Hey I made a petition asking Samsung to add back the SD card slot, at least in the ultra line.
If you like SD card slots and would like to see them again, consider supporting it so Samsung see's there is still interest.
If you don't like SD slots, or don't care about them, don't waste energy arguing about it, just don't sign it.
Here is the link, https://chng.it/6wjJMQDvgm or search for it on change.org.
Thanks either way!
No SD card slot, no sale.
Between Samsung's and Android 11/12's weak offerings I bought my second new N10+, a reliable and proven workhorse.
If Samsung doesn't listen, it will cost them sales.
I'm good for another 2-4 years if I want...
Personally I could use two or three 1tb slots plus a sim card slot. My current database is 2 tb.
Samsung is going backwards.
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Dear All
First, let me thank you for providing this excellent forum. I'm new and with your help, I got rid of all the T-Mobile crap on my Wizard and it's running superb after unlocking, installing the Kjam ROM and overclocking. Thank you very very much!
I hope it's the right place posting the following question related to a 1GB miniSD Sandisk card that my Wizard won't regognize anymore. It asks if I want to format upon insertion the card and that's it. The storage card doesn't show up in any of the tools like 'Flash Format', 'Storagetools' and 'Pocket Mechanic'.
Under Windows XP SP2, it also asks if I'd like to format, with the formatting process failing. When inspecting the contents of the card with R-Studio's Hex Editor and '010 Editor' I can see that there's data but there are discrepancies about how much space there's actually available. R-Studio reports it as a 1GB card while 101 Editor reports it as a 7.5MB and 98GB!! card.
Trying to hex edit the card (e.g filling all with 0s with any of the programs fails as everytime I try to save and open the application again my old data shows up again.
I'm not familiar with SD card file systems but sense that something is screwed up with partitions or similar. Is there any sophisticated tool that will just verify/repair/erase/format the card as I have searched for several hours now and all I can find are basic data restore tools that don't do the job? Or is the card beyond help?
Any thoughts and hints are greatly appreciated.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and thanks for your help and efforts!
Martin
sd cards use the same filesystem as hd's do
fat32 fat16 ntfs
i'd say that card is defect
Sounds like you got a card that had it's firmware hacked.
This is common in the Mini-SD market, as 2 Gig cards are commonly hacked to make it look like they are 4 Gig cards. The seller often hacks into the firmware, and makes a change there that makes the card report to the OS that it has a larger size than its capacity acutally is. This is especially prevelant on ebay. If you bought the card from a reputable vendor and it's only a few months old, take it back and tell them you want it replaced. If you didn't, then you are out of luck. Note: Vendors will also do this with 1 G, 512MB, and 256 MB cards. Only buy from someone you trust (in the states I prefer newegg or tigerdirect), and if the price is too good to be true, then trust your instincts and go elsewhere.
Black-Wolf
Got it from my local Chinese on eBay
Thanks for your thoughts. My bet is that the card has died.
With regards to firmware hacking: I have used it for around six months.
If hacked, will I experience problems straight away or do related problems take some time to surface?
Thanks for your time and efforts!
Martin
Normally, they would show up when you tried to exceed the actual limit of the card, not necessarily when you first used the card. Depending on card and other hardware configuration, techincally, you might never find out that you had a "hacked" card until you tried to exceed the card's actual capacity, at which point you'd start getting data errors or "unable to save" errors. Again, the best policy is to buy a card only from a reputeable vendor. Currently, the only 4 Gig cards available are not even available to the the general market, only being made available to hardware or OEM vendors. 2 Gig cards are plentiful, but not all are as advertised. "Caveat Emptor"!
Black-Wolf
tnx for that info black-wolf. i've read about ppl having probs with their 4gb sd so i guess thats the reason.??one question. do this prob affect mini-sd only? what about the 4gb sd???tnx
The problem with 4 Gig cards is mainly with miniSD cards. The vendors on ebay know there is a huge demand for 4 Gig miniSD cards, and the unscrupulous ones will hack the firmware of the card as I said above, and then re-silkscreen the text on the card so it looks like a 4 Gig card, when in fact it is a 2 Gig card. SanDisk is supposed to be releasing their 4 Gig cards to retail soon (sometime this quarter), but again, "Caveat Emptor" if you are not buying directly from them! I wouldn't trust a vendor claiming to have 4 G cards until well after they have been released to retail.
As a final note, any card - SD, miniSD, microSD, XD, CF, etc. - can be hacked firmware wise and made to report its capacity is larger (or smaller - though no one would do that...) than what it actually is. Regardless of where you get your card from, if the vendor has a good return policy (no return fees for bad products, pay for S/H, no restock fees, etc.), then they are probably safe to deal with.
Black-Wolf
Read http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17921 , it explains everything.
Thanks for your wisdom and time
It has been very educational
Wondering if anyone can give their opinions on the conveniences of owning either a single 16gb card or two 8gb cards.
I definitely need more than 4gb especially because of the music I want on the card. I'm thinking maybe an 8 will be good enough for the music/pictures/data...and I'll have another 8 for movies that my kids can watch while waiting at a restaurant or where ever.
