
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I got my 64GB SanDisk micro SD card on Monday, and it's been fine so far, granted it's only been a few days. The 16GB card I had in my SII worked flawlessly for nearly 18 months. Bad cards do happen, though...
I have used the 32 and 64 GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC cards on my S2, Note, S3, S4 with no issues.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/SanDisk-says-it-produced-some-bad-32GB-and-64GB-microSD-cards_id40986
Looks like they released some bad ones
I was just about to post this as I bought a couple ... awesome deal. I'd recommend everyone take advantage of it.
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Best buy Is sell SanDisk - Ultra 64GB microSDXC Class 10 Memory Card For $49.99 or you can tell them it's on sale at amazon and they will price match it for $45.99. Or you pick up a SanDisk - Ultra 32GB microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card for $24.99. They both are great prices.
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datrumole said:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/SanDisk-says-it-produced-some-bad-32GB-and-64GB-microSD-cards_id40986
Looks like they released some bad ones
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I've gotten bad cards from a few companies. They replaced them for free. Just email customer service first.
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justreboot said:
I was one of the lucky folks who grabbed the 64gb from verizon when they had a typo (24.99) / I was fixed in less than 2 hours / I just happened to be snooping around XDA and found the tip (posted about 2 minutes before I got there). / No issues / However, I moved the card to my Nook HD for movies and stuff and have a 32GB in the S3. I will probably take the advice I see here and go with Sammy. Most likely, it's gonna be more compatible. Damn! This phone is getting more expensive every day, and I don't even have it yet [650 phone, 40 case, 60 memory, ugggh]
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I've gotten bad cards from a few companies. They replaced them for free. Just email customer service first.
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yeah;
i know for a fact the sandisk ultras have a *lifetime* warranty.
Had my sandisk 64gb class 10 for a year now and never had an issue with my s3 to note2 and now s4. Just exchange if they were bad. If Samsung is same price then I would go with sammy so they all match
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I am trying to choose between three SD Cards:
1. SanDisk Extreme 64GB $99
www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-microSDXC-Adapter-SDSDQX-064G-U46A/dp/B00D6XTMFC/
2. SanDisk Ultra 64GB $49
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH6JS
3. Sansung 64GB $65
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-MB-MGCGB-AM/dp/B009SK57ZQ/
I bought the Samsung card because it was said that it is the most reliable. So far no problems.
I have the Sandisk Ultra, no complaints.
i have the 2nd and 3rd cards you listed. both work very well for me. if you look around you can get good deals on the samsung card. i got one on ebay for $23. you do have to look out for counterfeits. luckily mine was legit.
I have the SanDisk Ultra 64GB in my S4 right now.
It works, but I'm getting sporadic "unexpected SD card removal" message followed by "preparing SD card". It seems like the card got unmounted and remounted by itself!
This usually happens whenever I open my Gallery. (I have set my camera to auto save images to the external SD card)
I'm not sure if it's hardware or software issue...
I bought the Samsung. It's very quick and so far has worked without any issues. Even formatted as exFAT.
Writes really are 20MB/s, though I topped out at 40 for reads.
I got this card reader to go with it: http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-Uspeed-Reader-Support-Warranty/dp/B006T9B6R2/
I used the samsung sd card at first, until it completely died! I lost all my backups etc. Now i use a kingston one. Just 8gb. Im still nervous this one will die too.
Tinasintunes said:
I used the samsung sd card at first, until it completely died! I lost all my backups etc. Now i use a kingston one. Just 8gb. Im still nervous this one will die too.
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that's why you always have a backup on your computer :good: then you never have to worry again. redundancy can be a good thing
This one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VFG06W/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Best of both worlds:
- Samsung NAND
- Great price
I've used it w/both FAT32 and exFAT formats, and performs beautifully.
I have the Ultra, works great in my phone. Have all my music on it.
I have the SanDisk Ultra 64 GB. It's okay, but I had to RMA it with SanDisk a few months ago.
Hotbread said:
I have the SanDisk Ultra 64GB in my S4 right now.
It works, but I'm getting sporadic "unexpected SD card removal" message followed by "preparing SD card". It seems like the card got unmounted and remounted by itself!
This usually happens whenever I open my Gallery. (I have set my camera to auto save images to the external SD card)
I'm not sure if it's hardware or software issue...
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I have the same problem, now im looking for RMA program to get a replace but unfortunately I don't live in the USA.
choose the Samsung card.
