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Biggest Micro Card?

Whats the biggest micro card this phone will support. Are 32gb / 64gb even made?

i ordered this 16gb one, if there are 32 or 64 i want to know too
Kingston Technology SDC2/16GB 16 GB microSDHC Class 2 Flash Card

At the moment the largest card is 16GB.

16g is the largest, but 32g is coming out soon. My guess is that they will be quite expensive and no word on speed. While the class (speed) is in write mode only, it does make a difference when using the camera or writing files to the card.
I got a Ridata 16gig Class 6 microsd three days ago and works great!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820183245&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Memory+(Flash+Memory)-_-RITEK-_-20183245

The largest Rhodium supports is 32GB.

SDHC specs out at 32GB max.

I think only a few companies make 16GB Class 6 cards. Transcend being one of them. I don't think you can get 32GB ones just as yet and no way you can get a Class 6 one anyway.

Lord_BlackAdder said:
SDHC specs out at 32GB max.
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and i think before they release 32gb SDHC they'll go the SDXC way with 64 & 128gb model.

if you plan on getting a Transcend card for use with a GSM TP2, be careful. There have been reports of Transcend cards not working well with the TP2. I personally experienced it, when my Class 6 8GB card would randomly disappear from the phone, or when music would skip during playback. Switched to a Sandisk Class 2 8GB that came with my BB Storm, and haven't experienced a single problem.
And also, note that the Transcend card worked great in my BB Storm, BB Bold 9700, LG Incite and Samsung BJII before this. Nothing wrong with the card, just with the TP2.

16gb is the largest built. 32gb is the largest theoretical that sdhc supports. youll need sdxc for more than that. i wonder if rhodium will support this in the future. old htc devices (and samsung) that could only do regular sd that capped at 4gb could do sdhc with a rom/driver update. sdxc supports up to 2tb which will be interesting to see.

The 32g microsd is long over due. Every so often there will be a press release that the 32 will be release within the next month or so. The projected time frame will come and go. There was a PR stating that 64g was in the works.

if a 32gb microsd card is sold i will buy it. i have an 8gb and could get a 16gb surprisingly cheap but i wont buy a stop gap knowing a 32 might be out soon.

I just got my 16gb no name cheapie from hong kong micro sd card for my tp2 in the mail. I spent numerous hours setting it up with the programs I wanted on it music and such. I had used it for about an hour or so and all the sudden the phone went crazy.. somehow the card corrupted it self im guessing cause the phone no longer recognized it or anything on it.. I removed the card and put it in my card reader to my laptop nothing was on it but a mess of folders all with the name ".." I thought maybe I had done something wrong so I formatted it and tried again. same thing happened the next day. I now reverted back to my 8gb sandisk and havent had any problems with it.. I guess its a get what you pay for kinda deal. Maybe there is something I can do I would think flash memory is flash memory but I guess they have their diffrences. Just wanted to share my .02 on my experience I would like to get another 16gb because bigger is better but ill wait it out and see what is to come next.

Biggest MicroSD Card
Sandisk 64GB SDXC formatted Fat32 works.. recognised as 60871.23MB under Settings > System > Memory and by Total Commander File Manager.

Samsung Focus 16GB Class 10 MicroSD

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. I just bought a Samsung Focus this morning and love the device. The only issue i am having is that it will not detect my class 10 16GB microSD card. I have other 8GB cards and they detect fine but i cannot get the 16GB to work. I have tried the 16GB in other devices (laptop, HTC Hero) and it detects and works fine. So i dont know if it is a size issue or the fact that its a class 10 card but my windows phone will not detect that it is installed.
If anyone has had success with a similar card please let me know.

donky353 said:
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. I just bought a Samsung Focus this morning and love the device. The only issue i am having is that it will not detect my class 10 16GB microSD card. I have other 8GB cards and they detect fine but i cannot get the 16GB to work. I have tried the 16GB in other devices (laptop, HTC Hero) and it detects and works fine. So i dont know if it is a size issue or the fact that its a class 10 card but my windows phone will not detect that it is installed.
If anyone has had success with a similar card please let me know.
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Are you doing a hard reset on the device after you put the card in?

