Question About microSDHC/XC Card - Is it Preinstalled? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

I've not owned a Samsung smartphone, (only HTC in the past). For those of you that have the phone in hand, does it come with any micro SDHC/XC card preinstalled or is that slot empty?
The reason I ask is because all my prior HTC phones had one preinstalled (like 4GB). I just bought a 64GB microSDXC card a few days ago in anticipation of the device.
Didnt' know if I would have to do so pre-copying prior to installation of my 64GB card.

Faluzure said:
I've not owned a Samsung smartphone, (only HTC in the past). For those of you that have the phone in hand, does it come with any micro SDHC/XC card preinstalled or is that slot empty?
The reason I ask is because all my prior HTC phones had one preinstalled (like 4GB). I just bought a 64GB microSDXC card a few days ago in anticipation of the device.
Didnt' know if I would have to do so pre-copying prior to installation of my 64GB card.
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No the storage is internal. No SDCARD included.

crawrj said:
No the storage is internal. No SDCARD included.
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Thanks sir. I figured as much, but wanted to be 100% sure.

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SD 8GB working with Kaiser

Hello folks, this is my first post.
I want to buy a SD card for my Kaiser (-> T-Mobile Germany MDA Vario III to be exact).
Each time I call the service, i get a different answer. Sometimes the SDHC works with the Kaiser, sometimes only the SD does, sometimes the 8GB would work but sometimes the Kaiser can only take cards up to 4GB.
So my question to this awesome forum is:
1. Do 8GB SD cards work with a T-Mobile Germany MDA Vario III?
2. Does a T-Mobile Germany MDA Vario III take SD as well as SDHC cards?
Thanks in advance!
Hi. I see no reason why the a German version of MDA Vario III wouldn't accept an 8GB memory card. The TyTNII (registered name) is SDHC enabled and I have read on numerous websites that it has the ability to accept memory cards of up to 32GB.
I, like you, have the T Mobile MDA Vario III, only I live in the UK. I'd think that different brand names for practically the same device (TyTNII) would be fundamentally simmilar, and that if a TyTNII and UK T mobile MDA Vario III could accept an 8GB SDHC card, then it would be no different with the German MDA Vario III.
I am currently looking for the best 8GB memory card, with memory card reader too. Tell you what, get an 8GB memory card, and if it somehow doesn't work, just return it and explain that you had good reason to believe that it was compatible with your device
Mine is arriving from MemoryBits.co.uk very soon hopefully. £43.62 (+p&p) with USB card reader.
I'll let you know if it works!
ok! thanks both of you a lot! ill probably buy one and then return if it doesn't work, just as one of you proposed (the number guy )
(btw, thanks for the awesome fast response)
one problem is, you know, its the 20 december and id like to have it on the 24th for obvious reasons, so i think i cant afford waiting until you get yours, but still AWESOME thanks, foaf!!!
Boy are we in the same boat I received my sdhc 8gb just in time for Xmas but the Tytn 2 is still under the tree in its box :/
Sandisk provides the tiniest usb reader ever! I had trouble removing the micro card without breaking a nail
I also noticed that the card was formatted in fat32. So here comes a noob question: I assume there's no ntfs in winmobile?
coincoinlapin said:
Boy are we in the same boat I received my sdhc 8gb just in time for Xmas but the Tytn 2 is still under the tree in its box :/
Sandisk provides the tiniest usb reader ever! I had trouble removing the micro card without breaking a nail
I also noticed that the card was formatted in fat32. So here comes a noob question: I assume there's no ntfs in winmobile?
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adata has the smallest, thinest and at present, the fastest micro sd card reader, also any micro sd upto 2gb is set to format at fat 16 and fat 32 from the window os, for 4gb and over Fat 32.
