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i was seriously considering this phone, only to find it comes with just 16gb of memory, this day in age comeon google,so basically you would need an extra mp3 player for music?
Mine has 32GB but I use less than 16GB since I use Google Music.
I also don't really watch any video on my phone either, that is what my 64GB iPad is for.
Plenty for me. I don't watch movies on it. I stream all of my music from Google music. I think I have about 9 GB free.
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Thanks for reply, but hangon, i thought it only had 16gig, were did yu buy yours cause went into vodafone today, and was told it only had 16gig?
16 gig is more than enough
i still have 9 gig free space
Its manageable
The LTE version has 32 GB, the GSM's only have 16. I have a 16 GB version in Canada where we can't get Google Music and its only ok because I have a tablet with most of my music. If all I had was the phone it would be an annoyance.
16gigs sucks. I have to manage my data. And the speed of the internal NAND is slow. My atrix external sd card was 3 times faster and the internal storage was 4 times faster.
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Fine for me. Music is on separate mp3 player, don't watch films on it
Lots of space for apps only and a few photos wallpapers
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cd78 said:
Fine for me. Music is on separate mp3 player, don't watch films on it
Lots of space for apps only and a few photos wallpapers
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Same here... I do have some music and some pictures. I have plenty of space left.
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i was seriously considering this phone, only to find it comes with just 16gb of memory, this day in age comeon google,so basically you would need an extra mp3 player for music?
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Well in this day and age I believe streaming is king so the only local data you need to worry about are a few photos and apps. The rest you can store on the cloud and 16gbs then looks like a huge amount!
I've been very happy with it and don't see how I will ever fill up this device.
Streaming may be king .... unless you have a restricted data plan like everyone in the uk. So internal memory is a big deal if your phone is used as a music player
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I could easily use the full 16gig, however, if I actually moved all my videos, photos, backups and unneeded downloads on to my pc, I could easily run with about 10gig free.
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GrenW said:
Streaming may be king .... unless you have a restricted data plan like everyone in the uk. So internal memory is a big deal if your phone is used as a music player
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Is there no unlimited data contracts any more? Good thing I didn't give mine up/renew when I got it a few years ago...
For me 16 gigabyte is way too much. Have around 2 gigabyte of music,a gigabyte of photos and videos, a half gigabyte of apps and a few 100 megabyte of other things like browser cache and kindle books.
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Yes. It is enough. 9.01GB free right now.
Plenty of room, got play music for all my music needs, netflix for films and upload all pictures instantly to google+, titanium backup synced to box. Net, what else could you ask for
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I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.
samizad said:
I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.
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Correct.
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samizad said:
I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.
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Yes, but what a freaking hassle lol.
I have the 16GB version as well, and it doesn't bother me much. I am used to having a 32GB sdcard, but that's not an option so I make due. Much like the others, I stream music and watch movies via Netflix.
Im thinking if the note 2 can be able to read a 500GB HD?
It can.
Though bear in mind non rooted ones can't read ntfs. Only fat32 and exfat.
Also the disk may need external power source
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It can.
Though bear in mind non rooted ones can't read ntfs. Only fat32 and exfat.
Also the disk may need external power source
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so sad my hard drive doesnt have external power source, just a plug and play type.
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so sad my hard drive doesnt have external power source, just a plug and play type.
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try to use powered usb hub
like this : http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-4-Port-Cable-Power-Supply/dp/B00004Z6KW
its for 14 bucks
If it's a 2.5" bus powered hdd, it will work fine. Have you tried to connect it? As mentioned above you would also need to have it formatted as Fat32 otherwise the SGN2 will not be able to read the data.
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If it's a 2.5" bus powered hdd, it will work fine. Have you tried to connect it? As mentioned above you would also need to have it formatted as Fat32 otherwise the SGN2 will not be able to read the data.
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this mean i need to root my phone first?
Fat32 and exFat disks are natively supported so no root required.
Ntfs requires an app like pandora which needs root.
Also, the phone may not be able to power hdds on its own. So the hdds needs is own power source or you can use a powered usb hub
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I've tried a neso/Hitachi 500gb and a WD 1tb 2.5" with an OTG USB lead and my note 2 will read neither, yet my sgs3 reads both.
The neso is probably fat32 and the wd has been formatted with a mac to exfat.
Coincidentally, when using an Arcam rwave to an rcube dock the note 2 plays faultlessly yet the sgs3 "pops" during playback.