I have been able to reproduce the same results with a Class 10 MicroSD from Kingston. It is not recognized by the phone with or without performing a hard reset. A class 4 32gb card was recognized with no issues.

Hmmm, class 4 works but not 10??? Class 10 == too fast for Wp7

One more data point. I am also experiencing an issue with the Kingston 16GB class 10 microSD card in a Samsung Focus. Slightly different issue though -- only 8 of the 16GB are recognized.
As you may have seen, AT&T employees are now warning customers to not install microSD cards until MSFT issues a patch. When I bought my Focus this morning, the AT&T salesman brought his manager out to tell me about the problem.

CHANGED: The Transcend 16GB Class 6 card does not work per se. Will see it all 16GB after hard reset, then after turning phone off then on again only sees 8GB of the card.

My A-Data 16GB class 6 card works.

I posted earlier that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work in the Foucs. I just bought a Sandisk 16GB class 2 microSDHC card, which worked fine. From what I've seen there is no authoritative way to predict which cards will work. However, I have not seen any reports of Sandisk cards failing.

Class 10 cards will not work til update.
rosswesleyporter said:
One more data point. I am also experiencing an issue with the Kingston 16GB class 10 microSD card in a Samsung Focus. Slightly different issue though -- only 8 of the 16GB are recognized.
As you may have seen, AT&T employees are now warning customers to not install microSD cards until MSFT issues a patch. When I bought my Focus this morning, the AT&T salesman brought his manager out to tell me about the problem.
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it is the class not brand class 10 cards will not work til the update..

Another data point -- I saw instability even with a card that appeared to be working. I first posted that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work (only 8GB recognized). I then posted that my Sandisk class 2 16GB card worked. However over the next two days, I experienced surprising instability e.g. the phone rebooting itself several times per day. For the last two days I have been running without a microSD card and the spontaneous reboots have gone away. Other people may be having better experiences with their cards. But for the moment, I'll live with less sync'ed music to get better stability. If the spontaneous reboots come back, I'll post again.

rosswesleyporter said:
Another data point -- I saw instability even with a card that appeared to be working. I first posted that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work (only 8GB recognized). I then posted that my Sandisk class 2 16GB card worked. However over the next two days, I experienced surprising instability e.g. the phone rebooting itself several times per day. For the last two days I have been running without a microSD card and the spontaneous reboots have gone away. Other people may be having better experiences with their cards. But for the moment, I'll live with less sync'ed music to get better stability. If the spontaneous reboots come back, I'll post again.
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You might want to try this card tester on your cards as they mey be bad...

It seems most cards class 6 and above don't work and class 4 is the most reliable. Ho hum!

For what its worth I've been using a Kingston 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card Model SDC4/32GBSP since Monday and having no problems whatsoever.

Class and size has nothing to do eith it. Google for more info.
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The reason Class 10 cards don't work and Class 2 cards do is because of the random read/write speeds. Class 10 cards promise fast SUSTAINED write speed but at the expense of random read/write. Windows phone 7 relies mainly on random read/write speeds to function smoothly. Fortunately, this means that Class 2 cards work very well! I would consider this to be a good thing however because Class 2 cards are cheaper!

Adding to this old dead thread, but was hoping to know if anybody knew if Microsoft fixed this issue yet. I just ordered an A-Data 16GB Class 10 MicroSD recently..
From a quick search, it seems it hasn't though?

Yeah, I don't think anyone has really had an issue with a card since nodo. As stated in this thread however, many people have (in the past at least) had better luck with class 2 than any other class. I've been using the sd card below for a couple of months with no issue with about 30gb of music loaded on it.
amazon [dot] com/gp/product/B003WGJYCY
(stupid rule won't let me post outside links)

64 gb memory card?

was wondering if anybody tried a 64 gb on their p930 hd???

modblaster said:
was wondering if anybody tried a 64 gb on their p930 hd???
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I don't think that will work. Is it SDHC? I have a 32 GB class 10 and I had to do a full format on my PC to get it to work with Android.