foaf said:
Mine is arriving from MemoryBits.co.uk very soon hopefully. £43.62 (+p&p) with USB card reader.
I'll let you know if it works!
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Memory bits is one of the options I'm considering.
Ive also been considering the following an 8GB memory card-
BUNDLE Sandisk 8GB Micro SD (SDHC) memory card with Sandisk USB reader- £50.99 (shipping is free) moby memory is highly recommended for efficiency from what I've seen on other forums
http://www.mobymemory.com/phone-memory/T-Mobile/MDA-Vario-III-memory-cards.asp
and
A-DATA 8GB Turbo Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Class 6 Memory Card - Retail Package (Free Ground Shipping - $57.99
http://www.supermediastore.com/a-data-turbo-sdhc-8gb-class-6-memory-card.html
I'm not sure however if this is microsd or minisd. It doesn't seem very clear
Not micro or mini
246810 said:
and
A-DATA 8GB Turbo Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Class 6 Memory Card - Retail Package (Free Ground Shipping - $57.99
http://www.supermediastore.com/a-data-turbo-sdhc-8gb-class-6-memory-card.html
I'm not sure however if this is microsd or minisd. It doesn't seem very clear
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That one is a standard size SD card.
cushcalc said:
That one is a standard size SD card.
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Thanks. Its misleading for it have SDHC in its title. How do you knows its a standard SD card?
No it's not, as SDHC is the newer format required to go above 4GB and it's on available on MicroSD, MiniSD, and SD Cards.
246810 said:
Memory bits is one of the options I'm considering.
Ive also been considering the following an 8GB memory card-
BUNDLE Sandisk 8GB Micro SD (SDHC) memory card with Sandisk USB reader- £50.99 (shipping is free) moby memory is highly recommended for efficiency from what I've seen on other forums
http://www.mobymemory.com/phone-memory/T-Mobile/MDA-Vario-III-memory-cards.asp
and
A-DATA 8GB Turbo Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Class 6 Memory Card - Retail Package (Free Ground Shipping - $57.99
http://www.supermediastore.com/a-data-turbo-sdhc-8gb-class-6-memory-card.html
I'm not sure however if this is microsd or minisd. It doesn't seem very clear
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This one works with the TyTN II:
http://www.mobymemory.com/products/...SDHC)-memory-card-with-Sandisk-USB-reader.asp
I've been using it for 2 weeks. It works quite well (been able to load up to 6.5GB of data on the card ).
frav said:
This one works with the TyTN II:
http://www.mobymemory.com/products/...SDHC)-memory-card-with-Sandisk-USB-reader.asp
I've been using it for 2 weeks. It works quite well (been able to load up to 6.5GB of data on the card ).
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I have same card and I can use 7782.50MB...
_Dejan_ said:
I have same card and I can use 7782.50MB...
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i get roughly the same.
kms
I just ordered a 8GB card - can't wait to get it
Do you guys use the Cardreader or go through the USB Active Sync?
It seems taking the micro SD card out all the time would break the little plastic bit covering it :-(
you don't have to take the card out for just normal use, but if your going to be loading a lot of music or a couple movies at one time you might want to take it out of the phone and use the card reader cause it is much faseter.
Yea, I just ordered the 8 GB Sandisk from ebay. Should be here any day now. I can't wait!!!
Although in a few months when there's a 16 GB card out, we'll all be sad.
Damn technology.
I got an 8GB Sandisk for Christmas and it came with a SanDisk card reader. Looks like a little USB jump drive and you just slide the MicroSD in it.
I had to use it to format the old 2GB MicroSD I was using as when my daughter tried to put it into here Blackberry Curve the Blackberry objected profusely. LOL
Funny thing is all I did was throw the USB adapter in a Vista box and it recommended fat32. I wonder what format was on it when it was in my Tilt?
If it was Fat32 why the hell did it need formating?

