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Just ordered Dell Venue Pro with 40GB storage

Yep, it's true! I just put £440 down for a Dell Venue Pro at Clove;
http://www.clove.co.uk/dell-venue-pro
It has been confirmed that it has an SDHC slot, so I ordered a 32GB Micro SDHC card from Amazon as well. The phone comes with 8GB on board so I'll have a total of 40GB. It's scheduled for delivery on 8th November.
So why a Dell Venue Pro?
1) It has a hardware keyboard, which I prefer
2) The screen is a huge 4.1" AMOLED (yum)
3) The glass is "Gorilla Glass" toughened
4) It's one of very few SIM-free handsets available in the UK
5) It has 1GB of ROM
6) It won't be cluttered up with much OEM garbage
7) It's less expensive than the Omnia / HTC etc
8) It has an SDHC card slot, which none of the HTCs or other UK phones seem to have
Looking forward to taking delivery and filling up that 40GB with Moo Sick.

Well, if the specs are correct and it really has memory expansion slot, I think we have a winner here

Both Clove and Expansys clearly state the SDHC slot is there, if it isn't I shall be returning the device. I took screenshots of the info for later use if necessary
It's a helluva phone with all that lovely storage in it!

the Sandisk 32GB is like class 2 i think?
i'd've gone for a 16GB that is class 6 or 10. if the read/write rate is atrocious, it makes managing a large capacity like 32GB unbearable. but if you have speed, it makes it all better.

Hey,
Is it 100% that the Venue Pro (why, oh why, did they dump the Lightning name??) has SDHC support? So often sites show specs but they end up being wrong so I was wondering if you've seen it confirmed anywhere else other than Clove?
If it's true then THIS is the phone I'm going to get - and to think, I almost caved and went to get an Omnia 7 tonight *phew*

to bad that one selling there is not the US 3g compatible ..bands are 900/2100.. need to be 850/1900 for usa
and i have the feelings t mobile wont have this in nov.. ****...

Yes it's class 2.
I've been running a class 2 16GB card in my HD2 for a while without any issues. Speed is only really important for writing to the card anyway, and class 2 is perfectly capable of playing video and music so there's no problem at all. I prefer storage size to speed on my phones anyway.

dividebyzeroZA said:
Hey,
Is it 100% that the Venue Pro (why, oh why, did they dump the Lightning name??) has SDHC support? So often sites show specs but they end up being wrong so I was wondering if you've seen it confirmed anywhere else other than Clove?
If it's true then THIS is the phone I'm going to get - and to think, I almost caved and went to get an Omnia 7 tonight *phew*
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Expansys also state it has an SDHC slot.

ajftl said:
to bad that one selling there is not the US 3g compatible ..bands are 900/2100.. need to be 850/1900 for usa
and i have the feelings t mobile wont have this in nov.. ****...
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Dell is selling it directly. I don't think it's going to be in any T-Mo stores. Not sure when though.

RustyGrom said:
Dell is selling it directly. I don't think it's going to be in any T-Mo stores. Not sure when though.
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I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.

domineus said:
I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.
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and u think im gonna wait that long ..? lol **** i dont want another evo size phone(HD7) and hate AT$$$$T but love the surround and samsung of course
****

domineus said:
I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.
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I think your right with that

can someone please provide a link to buy a fast sdhc card from somewhere for this device? 16GB or 32GB.

almost all WP7 phone will have a "SDHC slot", but it's used for a "embadded" sd card which holds systems files and "internal" storage. Say for Dell Venue Pro, you reads there is a 8GB storage, meaning there is a 8GB sd card in that slot. you can't use the phone if you removed the original sd card, as I understood from M$.

If you have to removed the 8GB card for the 32GB, then you wont have 40GB. Also, I do believe you can switch them out. You just might need to hard reset after.

ericc191 said:
If you have to removed the 8GB card for the 32GB, then you wont have 40GB. Also, I do believe you can switch them out. You just might need to hard reset after.
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It's probably going to lead to a slow feel and experience as well; switching the default card for a class 2 card.

A NOTE ON WP7 AND SD CARDS:
At the moment, no publicly available microSD card has the correct characteristics to be used as internal memory for WP7.
The "Class" system for SD cards measures minimum bulk transfer speeds, while this is useful for devices like cameras, it is not so good if the SD card is being used as a device's main storage.
This is not FUD or BS - the micro SD cards being shipped with the phones have a lower latency and random read\write rates than the normal ones you can purchase.
The reason they are including user-accessible slots is such that 1) the carriers can offer different capacity sizes in-store when selling the phone and 2) (hopefully) in the near future they may be cards that are publicly available with the correct characteristics that can be certified to work with WP7.
For the time being, I would recommend holding off on buying a micro SD card for your WP7.