Both are UK devices running 4.1.1
Very strange indeed.
If you need 500 gb you have two options: external usb powered hub (I do own a belkin one...very small and working perfect) or external powered hdd. I suggest an 2.5 ssd & external 2.5 rack which works flawless without the need of external power. You loose some space capacity but you gain extra speed .
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I have got a couple of 2.5" HDDs, which i expected to work via OTG, but no avail(not recognized anywhere, even with tools like stickmount).If at all any of you have been succesful, please post the brand,capacity,filesystem etc.
Have you tried regular micro SD cards or just external?
I've only tried it on one of my usbs this is just a normal 32 gig SD
Idk if this helps or not
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fredy915 said:
Have you tried regular micro SD cards or just external?
I've only tried it on one of my usbs this is just a normal 32 gig SD
Idk if this helps or not
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hes talking about HDD as in 2.5 or 3.5" platter based spinning HDs. pretty much everything being pulled in storage wise for OTG is flash based as it requires WAY less energy to power as opposed to external spinning based ones. i probably just throw it out there thats theres not enough juice to run the spinning HD.
Has anyone been able to get your M7 to charge via a "Y" USB OTG cable? I have tested the one that I have other devices and they the power from the input. IE i plug up the "Y" cable to to Nokia 6350 and it charges fine.
Any suggestions?
I have been trying OTG with an external SSD to no avail. I have plenty of thumb drives. Its more of a see if i can get it to work mission
I believe the issue is kernel related. Haven't found that special custom kernel
A conventional hard drive will not work. I don't believe an SSD will work either. These simply use too much power. Just buy a 64-128 gig flash drive, which should be plenty.
Or, buy cloud storage (which can actually get expensive).
The y cable idea sounds REALLY interesting. DIY anyone?
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Yeah I tried a 2.5" drive and no go. Drive kept trying to spin up. Flash dongles work fine. But I have had not success reading NTSF formatted drives. FAT32 and ExFAT no problemo.
thanks for the replies..a mouse i plugged in worked perfectly, flash drives work. FYI the NTFS issue can be overcome by rooting and using something similar to stickmount.Seems to be a power issue, maybe limited by the kernel..hopefully there is a way around this
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hes talking about HDD as in 2.5 or 3.5" platter based spinning HDs. pretty much everything being pulled in storage wise for OTG is flash based as it requires WAY less energy to power as opposed to external spinning based ones. i probably just throw it out there thats theres not enough juice to run the spinning HD.
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Thanks I wasn't so sure I'll try one out I have at home and post back with the results
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You need a USB Y-cable and an external battery to make it work. But with that, it works fine.
Ive managed to get my M8 to read my external drive. one of them it can power the other it cant
HTC One support 64 gb usb otg not more than that
Not tested 128 gb flash drive
Thank you
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Because I had the cash to
because I like to carry my tablet alone, not a wire and a usb stick or harddrive so its a ease of convenience factor.
Because I don't want to carry a bunch of extra peripherals and have junk dangling from my tablet.
Because of course no one Will like to have wire hanging out your device and also internal flash is way faster than usb also pendrive sucks huge amount of battery every time you use it
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Basically what every one else said the price difference is so low why not have the extra onboard storage. I really don't carrying around extra stuff as it is. Its sorta why I refuse to buy a laptop with a DVD drive, because I know I'd end up buying an external one because all my media is not in the cloud, especially the things I do for work.
convenience. Do you really want to have a tail hanging out of the bottom of the device everytime you want to watch a movie?
I think a better question would be, why would you want to carry around extra crap?
Because it'd rather not have to rely on having a usb stick/hard drive plugged in every time I want to watch something
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because it was what, 40 dollars more? what a silly question. I have a 16 gig s4 with a 64 gig card. I need space. my old nexus was 32. my HTC dna is only 16 with no card and at every given moment I only have like 700mb free. it's awful.
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I wanted the 32gb, but it was out of stock.
Now knowing that usb otg works i have no regrets though - i think it was a better choice actually!
I'm importing this thing so an extra $40 = more like $60, and i never had any space issues with my old 16gb n7.
Also backed the microsd kickstarter, which is very compact and can store my 64gb sandisk with media on it.
It takes like half a min to copy over a movie to internal and you're done.
Also being able to access and manage files without the need to plug my n7 to a PC (when i want to add a movie) is so much easier, just plug in the portable hard drive and play...
