I'm going to buy a new SD-card for my HTC Desire, I've read a lot about this and one thing i get stuck on is if you really need a higher class than 2?
I mean, the Desire HD would be good with a class 4 or class 6 since it can record in HD... But the regular Desire as you know can't
So basically I'm wondering if you can give me a reason to buy a higher classed sd card than class 2.
lichard said:
I'm going to buy a new SD-card for my HTC Desire, I've read a lot about this and one thing i get stuck on is if you really need a higher class than 2?
I mean, the Desire HD would be good with a class 4 or class 6 since it can record in HD... But the regular Desire as you know can't
So basically I'm wondering if you can give me a reason to buy a higher classed sd card than class 2.
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You will get sufficiently more speed, when copying files from\to SD, if you wish to do ap2sd or data2sd, it's quite important to have fast SD, since it costs not much more, why choose old slow card?
One more - if you'll have to buy Desire HD tomorrow, you won't have to by another one SD
Class 2 SD cards arn't that bad. I bought one and not had any problems with it at all. to be honest, probably just as good as a class 4 maybe. I did a few benchmarks with it and managed to get 9MB/s write and about 12MB/s read and a fair few people have said that is what they get with class4's/6's. People do tend to say that class 10's are useless so you may as well get a class 4/6. But as Splin-ru said it depends on what your running. If you using A2SD then class 4 minimum, if your using Data2SD then class 6 minimum. Personally, I haven't ran into any issues and I don't use A2SD or Data2SD. Had no problems with 720p recording at all so yeh, what ever you want to get.
Thanks for the replies. I decided to go with "TRANSCEND MICROSDHC CLASS 6 16GB"
Read some threads about this card and it has got quite good results in a few benchmarks. I mean, its not that pricey... As i will use A2SD i think this is the choice for me.
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Hello all,
Ive got a spare 16GB Micro SDHC card which i have swapped for the stock 2GB version that came with the Desire, but it is only a Class 2.
Having read that its best to use Class 6, should i shell out £50 for a new one, or will i not notice a difference in class ?
Dunno - I'm using a class 2 16gb card myself and I don't notice much slowdown if at all. I'm surprised these things haven't come down in price after two years... key thing is do you notice any slowdown with apps that access the SD card? like I say, I haven't thus far...
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i read somwhere that class 4 is enough coz the phones do not support hihger speeds. class 6 will help you if you will take card to the card reader straight to the computer... it think
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... Having read that its best to use Class 6 ...
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Where have you read that, please?
tomeeq12 said:
i read somwhere that class 4 is enough coz the phones do not support hihger speeds. class 6 will help you if you will take card to the card reader straight to the computer... it think
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Thats what i ......... think. Im sure it only matters if its connected to the PC, and in that case i dont care.
I read it on another forum that i wont link too
Class 6 are almost double the price of Class 2.
You don't NEED to get one, I did use a Class 2 card for a few days and didn't have any problems.
Personally I am using a Class 6 now, as I regularly transfer a lot of big media files onto the card, so the extra speed is worth it for me.
If you don't fancy forking out though, you don't have to.
I totally agree, My desire came with a 4gb sandisk class memory card which I initially assumed was class 4 until I took the card out yesterday...connecting the desire to my pc and switching to usb drive mode, i am able to transfer my movies etc to the memory at +/- 8Meg per sec which is more than adequate enough for me...I was about to get a 16gb one but was thinking of getting the class 6 one until i discovered the one I currently have is class 2, so I just made up my mind and went for a class 2 16gb, saved me money....
They only refer to the write speed of the card, i came from a 8gb class 6 and now have a 16gb class 2 and notice no difference, only difference is the write speed from pc to card.
Even though i got a class 2 i still see 4-6mb/s so happy enough with that.
I have a class 10 16Gb card in phone. Read and write speeds seem to be limited to around 8Mb per second (copying uncompressed music). Using an adapter, the computer is able to copy at 14Mb+ using the same card.
They just seem a big outlay for nothing to me, lets face it the only big write time is when you transfer everything across from your previous card once the stuff is on there the write times really won't be much of a problem.
The main reason you will find people suggesting class 6 and above SD cards is due to "Apps to SD". For the Newbies "Apps to SD" or A2SD is a modification that has been done on most android phones (though not the desire at time of writing) which allows the Apps you download to be stored on the SD card rather than the phones limited internal memory. I am not sure if it makes a huge difference to the faster processor phones, but in the G1 days it was noticeable. For just moving music and pictures about it isn't really important to have a faster card and we may have to wait a while for A2SD anyway. I will pop over to the N1 forum and see if they can shed some light on this.