Memory card

I`m not sure if you know, Leo is coming with 8 Gb SDHC enclosed...
I really doubt it. They never gave memory cards with their phones and I haven't read it anywhere. It's just going to be the carger, a link cable and some brochures....
hi, as far as i heard it comes with a 2 gb card. for me htc dont have to pack a card in the box at all, because my xmas whishlist has 32gb card on first position .
and have you been good this year?
warlack said:
I really doubt it. They never gave memory cards with their phones and I haven't read it anywhere. It's just going to be the carger, a link cable and some brochures....
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Not true. HTC bundled 8GB SDHC MicroSD Memory Cards with all their Touch HDs.
I have also heard they will be supplying a 2GB MicroSD Memory Card with all HD2s.
why that step back?
here is translated page where i saw it...
http://translate.google.com/transla...3902726/art/htc/touch-hd2-leo-pama-ova-k.html
madbird said:
hi, as far as i heard it comes with a 2 gb card. for me htc dont have to pack a card in the box at all, because my xmas whishlist has 32gb card on first position .
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32gb microSD don't exist yet or I missed something...
btw @ topicstarter, I've read 2GB almost everywhere. You have to wait for mid november to see the real packaging...
My HD2 was shipped with a 2GB card

256GB Micro SD for Note 3

I wish to puchase a 128GB micro SD or even a 256GB micro SD for my Note 3, so I can load it with several movies and other stuff.
Does anybody knows if Note 3 support such big storage? Any issues? Has someone already tried to use 128GB Micro SD card?
Thank you
Saulo
I forgot...the 128GB is from Sandisk
sorry...my mistake. It is a Samsung 128GN micro SD card
saulo866 said:
I wish to puchase a 128GB micro SD or even a 256GB micro SD for my Note 3, so I can load it with several movies and other stuff.
Does anybody knows if Note 3 support such big storage? Any issues? Has someone already tried to use 128GB Micro SD card?
Thank you
Saulo
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472486. Myself haven't go through in details but i believe 128GB is possible
128 is the biggest available (on amazon, but deeply backordered - I bought mine like a month ago, and still no sign of shipping). The manufacturers appear to be supply constrained.
128GB of flash just barely fits into a microSD package with top-of-the-line process technology. That's the biggest we're going to see until another round of process shrinks (and this is why it's taken until now to bring out a 128gb microsD card).
However you can mod your phone with an sd card to micro sd card adaptor and use a 256gb up to 2 terabyte card - theoretically... People do use 256gb sd cards though. This is proven to work...
ultramag69 said:
However you can mod your phone with an sd card to micro sd card adaptor and use a 256gb up to 2 terabyte card - theoretically... People do use 256gb sd cards though. This is proven to work...
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What does it mean "to mod"
Thank you
Saulo
DrAzzy said:
128 is the biggest available (on amazon, but deeply backordered - I bought mine like a month ago, and still no sign of shipping). The manufacturers appear to be supply constrained.
128GB of flash just barely fits into a microSD package with top-of-the-line process technology. That's the biggest we're going to see until another round of process shrinks (and this is why it's taken until now to bring out a 128gb microsD card).
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So does NOTE 3 fully support 128GB? I mean, if you insert a 128GB will Note 3 see it as 128GB or just 64GB? Or will it sense it as two separate 64GB partitions?
I ask because I see in the specs: "it can be expanded with a up to 64GB external memory"...
saulo866 said:
So does NOTE 3 fully support 128GB? I mean, if you insert a 128GB will Note 3 see it as 128GB or just 64GB? Or will it sense it as two separate 64GB partitions?
I ask because I see in the specs: "it can be expanded with a up to 64GB external memory"...
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Thats because 64gb was all that was available when Note 3 was launched.... The S3 specs only say up to 32gb but I used a 64gb sd card in that as well as the Note 1....