Didn't know there are 64gb microSD cards already...Still looking for 32gb with 17mb/sec write...$50 at NewEgg, but it lasts like couple of days before sold out..

The AT&T store told me 64G cards won't work. That's too bad. I'd like to get at least a 32G eventually.
Can one buy any 32G microSD card? I don't need anything fancy, it just needs to work.

HotWhipT/A said:
The AT&T store told me 64G cards won't work. That's too bad. I'd like to get at least a 32G eventually.
Can one buy any 32G microSD card? I don't need anything fancy, it just needs to work.
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I remember 4-5 years ago when 16gb just came out, many phones didn't support them, yet they worked together ok, it's just manufactures didn't test it, that's all...maybe it's same case here, unless it's not SDHC anymore.

HotWhipT/A said:
The AT&T store told me 64G cards won't work. That's too bad. I'd like to get at least a 32G eventually.
Can one buy any 32G microSD card? I don't need anything fancy, it just needs to work.
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Never ask an AT&T store stuff like that. They prob never tested it.
32GB microsd cards on Amazon for 30 bucks free shipping

HotWhipT/A said:
The AT&T store told me 64G cards won't work. That's too bad. I'd like to get at least a 32G eventually.
Can one buy any 32G microSD card? I don't need anything fancy, it just needs to work.
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Yes you can, but you might want to check compatibility for 32 GB cards. I know there is an issue with 32 GB class 10 cards. You have to do a full format on them in order for Android to see them.
[email protected] said:
I remember 4-5 years ago when 16gb just came out, many phones didn't support them, yet they worked together ok, it's just manufactures didn't test it, that's all...maybe it's same case here, unless it's not SDHC anymore.
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I am pretty sure the 64 GB micro SD cards are not SDHC. Atleast I haven't see one that was.

64gb micro sd cards are SDXC. They've been proven to work on SGS2, Sensation, Droid Razr, Asus Transformer tab, even on a Nook and SGS1.
64gb cards are supported, just not officially.

As I understand it, there's no difference mechanically between SDHC and SDXC. The main difference is the file system they use, so the OS just needs to be compatible with the new file system and it should work. As the post above notes, android is already proven compatible but until someone tries one in a Nitro it's tough to say that it'll work for sure.
The other difference between SDHC and SDXC is support for speeds higher than class 10, which an SDHC host wouldn't be able to take advantage of.

I've seen a thread on here where someone used a 64gb card in the Nitro with success. It may have been the thread titled "Crappy SD card..."?

AllstarE4 said:
I've seen a thread on here where someone used a 64gb card in the Nitro with success. It may have been the thread titled "Crappy SD card..."?
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LOL! Great title ain't it? Sticks in the head for a while Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417920
unfortunately, no one has yet to try the 64gb SDXC card just yet, most likely due to the astronomical price range. Below is one from amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Mobil...WIA2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327458819&sr=8-1

Just posting to confirm that the 64gb SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDXC Class 6 (that I ordered from Amazon here for $55.00) works perfectly in the Nitro! Just pop it into the phone to format it. The phone will initially say it's damaged, let the phone format it, and then you're good to go! (I'd read that for other android phones, trying to format this card on the pc and then using it on the phone doesn't work that well, so I went straight for the phone formatting method). It shows 59.46 GB of space usable. I've filled it all up to test it, and it seems to work just fine! It's only class 6, so I only get about 6 to 8 MB/s write speeds, but I think that's plenty fast for the phone. There is also a class 10 version of this card for 25 bucks more on Amazon, but, for me, it didn't warrant the extra cost. Just letting you guys know in case you're digital hoarders like me! =)

I just got SanDisk Ultra 64GB class 10 micro SDXC .. it worked like charm.
first it says memory card error and need to format... just format and mount it ... it shows 60GB available space ... :laugh:
HIT thanks if that helps !!