Anyone using a microSD 16GB Class 4, if so are they any good? I'm looking at buying one for the Desire. Also where's the best place to get a deal on one of these card?
currently running a class 2, and i do notice alot of lag when copy and saving stuff so wanna upgrade, thinking of getting this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingmax-mic...1AIC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1299847078&sr=8-3
yea yea, i know if t "kingmax" so it will either be crap or amazing (more likely crap)
but my question is, is it worth getting a class 10, would the htc support it, and would it be able to make use of it?
thanks in advance
I have a "generic" 32GB class 10 OEM by a local company here in Malaysia, and I must say it is noticeably quicker than my previous class 4 16GB card when used in the phone (a2sd). Transferring files using the laptop on the other hand is wayyyy faster...
Whether its worth the money over a class 6 equivalent i can't say.
Regarding "Kingmax", I have a usb flash disk of theirs and its blazing fast Lets hope they are consistent.
I use a decent Samsung 8Gb class six and I get a 10-11Mbps transfer rate, which is more than enough for me. I got the card for something like £12. My old class four used to peak at about ~6Mbs if I remember rightly.
I have a class 10 kingmax and it's working great,i'm running data2sd on it and no issues at all. But i recall i heard some ppl had some lag issues with class 10 cards (not kingmax in particular).As for kingmax specifically it's guaranteed u'll get 10 Mb/s write speed.
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Mine is a kingstone 16GB class 10 and it rocks !
I have a Kingmax 16GB Class 10 and I get above 10MB/s for both writing and reading when testing using SD Card Speed Test. However, the rom and kernel on your HTC does make a difference, I think, on whether your Desire can fully utilise the Class 10. I don't think it would be worth it to use a Class 10 over a Class 6 if you're using a stock rom, but if you're using a rom with data2ext or data2sd, that uses the SD card extensively, then it'd probably make a difference.
hello guys.
I have a memory card(Adata microSDhc 8gb class6) and I want to replace the old one(samsung microSDhc 8gb class2), because I think the new one is faster, am I right?.. and I want to know what steps need to follow to replace him or simply hand him the old with the new one??
The class 6 card should be faster, although bear in mind that the speed rating is a minimum so a quality class 2 card could be faster than a shoddy class 6 card. As for replacing it mount your SD card to your pc copy everything to the pc, install your new sd and transfer everything back, job done.
I understand, thanks. but I'd like to say your opinion if it's worth to make this change ?
for me no, samsung cards may not be the top of the line but they are good enough.
and the fact that it's only 8GB, getting a faster class cards will be worth it if you're getting those higher capacity cards 16gb / 32 gb.
ok thanks. remain with the old one ,and I will change when I'll buy a card of 16gb or 32gb. but are so expensive in our country :-<
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I understand, thanks. but I'd like to say your opinion if it's worth to make this change ?
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Personally if you've got the card there I'd give it a go download SD-tools and benchmark both cards and keep the faster one, I find that faster cards do improve life sometimes with faster gallery load times and less likelihood of stuttering when recording HD video.
Actually i too had an 8 gb class 2 and i upgraded to 8 gb class 6. The problem with class 2 is that videos recorded at 720p start lagging when you play them with a class 2 card. I had this problem with the new sd card i got with my dhd. it was a class 2 and videos at 720p would lag like crazy. Got a new class 6 and the problem just disappeared.
First is Samsungs new class10
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/21373672/Samsung-16GB-Plus-Micro-SD-Card-Class-10/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=sd+cards+class+6&urlrefer=search
Second is Samsungs new class6
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/21373670/Samsung-16GB-Essential-Micro-SD-Memory-Card-Class-6/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=sd+cards+class+6&urlrefer=search
Both have read speeds of 24MB and both come out on first of august. For the price you cant really go wrong and nice size also 16gb.
I really would like the class10 only thing stopping me is alot of people having bad performance with the desire. Would they be much difference between the two?
Thanks All help welcome, And I do give THANKS
No one have any info on theses?
Couldn't tell you but I've only had problems with Samsung products in the past.. why not sandisk?
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TNPaparazzi said:
Couldn't tell you but I've only had problems with Samsung products in the past.. why not sandisk?
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I have used samsung alot and not had problems with them, and am liking the price of theses ones. even the sd card that comes with the desire is a samsung card, so maybe this class10 will work well.
Not sure the class 10 would be the same speed as the class 6 .. otherwise what would be the point in getting a class 10 ?
Class 10's are faster, but there are a few issues floating around .
A good class 6 will do the trick very well .
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Not sure the class 10 would be the same speed as the class 6 .. otherwise what would be the point in getting a class 10 ?
Class 10's are faster, but there are a few issues floating around .