This is the manufacturer covering their A$$ so if for some reason someone did have a problem they point to the specs sheet and say it wasn't covered...
Rest assured it does NOT partition the sd card... I have a 128gb sd card - using the sd card to micro sd card adaptor - on my Note 10.1 2014 ed with no problems... Hell, I use a 128gb sd card on my Note 10.1 1st edition...
Still running out of space though.....:laugh:
I get my adaptors from here, though I have seen cheaper these are just the right size - http://linitx.com/product/sdmicro-to-sd-card-adapter/11922
I have a 64gb flash card its the fastest class ect. and it runs PAINFULLY SLOW! it takes forever to even copy stuff onto it from USB3. its much slower then the note 2 for some reason. i had it tested and its not faulty. its just a PAIN IN ASS. so only use it if you plan to keep it on there a long time. now I just delete/copy the internal memory as its much faster then move all stuff overnight while its on charge to External
saulo866 said:
So does NOTE 3 fully support 128GB? I mean, if you insert a 128GB will Note 3 see it as 128GB or just 64GB? Or will it sense it as two separate 64GB partitions?
I ask because I see in the specs: "it can be expanded with a up to 64GB external memory"...
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Fully supported. I have one and it's FAST. Shows up as full size, and it came preformatted exfat by SanDisk.
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toastido said:
Fully supported. I have one and it's FAST. Shows up as full size, and it came preformatted exfat by SanDisk.
Sent from my leanKernel 2.3 powered stock 4.4.2 SM-N900T
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Dear Toastid
May I kindly ask where did you buy from? Ebay? Other online reseller?
Thank you!
Saulo
saulo866 said:
Dear Toastid
May I kindly ask where did you buy from? Ebay? Other online reseller?
Thank you!
Saulo
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Amazon
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toastido said:
Fully supported. I have one and it's FAST. Shows up as full size, and it came preformatted exfat by SanDisk.
Sent from my leanKernel 2.3 powered stock 4.4.2 SM-N900T
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Just to throw a herring in here... not sure if stock supports it but using ntfs on my 64GB with CarbonRom (aosp based)... better read/write speeds but more importantly, far more stable
ElricE said:
Just to throw a herring in here... not sure if stock supports it but using ntfs on my 64GB with CarbonRom (aosp based)... better read/write speeds but more importantly, far more stable
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Don't belive stock supports ntfs. Mine had been rock solid and super fast since day one.
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Hello,
I purchased one from Amazon for my Note 3. It works fine. Video and audio in flac format are good and no lag.
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Or buy usb flash and use otg. Way cheaper
mod 256 gb on note 3 (n9005)
ultramag69 said:
However you can mod your phone with an sd card to micro sd card adaptor and use a 256gb up to 2 terabyte card - theoretically... People do use 256gb sd cards though. This is proven to work...
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Hi
is there a link on how to get 256 gb micro sd card work on note 3 (n9005)?
tkolst said:
Hi
is there a link on how to get 256 gb micro sd card work on note 3 (n9005)?
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If you have a 256gb micro sd card you just plug in where the micro sd card goes, I was referencing an adaptor that has a micro sd plug and you can insert a normal size sd card. If you have a 512gb sd card this would also work...
Hello, I purchased a 200 Gb Lexar microsd.
I was so happy of its capacity, but now I have a file system issue. It made it just readable, so no way to modify it neither format it...
Since my data stand there I cannot give it back in order to get a replacement or refund...so I think no more Lexar at all...
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note 4 could support 200gb sdcard ?