Whats the best Memory card for S3

I just got my S3 (United States) and and tried 3 (YES 3) Lexar 32 GB Class 10 cards and every one of them have failed. I called Lexar, they say to have my firmware upgraded. Went to Sprint and verified everything is fine with the phone. The cards won't work in other phones at Sprint Either. Before buying another card I'd like to know from you guys which one out there will work with no problems, speed, and size is important for me. I know I'll be using more memory than the 32gb in the future. I called Sandisk and they recommended their SDSDQUA-032G Ultra 32 Class 10 and said it would work. Sprint says they know the Class 6 works in the S3.
I'd like more than 32gb. and fast write & Read speeds.
Can I get some great recommendations from you before I buy another piece of crap. Two weeks now and I still don't have a working card. Lucky I have Amazon prime membership.

tmyc said:
I just got my S3 (United States) and and tried 3 (YES 3) Lexar 32 GB Class 10 cards and every one of them have failed. I called Lexar, they say to have my firmware upgraded. Went to Sprint and verified everything is fine with the phone. The cards won't work in other phones at Sprint Either. Before buying another card I'd like to know from you guys which one out there will work with no problems, speed, and size is important for me. I know I'll be using more memory than the 32gb in the future. I called Sandisk and they recommended their SDSDQUA-032G Ultra 32 Class 10 and said it would work. Sprint says they know the Class 6 works in the S3.
I'd like more than 32gb. and fast write & Read speeds.
Can I get some great recommendations from you before I buy another piece of crap. Two weeks now and I still don't have a working card. Lucky I have Amazon prime membership.
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I use a 32gb Sandisk Class 10 SDHC Card, this thing works. Problem with anything bigger then 32gb is that you have to use sdxc and this is only really compatible in fat32 or exfat, for both you have to format the card before inserting into the phone.

Try the SanDisk 32gb Mobile Ultra UHS-1 because it's cheaper than normal class 10 Mobile Ultra and just as fast, and I've been using it a while with no problems.

I am quite happy with my Sandisk Ultra 64GB SDXC. No issues at all.

What do I need to format
gr3if said:
I use a 32gb Sandisk Class 10 SDHC Card, this thing works. Problem with anything bigger then 32gb is that you have to use sdxc and this is only really compatible in fat32 or exfat, for both you have to format the card before inserting into the phone.
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I would like the larger size. What would I need to format the bigger size. I wouldn't have a problem with that if I had some detailed instructions.
Thanks.

Sandisc Ultra 64gb micro sd xc1
Sandisc Ultra 64gb micro sd xc1 was my choice and its worked well over the last 4 years. Its the phone that has bricked after Little use in October 27/2016. Changed the battery it needed it. Now its bricked.

I have a SanDisk but I was told that SanDisk aren't good for Samsung S3's

Hello,
I'd recommend the Toshiba Exceria memory card, either with 16, 32 or 64GB. This card is a class 10 card with UHS 3. Although the S3 can't use the full speed of the micro SD, this is a well working combination.

Has anyone tried 128gb sdcard ?
I plan to buy,
Transcend Premium 400X 128GB CLASS10 SDHC/SDXC UHS-1, and just wondering if it work

kiva1 said:
Has anyone tried 128gb sdcard ?
I plan to buy,
Transcend Premium 400X 128GB CLASS10 SDHC/SDXC UHS-1, and just wondering if it work
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I'm using a 128gb card from lexar on it and works fine..
(mine's the i747m just to clear it up...)

I have the SanDisk 64GB ultra sdxc or whatever it's called. It works very well with no issues and I have 1,000+ pictures stored on it with about 30 videos.

Quick question. Would a SD card and adoptable storage on a ROM be a good solution for the Samsung device?