A good class 6 will do the trick very well .
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Its the write speed thats different the read speed is the same, they say on the site
Am thinking just go with the class6 that way I know its going to work.
Just called HTC and they said class 10 is not supported, they said there htc desire is fully supports class 2, 4, 6
so looks like am buying class 6
i suggest you a Sandisk's MicroSD. They are the fastest.
Higher microsd class parameter don't mean that your phone will run faster.
Some microsd have high speeds for small files and low speeds for bigger ones and others have opposite skills.
so a class2 can run more faster your phone than a class 10
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Just called HTC and they said class 10 is not supported, they said there htc desire is fully supports class 2, 4, 6
so looks like am buying class 6
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i have a class 10 in mine, works fine. (this one: http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...archsource=0&searchstring=pny&urlrefer=search )
there's also this:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/21618986/Play-com-16GB-Micro-SD-SDHC-Memory-Card-Class-10/Product.html?P36=UXJHH4&affid=hotukdeals&awc=buyat&_$ja=tsid:11516|prd:hotukdeals
no idea how good the play branded one is - but the PNY one does the job for me
when i read up it said the class was just the min. write speed. so you can have a class 2 writing as fast if not more than a class 10, its just the min that can change
shankly1985 said:
Just called HTC and they said class 10 is not supported, they said there htc desire is fully supports class 2, 4, 6
so looks like am buying class 6
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Well there is obviously someone there that you talk to, that don't know s**t about they're products, Desire support class 10 with no problems.
you can read here two, and there are alot of users that can prove that class 10 is working perfectly on Desire.
Thanks guys, Yer I have seen alot of people on here using class10 fine and also seen alot of complaints about them. So I have already ordered the Samsung class6 16GB. Witch to be fair shouldn't be much difference in the two
Lothaen said:
i have a class 10 in mine, works fine. (this one: http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...archsource=0&searchstring=pny&urlrefer=search )
there's also this:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/21618986/Play-com-16GB-Micro-SD-SDHC-Memory-Card-Class-10/Product.html?P36=UXJHH4&affid=hotukdeals&awc=buyat&_$ja=tsid:11516|prd:hotukdeals
no idea how good the play branded one is - but the PNY one does the job for me
when i read up it said the class was just the min. write speed. so you can have a class 2 writing as fast if not more than a class 10, its just the min that can change
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PNY is a great card, am using there class4 from play.com, I been using Droidzone's Data2SD RoMs fine with class4, but other day started using MIUI RoM, (superb RoM) but am getting FCs and lag so MIUI must use SD card alot more. I have gone with Samsung this time because ive used there SD Cards lot in other phones even the stock desire sd card is from Samsung and I know there first class
Get the class 10 card
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Hi I've been looking on amazon, play.com etc for a 32gb sd which will make my desire fastest to try and keep it feeling new and not like an old phone.
There's so many different manufacturers of cards and types, like SanDisks ultra series which comes with some kind of acceleration yet is only class 6, but may not be as good as a class 10 of another brand. All the different options are confusing for me so I was wondering if I could get some advice from you guys please?
Many thanks!
i have a Samsung 16GB sd card and it work fine
i buy it on ldlc 35€
transfert rate : read 24 MB/s write 21 MB/s with card reader
but on desire its slow write 7,8 mb/s read 18 mb/s
I have two from play.com first card I used was PNY 16GB class4 witch worked great, but then wanted a class 6 and I got the Samsung 16GB class6 witch using now its superb. 7-8 write and 22mbs read.
If you want a cheaper one, go for A-Data.
any class 10 should be fine. I am using the one in my signature, no probs at all, pretty speedy and was cheap too as terepin wrote
I'm using a class 4 8 GB Kingston Japan and it works very well (I get about 8 MB/s read/write). I guess I got lucky
My A-DATA 16 GB Class 6 also working very well in desire.
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StillTheWatcher said:
Hi I've been looking on amazon, play.com etc for a 32gb sd which will make my desire fastest to try and keep it feeling new and not like an old phone.
There's so many different manufacturers of cards and types, like SanDisks ultra series which comes with some kind of acceleration yet is only class 6, but may not be as good as a class 10 of another brand. All the different options are confusing for me so I was wondering if I could get some advice from you guys please?
Many thanks!
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Question is: What is your average use? Music, clips, pics, programs etc. And if you sync your phone and move extremely large files, I would definately go for a faster SD-card. When moving huge files, it takes alot space _and_ time, so a fast SD would be pretty relevant. They go for pretty cheap prices as well on Amazon If you look.
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wings400 said:
any class 10 should be fine.
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I'm sure many others will agree with you.