i wonder if note 4 could support this new kind of sdcard ??
Hi,
yes. The Note 4 supports 200GB MicroSD cards. I have a SanDisk 200GB card in my phone. No issues so far.
Regards
Stephan
I have the same one as well. 10gb partitioned for link2sd and the rest for storage. zero problems
This may sound stupid, but i will go for it and ask. Can you make ext sd + phone sd to work in RAID ?
Hi Sectoras,
no, RAID is not possible. And what RAID should it be? Mirroring, Striping, Raid 5, Raid 6?
You are thinking about a joined memory of internal and external SD card, right? This will be possible with Android 6 / Marshmallow.
cyvr1 said:
Hi Sectoras,
no, RAID is not possible. And what RAID should it be? Mirroring, Striping, Raid 5, Raid 6?
You are thinking about a joined memory of internal and external SD card, right? This will be possible with Android 6 / Marshmallow.
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I was thinking about RAID0 (Striping i think) to improve performance. If MM support such thing it could be awesome
Sectoras said:
I was thinking about RAID0 (Striping i think) to improve performance. If MM support such thing it could be awesome
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No, it does not support striping. What it does support is called "Just a bunch of disks" (JBOD) but that's no RAID. JBOD is a storage volume created by joinig disks (here SD cards) of different sizes. JBOD does not improve performance, it just supplies you a single storage using all memory cards (Phone 32GB + ext. SDcard 200GB). There is also no data security (redundancy of data). Therefore RAID 0 (striping) is, technically spoken, not a RAID as well because of the missing data redundancy.
I also expect several issues with the JBOD solution of Android 6. The externa SD card is much slower than the internal memory which might have and according to some reports on the net does have adverse effects on the loading speed of apps and data. Also when the SD card breaks you will probably have to re-install the complete phone as you have no influence on where the apps and data are stored.
I saw a 256GB micro sd card. I'm assuming that will work too?
Yes, should work if the 256GB is an SDXC card.
If a phone supports SDXC cards based on the SDA 3.0 specifications (like the Sandisk 200GB card) it will support every SDXC card following that standard.
SDXC supports 64GB up to 2TB.
If some day there will be for example a 512GB or 1TB SDCX card available it should also work with the Note 4.
cyvr1 said:
Yes, should work if the 256GB is an SDXC card.
If a phone supports SDXC cards based on the SDA 3.0 specifications (like the Sandisk 200GB card) it will support every SDXC card following that standard.
SDXC supports 64GB up to 2TB.
If some day there will be for example a 512GB or 1TB SDCX card available it should also work with the Note 4.
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Very interesting. This phone is storage future proof ! lol Thanks for the response.
jcip17 said:
I saw a 256GB micro sd card. I'm assuming that will work too?
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256GB Micro SD cards don't exist only 200GB
You either saw a regular 256 GB SD card or a fake 256GB micro SD card which has been reviewed as BS.
wizkid37 said:
256GB Micro SD cards don't exist only 200GB
You either saw a regular 256 GB SD card or a fake 256GB micro SD card which has been reviewed as BS.
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You're right ppl are saying its fake. Really odd Amazon is selling it.
jcip17 said:
I saw a 256GB micro sd card. I'm assuming that will work too?
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There is no such thing as a 256GB microSD card at this time. Biggest one you can find is the 200GB one mentioned.
256gb
TechnoHippie said:
There is no such thing as a 256GB microSD card at this time. Biggest one you can find is the 200GB one mentioned.
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my wife tried to surprise me with one and found out it was fake.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239413
See this. All working. Note2-3-4 have 200GB+ card support.
ben.anter said:
i wonder if note 4 could support this new kind of sdcard ??
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Yes it does support 200 gb microsd card I am using one now
TechnoHippie said:
There is no such thing as a 256GB microSD card at this time. Biggest one you can find is the 200GB one mentioned.
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ur wrong.. 200gb is not the last high capacity micro sd.. their is one micro sd with 512 gb capacity.. company name is Microdia.. just google about it..
The 512GB card from Microdia doesn't exist yet. At one point they were claiming it would be out 8 months ago (and was going to cost $1000) - but again it does not exist yet (and might never be as it's been almost a year since they maid these claims). I've seen plenty of people scammed and ripped of on these cards - again - THERE IS NOTHING BIGGER THAN THE 200GB for sale at this time.
Interesting I didn't know the Note 4 could support a microSDCard of that size, I thought the largest card that can be used is a 128GB card.
Sterist said:
I have the same one as well. 10gb partitioned for link2sd and the rest for storage. zero problems
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Hey, can you briefly describe how it's partitioned? I didn't know Android phones can take microsd cards that have 2 partitions? Are both exFat?
Thx