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Samsung 64GB is better than SanDisk Ultra 64GB. SanDisk Extreme 64GB is coming soon. Can't wait to see how it performs... :victory:
More info @ The best micro SD card for Samsung Galaxy S4
Im rocking 32g sandisk ultra. Best $25 I spent
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I ran across this article which tested the Sandisk Extreme card on a PC with USB 3.0, and also in a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2232/3/
It turns out, the S4 does not take advantage of the increased speed of the Extreme card. Thus, it does not seem worth paying the premium dollars for this card.
Samsung 32gb
I have the 32gb version of the Samsung mini sd card and it works perfectly!
Finally, received mine. Check out the review @ 64GB SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Card Review
i had a samsung 32gb class 10 die on me a week ago, bought a 32gb sandisk class 10 now. Had that samsung since august or september last year, can i rma that?
hypertek said:
i had a samsung 32gb class 10 die on me a week ago, bought a 32gb sandisk class 10 now. Had that samsung since august or september last year, can i rma that?
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Sure, Samsung cards have 10 years warranty.
I got a Samsung 32GB plus (UHS-i) in HK ( price 179HKD), the read/write speed from SD tools is about 19.8MB/12.6MB (my S4 is i-9505)
For your reference
Hi guys,
Could someone please suggest a decent 128gb micro sd card for me to buy?
There seems to be a lot of fakes on EBAY.
I brought recently one but as soon as I save around 11gb of data, it starts going funny as in not displaying videos or photos. I get black icons instead of images and nothing loads.
Thanks.
The one you bought it's a fake. I bought one off Amazon when they first came out. It's a SanDisk. Buy it from someone you can trust. And if the price seems be too good to be true, then it probably is.
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Hi guys,
Could someone please suggest a decent 128gb micro sd card for me to buy?
There seems to be a lot of fakes on EBAY.
I brought recently one but as soon as I save around 11gb of data, it starts going funny as in not displaying videos or photos. I get black icons instead of images and nothing loads.
Thanks.
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At Amazon UK the real 128GB cards are about £80-90.
When I bought mine I got it for $119. That was last year. But I tested it and it is a real 128GB card. Here is where I got it.
SanDisk Ultra 128GB MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS Memory Card Speed With Adapter (SDSDQUA-128G-G46A) [Old Version]
But they have updated it to a newer version for less $$
SanDisk Ultra 128GB UHS-I/Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card Up To 48MB/s With Adapter- SDSDQUAN-128G-G4A [Newest Version]
by SanDisk
That one is pretty slow for a big card. I would consider a different card or a sandisk exptreme pro
When I bought mine, it was the only 128GB card on the market
They also sell the Samsung Evo 128Gb micro sd's on amazon. This is the one im buying for Christmas. This is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-128GB...419061745&sr=1-3&keywords=128gb+micro+sd+card
Either or!!! Can't justify spending $100+ to gain a little speed over my Old Version 128GB SanDIsk. Not sure if I can benefit from the speed upgrade. Probably could go to a smaller faster card, I am only using 30GB of this one.
Appreciate all your replies guys! Thank you.
I will order one of the SanDisk cards from Amazon.
Hey guys,
I was thinking of buying a micro SD for my Edge, but I don't know which one to buy.
I have narrowed it down to two:
Samsung Pro 64GB
Samsung Evo 128GB
Unfortunately, I could not find a Samsung Pro 128GB. I guess they don't make it.
Since I'm using a Samsung phone, I'll like to strictly stick with Samsung.
Is the extra speed on the Pro 64GB worth it, or is it better in the long run to have double the capacity but less speed?
What are you opinions about this?
How do you all feel about more memory less speed, or less memory more speed.
Thank you.
Personally, I would go with speed over size. If I could, I'd trade my SanDisk 128 in for a pair of fast 64gb disk.
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Personally, I would go with speed over size. If I could, I'd trade my SanDisk 128 in for a pair of fast 64gb disk.
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Thanks, I was thinking the same thing. If there ever comes a day that I need more memory, I'll just go buy the 128GB Evo, but not for a few years.
Thanks
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Grabbing a couple of these PNY Turbo Performance 64GB. A fraction of the price of a Samsung Pro Class with these same advertised speed
Oditius said:
When I bought mine I got it for $119. That was last year. But I tested it and it is a real 128GB card. Here is where I got it.
SanDisk Ultra 128GB MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS Memory Card Speed With Adapter (SDSDQUA-128G-G46A) [Old Version]
But they have updated it to a newer version for less $$
SanDisk Ultra 128GB UHS-I/Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card Up To 48MB/s With Adapter- SDSDQUAN-128G-G4A [Newest Version]
by SanDisk
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How much difference in speed is there?
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How much difference in speed is there?
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Don't know didn't check it out.
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I was just at my local Best Buy and they had them in stock. I picked one up for $100.00 bucks. I had a really nice 64 gb card that I bought when they had them mislabeled, i got it for $50 bucks but they are retailing them for $199.00 I needed more memory. I also looked on SanDisk site and they now have a 200 gb micro sd card.