Yes, a SD card is always good, especially for backups

[Q] ready to by a sdcard

ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?

gula187 said:
ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/MicroSDHC

For day to day use, you will see no difference on Class 6 or 10 ... if you plan to copy/move large files or music files on a regular basis, then maybe a little ... Will definitely not affect any performance like Camera app, etc.
And I still prefer 32GB Class 10 for now.

64gb C10
gula187 said:
ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?
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there's no such thing as too large of a mem card,
if u have the money then go for the 64gb C10

Does the Note come with a card already installed? I just ordered this morning but have 32Gb SanDisk. I was going to get 64Gb SanDisk and leave 32Gb in my Motorola Photon. If Note comes with card already installed, if lesser I will put that in Photon and sell it

dsims7_2000 said:
Does the Note come with a card already installed? I just ordered this morning but have 32Gb SanDisk. I was going to get 64Gb SanDisk and leave 32Gb in my Motorola Photon. If Note comes with card already installed, if lesser I will put that in Photon and sell it
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hi,
no,i got my note 2 out of box with no sd card.Had to use my own.
good luck

Class 6 and Class 10 write speed in Note 2 won't be a big difference.
I found Note 2's external memory controller write speed capped at around 10-11MB/s
But for read speed, it will be a BIG difference.
I am using Samsung 64GB UHS-I Pro micro SD.
Having like 55MB+/sec read speed.
with my old Lexar 32GB Class 10 only got 13MB/s read speed.
So, if you concern of read speed, get fastest card you can afford.
if your main concern is write speed, get a class 6 or class 10 would be fine.
And don't get SanDisk ultra. it's known to have problem with Note 2.

willcor said:
hi,
no,i got my note 2 out of box with no sd card.Had to use my own.
good luck
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That suck's for a $299.00 high end phone? even a 16Gb would have been better than nothing and they go for $15.00! Oh well......
darkinners said:
I am using Samsung 64GB UHS-I Pro micro SD.
And don't get SanDisk ultra. it's known to have problem with Note 2.
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How much for that card? and I have NEVER had issues with SanDisk Cards? I can get the Ultra for $59.00 on Amazon!

dsims7_2000 said:
That suck's for a $299.00 high end phone? even a 16Gb would have been better than nothing and they go for $15.00! Oh well......
How much for that card? and I have NEVER had issues with SanDisk Cards? I can get the Ultra for $59.00 on Amazon!
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I bought mine in Hong Kong for USD 95.
It's expensive yeah but it's the fastest 64GB micro SD you can buy.
It's good for you that you don't have problem with SanDisk Ultra but you can search for Note 2 + SanDisk Ultra.
It has a known problem, after awhile of use or the disk capacity reached certain amount.
Sometimes it will unmount the card or even damage the files in the card.
You can only re format the disk to solve the problem.
MANY people reported this problem. I don't know maybe trigger rate is not 100% but still not recommended.

Darkinners, thanks for your responds and suggestions (which I took and did a search, then some research!)
1. All of these complaints on SanDisk were about the 32Gb Card, not the 64Gb card. All the 64Gb comments were good.
2. The people with issues (both 64Gb and 32Gb) had formatted the card at exFAT, not SDXC. Mathamatically, I can pretty much figure out a.) why it will not write files over 4Gb and b.) why the 64Gb exFAT crashes after it fills over 16Gb! (Think about it, SIII is desinged to read/store 32Gb, not 64Gb even though it will format exFAT. And as for the kid whos computer would not read the 64Gb exFAT, i bet he has 32-bit machine?
3. All complaints were from Europe and blamed on a bad batch of cards (it happens). The one happy individual I saw got his card from Amazon, which is a ligit website. Just because the card says SanDisk, does not mean it actually SanDisk. Cheap forgien vendors use this lable to make them look legit?
4. The card you mentioned and the SanDisk are priced about the same, $59.99USD. I will get SanDisk and format either in phone or my laptop as SDXC and play for awhile. If it piss me off, I will return it!
Again, thanks for your input and suggestions!