My 128gb memory card has been corrupted

After 2 weeks of normal functioning, my micro SD card has been corrupted suddenly! It is a Kesington classs 10 UHS1 128gb . I understand now why Samsung didn't activate adoptive storage...
gpap2004 said:
After 2 weeks of normal functioning, my micro SD card has been corrupted suddenly! It is a Kesington classs 10 UHS1 128gb . I understand now why Samsung didn't activate adoptive storage...
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Yikes! Did you enable adoptive storage, or are you just saying you're glad that you didn't?
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TJCacher said:
Yikes! Did you enable adoptive storage, or are you just saying you're glad that you didn't?
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i didnt enable it
I've been using SD-based storage for a long time (I think my old HP iPAQ pocket PC had one) and have had good, but not perfect, luck with them being reliable.
Given my personal experience with very occasional corrupted storage (unreadable jpgs, that kind of thing - never had a catastrophic whole card failure), I would be very reluctant to incorporate SD card storage as a potential point of failure for my device's basic operation.
Glad you didn't have a bigger problem.
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Never had that brand before, was it genuine or a cheap one?
The only time I've ever had issues is when I tried to go cheap instead of forking out retail prices.
Yea....I lost many pictures of my Ex-Girlfriends because of corrupt SD-Cards.
One of girlfriends pictures were so good, I have contemplated sending my SD Card to a data recovery firm and forking out the $250 so I can get these images. Yea, they were that good. She was just too crazy to stay with though. =)
Only really had problems with SD cards I when you buy them on ebay thinking they are the real deal. Hopefully you backed your stuff up regularly
Sonin66 said:
Only really had problems with SD cards I when you buy them on ebay thinking they are the real deal. Hopefully you backed your stuff up regularly
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The two SD Cards I had go bad were a Samsung and a San-Disk purchased from Best Buy. Maybe Best Buy is selling counterfeits?
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The two SD Cards I had go bad were a Samsung and a San-Disk purchased from Best Buy. Maybe Best Buy is selling counterfeits?
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Your real cards should come with a 5 year warranty.. at least from Sandisk
Sonin66 said:
Your real cards should come with a 5 year warranty.. at least from Sandisk
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Will they get my data off of them for free?
Highly doubt it, I'm sure they would just erase everything but you could always call them up and ask. Nevery done it, I only call to confirm my cards I received were in fact real Sandisk
I had 2 Sandisk become Read-only in my Galaxy phones (replaced under lifetime warranty). I've had a Samsung 64GB running for over two years with no problem.
I have a Lexar Pro 1000x 128Gb do the same thing, came up corrupted about 4th day of use (Mar 14). I had enabled encryption on it, after reformatting I disabled encryption and reloaded from my backup. It's been fine since. Any chance you HAD been using encryption on the SD card?
My phone is the SM-G935A (US AT&T) variant.
My 128 card corrupted after i encrypted it. I disabled the encryption, restarted the phone and it fixed the problem. I can access the files now, seems there is a problem with andriod encryption.
Fyi, no issue with my SD card to this point, keeping it un encrypted.
I had a 64gb sandisk go read-only on me one day. Sent it to sandisk and they sent me a new one quick and easy.
Currently have a 128gb sandisk. *knocks on wood*
Same here, it's a 128GB Sandisk class 10 brand new. Have to reformat the card. Luckily I gave a backup.
Does the S7 support UHS-II cards?
kittiyut said:
Does the S7 support UHS-II cards?
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Not a UHS-II interface in the phone. The cards (such as the Lexar 1000x and 1800x) will work, just not at rates beyond the UHS-I interface.
It's better to spend less money on more capacity from a 'lower spec' Sandisk type card, IMO.
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Not a UHS-II interface in the phone. The cards (such as the Lexar 1000x and 1800x) will work, just not at rates beyond the UHS-I interface.
It's better to spend less money on more capacity from a 'lower spec' Sandisk type card, IMO.
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Thanks for the info.
Now the dilemma is whether pay more and buy for the future or less and get higher capacity as you suggested

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