There are some really portable otg cables out there, mine is smaller than an average usb drive.
Unused space = wasted space, so no regrets...
I got the 16GB. My 32GB original N7 was never filled past halfway. All my music is on my phone and when I watch something on it, it's usually via netflix. If I really need that space for some reason (long plane ride or something) I can deal with the OTG cable sticking out.
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I got the 16GB. My 32GB original N7 was never filled past halfway. All my music is on my phone and when I watch something on it, it's usually via netflix. If I really need that space for some reason (long plane ride or something) I can deal with the OTG cable sticking out.
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Same thing here
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Nandroid backups will add up, especially since this thing has a 1080p screen. Idk how I'd feel about restoring a backup through USB otg.
because im rich?
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because im rich?
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Personally, since it has no sd card, I played it safe. My music alone would never fill it up, though i have some ~ 3,900 songs.
When I load up game of thrones, it takes some space. I'd use my otg for long trips or if i won't have access for a while.
Also, you can't use otg without an app that will mount it, currently, until its enabled in custom roms.
Indeed, loading up movies & videos for viewing while travelling, it eats up space fast. For an extra $40 seems silly not to opt for the 32gb if one had the availability and choice.
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Because USB OTG requires root in order to mount the flash drive and I'd rather be root free.
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Moral of the thread
Different strokes for different folks
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I am actually a big fan of secure cloud. Netflix and YouTube, Hulu, and other less known sites. I have many devices but I don't think I've gone beyond 8 on any. Just not a prob for me. But I can see where it would be for some. I have like more books on nook than I can readily count, music, games and when it comes to backup's I push to PC, usually wirelessly lol. I find it safer to store on PC plus no room issues. This is a play with device to hold me till the big boys start popping out and I'm frugal. That said I'm coming to like her much more than I thought I would. When this tab gets a few more mods it will really be a beauty.
Like the man said, different strokes.
Hello,
I just bought this tablet on Newegg with their 50% off promo code and now I'm trying to decide if I'd want to keep it or gift it. 16gb is a little low for my taste as I am using 20gb for apps on my Nexus 7 at the moment, and I was curious if Apps2SD was on this tablet or not? That's the deciding factor for me, otherwise it looks about darn near perfect for my taste!
kenhunt said:
Hello,
I just bought this tablet on Newegg with their 50% off promo code and now I'm trying to decide if I'd want to keep it or gift it. 16gb is a little low for my taste as I am using 20gb for apps on my Nexus 7 at the moment, and I was curious if Apps2SD was on this tablet or not? That's the deciding factor for me, otherwise it looks about darn near perfect for my taste!
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We've got root, so you can use apps to achieve this. There was someone who moved data from a game onto their SD card and had success, but nothing too conclusive.
A better tool is Foldermount. You can find this in the Play store. While not automatic it does allow you to move apps to an SD card. Its pretty easy to use and has worked flawlessly on my Galaxy tab (still waiting for my G Pad to show). In any case give it a try. Free version allows setup of 3 folders. Any more requires purchase but its only $1.99 so small investment.
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There's also this free tool here on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
I've used that personally and it works really well.
Awesome, thanks for the quick answers! Guess I'll order a 64gb SD card then and keep this bad boy!
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Fyi SanDisk 64gb card will be on sale for Black Friday. Best Buy is one location. You should be able to order online. I believe I saw it advertised for $34
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So I have to root to transfer gamedata to the sdcard ? No other solution without rooting ?
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magnum73 said:
So I have to root to transfer gamedata to the sdcard ? No other solution without rooting ?
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Root is must. I am using Folder mount on my G Pad. Working well.
Folder Mount has a lot of limitations (3 folders max, not allowed to bind obb) unless you pay. GL to SD doesnt have these limitations and paying to buy the full version allows you to boot on startup. Ofc directory bind that mustbep mentioned is free,open source and doesnt have any limitations.
I use foldermount on my g2 and my gpad, everything works as expected except the fact that the app doesn't write on the mounted folders did anyone notice that
hey guys, thanks for the recommendations. I just tried out GL to SD and it seems to be good, although the problem is that it can't detect all my games (I don't have any Gameloft games but it still managed to detect around 9 games but left out some others). So i wanna try out Foldermount but would like to have my games moved back to their original place before doing so. Does anyone know how I can do this or if I need to do it manually, which folder to put the apps and their data files? Thanks!