Yea theres 256GBs now...I got one already and it works great. I had the 128GB and the 64GB before...Samsung is now taking this option away as well as removablw battery. And they put a smaller battery in the Note 5 as well as didnt put out a 128GB model as promised..
Just 32 and 64 with no SD slot...they screwed up bad...Im heartbroken
The largest card ive seen on the Sandisk site is a 200GB.
After doing some research, I stumbled upon this card - which, as far as I can tell, is the fastest card on the market. I can't find anything else that claims to have read speeds of 150MB/sec, and it isn't that much more expensive than other 64GB cards out there.
I'll be receiving it on Monday. If there's interest, I'd be happy to run some tests and post the results here. A 128GB version will eventually be available, but it took months to get this card in stock - hard to say if BHP's September 10th estimate is going to be accurate or not.
Yeah please run the test
I might buy the 128gb if it is good
I got a Samsung Galaxy s5 gold. My old 32gb card is full. I purchased a Samsung evo 64g card off eBay but it turned out to be a Pos. Is there another brand out there that is trustworthy and works great that's fast etc...?
Can't go wrong with a sandisk ultra class 10 SD card.
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Sandisk.
It's the market leader, and the company responsible for developing the larger sized cards.
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Thanks everyone. Going with sandisk 128gb ultra
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201344889347&alt=web
SoCalArm said:
Thanks everyone. Going with sandisk 128gb ultra
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201344889347&alt=web
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You do realize that this is faker than Milli Vanilli, right? Apart from saying "Ultra" on the packaging but "Extreme" on the card, the cheap price is a dead give-away. A Sandisk 128gb microSD card will be $85-90 minimum, more for higher data transfer speeds.
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You do realize that this is faker than Milli Vanilli, right? Apart from saying "Ultra" on the packaging but "Extreme" on the card, the cheap price is a dead give-away. A Sandisk 128gb microSD card will be $85-90 minimum, more for higher data transfer speeds.
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Yea I just realized that. I am going to Walmart now to grab a legit card. F*eBay
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Yea I just realized that. I am going to Walmart now to grab a legit card. F*eBay
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Go with Amazon, unless Wal*Mart's prices are the same. Amazon usually has the best prices, and they can definitely be trusted as long as you're buying directly from them or the purchase is "fulfilled" by them.
Went to Best Buy and got a Samsung Evo 64 gigabyte $30 I'm still having problems... I took my old SD card copied it all to my desktop in a folder. Then plug in phone with new card format using phone and then drag and drop but the folder DCIM with all my pics and videos transfers half way and than an error pops up saying the phone disconnected or something. I have tried using the ten different card readers I have and many times Windows Vista or Xp says Windows cannot read card w/o formatting which does NOT work.
Got it working. Using the adapter that came with the microSD card
I'm of the opinion that eBay is not a good place to go for SD cards. I'm using a Samsung Evo 32 GB card (purchased in-person from MicroCenter) in my Avant and it's been trouble-free.
One thing to watch out for if you're using a card reader on a PC: make sure it can handle MicroSDXC cards.
Everything i can find on the internet says our galaxy s4 only supports up to 64GB sd cards but I just bought a cheap ($14) 256GB Class 10 micro sd card and my M919 is reading it fine. I'm running 5.0.1
If this has already been discussed else ware, sorry for the re-post!
Download the H2TESTW program to your PC and run it to determine the true capacity of your card, because I'm 99% certain you just got ripped off. Currently, the largest MicroSD card is 200GB, by Sandisk.
Definitely a fake. 200+ gb in microsd cannot feasibly be sold for $14 without taking a major loss. But if/when a real 256gb microsd card is made, the S4 will likely work with it. I don't believe there is a hard upper limit on the capacity supported by the S4's card slot.
Yeah, package might say it, but plug it into your computer and check the bytes on it.
try to copy data on that fake sd (200gb) . after 16gb or 32gb later you will get error .
Yeah it's probably fake
Nothing will cost that cheap!
probably china fake
Wanna buy a bridge?
For a class 10 SD you pay about 1 euro per GB, it is probalby a class 2 which has 4-16GB on it.
China fake
it's definitely a fake one.
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Everything i can find on the internet says our galaxy s4 only supports up to 64GB sd cards but I just bought a cheap ($14) 256GB Class 10 micro sd card and my M919 is reading it fine. I'm running 5.0.1
If this has already been discussed else ware, sorry for the re-post!
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Did y check that does the it is read as 256GB instead of of 64GB.
Stay away from that bridge. It will fail! I have a tunnel you can buy for much cheaper!