I guess I'm thinking this way because if one of the 8gb cards gets corrupt then I'll have a spare...plus buying two 8gb cards is cheaper than getting one 16gb.
On the other hand...I want a 16gb because of the convenience factor. But then...if that card goes bad...I'm back to my 4gb until I can get a replacement.
Can someone make this decision easier for me! LoL! Pro/Cons please. Thanks!
My vote would be for the 1 16Gb card just for the simple fact that its a PITA to swap the cards on the N1. If they made a side loading slot, then I would vote for the 2, but since you gotta shut it off and take the battery out, I would just get the 1. Instead of waiting until it dies, you could always get a 2nd 16Gb card, or get an 8Gb as a backup when you can afford it.
I've been using these cards in many different devices over the past few years and I haven't had one go bad on me yet, so I'm not sure what the typical lifespan is.
Thanks for your insight on this matter...
I would suggest the 16gb card. Stick it in there and forget about it!
mindfrost82 said:
My vote would be for the 1 16Gb card just for the simple fact that its a PITA to swap the cards on the N1. If they made a side loading slot, then I would vote for the 2, but since you gotta shut it off and take the battery out, I would just get the 1.
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You're right - that does suck, and that's why I went with a 16.
Class 4 or 6? Unless I'm benchmarking...I shouldn't be able to notice a difference, right?
Go with just 1x 16gb
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Class 4 or 6? Unless I'm benchmarking...I shouldn't be able to notice a difference, right?
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I doubt you'll notice that much of a difference. I thought I'd also throw in my two cents and recommend getting a single 16gb card, because if you have other data that your phone has saved to it... pictures, ebooks, etc. Swapping out the cards means you wont have access to all that data. Me personally, I'm waiting for the 32gb to drop in price a bit
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Class 4 or 6? Unless I'm benchmarking...I shouldn't be able to notice a difference, right?
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Even a class 2 should be fine. The read speeds will still be good. Just slower write speeds I believe.
So it might take longer to put your music,videos on the card but playback will be the same.
Unless you plan on using App2SD then maybe a higher class might be needed?
I'm waiting for the 32gb to drop in price!
dont expect those 32gb cards to drop in price anytime soon,....i ordered my 16gb as soon as i saw the price on a 32gb card...twice to storage at more than 3 times the cost of a 16gb card...not worth it unless you really have a "need" for that much storage on your phone....imho
Awesome....thanks for your feedback guys...I've definitely decided on a single 16GB card. Now...I doubt that i'll do any app2sd. I only have a handful of apps on my phone...and really don't need much more. I think the internal memory is plenty for me.
So, (holding my breath)...do I go for the class 2 card or the class 6? - Damn...wish I was rich enough to not even care how much I'll be saving! LoL!
Bit the bullet...and got a 16GB class 6 - A-Data brand.
All these new phones are coming out with no microsd slots.
Its really making me mad. I hope Google is not pullin the plug on them.
Google isn't pulling the plug necessarily. Android still supports MicroSD just fine.
Manufacturers are just making phones thinner and don't see it as much of a selling point. As we saw with HTC today, instead of offering SDcards, they're offering 25gb of free Dropbox storage.
SD or no SD
I made a final purchasing decision based on having a micro SD card. My final choice was between the Google Nexus and the HTC Rezound. I went with the resound because it has a micro SD slot. I just like being able to port ROMs and apps and music and such between devices easily.
Over the years I've had a number of Android devices and a number of a micro-SD cards, and they've all been completely unreliable. Last night I put what I thought would be a good Sandisk Ultra card in my Tab S, freshly formatted, loaded it up with a few hundred files, and this morning the tablet said the card had been ejected. Now the tablet doesn't see the card, and the PC says the card needs formatting.
So are there specific cards people have found that work well in these devices? I had this trouble with this card in a Galaxy SIII, and a variety of other cards in various other devices, so I have no idea what might actually work.
this one is 16gb, but they also have 32 and 64
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Class...15057423&sr=8-4&keywords=samsung+micro+sd+pro
Thanks for that, I'll check it out.
I got to looking around on Amazon and found the card I ordered a while back, turns out many other people had issues with that card and various Samsung devices, so it's not just me, and Sandisk will replace it under warranty. So I think I'll try the Samsung card and try getting a replacement card and see how it works out.
My other micro-SD cards could have just been junk, and there might have been issues with the other devices I was using too. I hope that's the case.
My Fold2 is dual Sim.One of the Sim is eSim.So the slot for the Second Sim is vacant.Can I insert a MicroSd in this vacant sim slot?And will the phone read this MicroSd?
I don't see how. It lacks the hardware support for a SD card. Best you can do is a OTG flashstick.
Somehow they think everyone wants dual sims. I blew off all the new Samsung flagships in recent years because of this. Oddly many of their midrange phones do support expandable storage.
As a result of this and other shortcomings I bought another new N10+ last year, twins. No regrets.
Maybe Samsung has a death wish. Users don't want expandable storage according to big sister Samsung. Samsung also claims there's not enough room for the card slot; more bs lies. They forgot who's the customer and what the customer wants. They abandoned their loyal power users.
Even as their sale numbers stagnate they take away features from the flagships, even forgot their name, Note.