TehPenguin said:
A NOTE ON WP7 AND SD CARDS:
At the moment, no publicly available microSD card has the correct characteristics to be used as internal memory for WP7.
The "Class" system for SD cards measures minimum bulk transfer speeds, while this is useful for devices like cameras, it is not so good if the SD card is being used as a device's main storage.
This is not FUD or BS - the micro SD cards being shipped with the phones have a lower latency and random read\write rates than the normal ones you can purchase.
The reason they are including user-accessible slots is such that 1) the carriers can offer different capacity sizes in-store when selling the phone and 2) (hopefully) in the near future they may be cards that are publicly available with the correct characteristics that can be certified to work with WP7.
For the time being, I would recommend holding off on buying a micro SD card for your WP7.
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There's a review of the Focus on the net where they popped a C2 32GB card into the phone and it definitely had 40GB in total.
Check this out too...
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/windows-phone-7-does-support-removable-storage-proof
So I'm afriad what you said just ain't true.

Jim Coleman said:
There's a review of the Focus on the net where they popped a C2 32GB card into the phone and it definitely had 40GB in total.
Check this out too...
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/windows-phone-7-does-support-removable-storage-proof
So I'm afriad what you said just ain't true.
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link to the review?

Engadget as well just outted their Focus review which has 8Gb of internal storage, and they added a 16Gb card. Go check it out

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 !!

What 64bit SD card do you recommend?

I am in the midst of buying one and was curious which ones you guys are using, and confirmed are working on our Note, thanks.:good:

doesntmatterx said:
I am in the midst of buying one and was curious which ones you guys are using, and confirmed are working on our Note, thanks.:good:
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Samsung 64GB Class 10 Micro SD SDXC UHS-1 Grade 1 Pro Memory Card 70MB/s.
Expensive but worth every single cent.
The 64GB UHS-1 from Samsung is the best memory card I have every had.
Greetings from Germany

I purchased a Sandisk Ultra Class 10 on Amazon. It works great - no problems at all.
(seems I'm a "can't post links yet" noob still) The item number is B007WTAJTO
I would recommend purchasing from a reputable vendor, as in "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com". I had a Amazon seller send me a Class 2 unbranded card with a SD reader when I ordered a Class 4 Sandisk card with microSD reader. Very annoying and I suspect intentional.
Ernthelfer, have you done any speed testing on your Samsung card?

Thanks for the suggestions fellas appreciate that. :good:

I also have the Sandisk 64GB. I'm wondering HOW to test the speed and for bad blocks using my unrooted GN 10.1.(Can't use my PC for testing.)

wgraz said:
I also have the Sandisk 64GB. I'm wondering HOW to test the speed and for bad blocks using my unrooted GN 10.1.(Can't use my PC for testing.)
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Not sure but maybe someone else can help you out.

wgraz said:
I also have the Sandisk 64GB. I'm wondering HOW to test the speed and for bad blocks using my unrooted GN 10.1.(Can't use my PC for testing.)
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda premium

Dsmforlife92 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda premium
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Thanks. I tried this already. It didn't work; I can't remember the reason. Also tried the SD Tools app with no luck.
Has anyone with an unrooted GN 10.1 had any luck with these apps? Thanks.

Ernthelfer said:
Samsung 64GB Class 10 Micro SD SDXC UHS-1 Grade 1 Pro Memory Card 70MB/s.
Expensive but worth every single cent.
The 64GB UHS-1 from Samsung is the best memory card I have every had.
Greetings from Germany
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for some reason you can't buy this micro sd card in the uk that is why i will have to buy a sandisk 64gb instead which is not ideal but it's the best i am gonna get, i can get a samsung 32gb class 6 though i might go for that as i like samsung micro sd cards.

Ernthelfer said:
Samsung 64GB Class 10 Micro SD SDXC UHS-1 Grade 1 Pro Memory Card 70MB/s.
Expensive but worth every single cent.
The 64GB UHS-1 from Samsung is the best memory card I have every had.
Greetings from Germany
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Could you send us a link to that? Also in Germany, but can't locate it online. Danke!

128GB Micro SD Card will work on note 8 [N5120]?

hi
I would like to know if the 128GB Micro SD Card will work on note 8 [N5120]?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-...Readers_USB_Host_Adapters&hash=item43c9c05b88

According to the Samsung specs for the Note 8.0 the upper limit for the micro SD card is 64GB. The 128GB cards might work (I don't have one to try) but they are not supported.
If you buy memory cards on eBay you might not have to worry about that since there are many fakes being sold there with much less than the advertised capacity. I suggest Amazon as a better source, and there are some fakes there too, but they are much easier to return.
ramjet73

carlo67 said:
hi
I would like to know if the 128GB Micro SD Card will work on note 8 [N5120]?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-...Readers_USB_Host_Adapters&hash=item43c9c05b88
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It should work, as there has been reports in threads that 128GB SD cards work. You may find a faster type even better. I had a thread on using super fast SD cards.

gooberdude said:
It should work, as there has been reports in threads that 128GB SD cards work. You may find a faster type even better. I had a thread on using super fast SD cards.
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http://www.amazon.com/Professional-SanDisk-128GB-Samsung-N5120/dp/997334071X
is that the one?

carlo67 said:
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-SanDisk-128GB-Samsung-N5120/dp/997334071X
is that the one?
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This one looks like a better deal.
That item is sold and fulfilled by Amazon which is always the best way to buy items if there is any chance that you might return them.
ramjet73

carlo67 said:
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-SanDisk-128GB-Samsung-N5120/dp/997334071X
is that the one?
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I tested a few SDXC 600x and 633x cards, and found that Ultra SD cards are not that good for speeds. Extreme or Extreme Pro is the way to go.
Lexar, PNY and Samsung Pro SDXC cards are very quick but costly once you get to the 128GB sizes.

Sandisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC Card compatibility list
gooberdude said:
I tested a few SDXC 600x and 633x cards, and found that Ultra SD cards are not that good for speeds. Extreme or Extreme Pro is the way to go.
Lexar, PNY and Samsung Pro SDXC cards are very quick but costly once you get to the 128GB sizes.
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Remember that you're talking about a tablet here and not a digital camera where write speeds are much more important. Were your benchmarks run with the cards in the tablet or connected to a PC or another device?
I doubt that it will be worth the money to go for an "Extreme" micro SDXC card if he is mainly looking for more capacity for the tablet.
128GB Ultra MicroSDXC card by SanDisk Compatibility list
Includes: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (N5100/N5110)
And here's the SD Card Associations table of speed ratings.
According to that table an SDXC Class 10 card, which the Sandisk Ultra is, should be fine for use in the Note 8.0. Heck, we don't even have a flash for our camera.
ramjet73

ramjet73 said:
Remember that you're talking about a tablet here and not a digital camera where write speeds are much more important. Were your benchmarks run with the cards in the tablet or connected to a PC or another device?
I doubt that it will be worth the money to go for an "Extreme" micro SDXC card if he is mainly looking for more capacity for the tablet.
128GB Ultra MicroSDXC card by SanDisk Compatibility list
Includes: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (N5100/N5110)
And here's the SD Card Associations table of speed ratings.
According to that table an SDXC Class 10 card, which the Sandisk Ultra is, should be fine for use in the Note 8.0. Heck, we don't even have a flash for our camera.
ramjet73
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Some don't care about speeds and can get by with a standard SD card.
For running apps from SD which many do or want video playback from HD sources, you need a fast read time. Plus if you have large backups, you can save minutes off your backup and restore times.
Just saying as I call it. Don't need to throw numbers down as they are trivial, real world walks the walk, while benchmark numbers can only talk the talk.

gooberdude said:
Some don't care about speeds and can get by with a standard SD card.
For running apps from SD which many do or want video playback from HD sources, you need a fast read time. Plus if you have large backups, you can save minutes off your backup and restore times.
Just saying as I call it. Don't need to throw numbers down as they are trivial, real world walks the walk, while benchmark numbers can only talk the talk.
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Whoa! I believe that term is "calling it as you see it" which is another way of saying you are expressing your opinion and you have every right to do that. :good:
I asked a simple question and you didn't even bother to answer that. Have you benchmarked the cards in this tablet or not? You brought up your testing of "ultra" versus "extreme" but never described how you did that.
A couple of years ago phones and tablets wouldn't benefit from anything faster than a class 4 SD card and I doubt that the readers in them have improved that much since then. Here's an article with advice about buying SD cards for an Android device, including what speeds are appropriate. I'm asking you to identify what the "real world" experience is going to be using the card as the OP intends, not benchmarking them with a USB 3.0 reader on a PC with Crystal Disk Mark or some similar app, versus something like A1 SD Benchmark on the Note 8.0 itself.
There's a thing called the law of diminishing returns and IMO spending a lot of money to upgrade from "Ultra" to "Extreme" may fit that. It's easy to spend someone else's money but most of us have to buy what we need and conserve it. There's one scenario where that might make sense and that's if the plan is to use the card often in a fast USB 3.0 reader on a PC to load a lot of data, like movies, and he can't afford to wait for the class 10 write speeds. Otherwise, he may wind up buying a Ferrari when he needs an Audi.
And if you want to be respected as an expert be prepared to be challenged when you are expressing opinions and not facts. That's real world.
ramjet73

GT-N5110 128GB MicroSD Card Compatibility Report
Hi,
I'm glad to report I successfully mounted a Sandisk Ultra 128GB MicroSDXC (exFAT) without issues in my Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi (GT-N5110)
Note: I'm running CyanogenMod 11.0. Therefore, I can only conclude the hardware is compatible although I have no idea if the official Samsung ROM supports it.
Best regards

noname2no said:
Hi,
I'm glad to report I successfully mounted a Sandisk Ultra 128GB MicroSDXC (exFAT) without issues in my Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi (GT-N5110)
Note: I'm running CyanogenMod 11.0. Therefore, I can only conclude the hardware is compatible although I have no idea if the official Samsung ROM supports it.
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According to SanDisk (see link in post #7 above) the 128GB Ultra microSDXC card is compatible with the Note 8.0 so it should work with the stock ROM. Only the N5100 and N5110 models are mentioned, but the hardware and software that affects the SD card should be the same for all Note 8.0 models.
ramjet73

ramjet73 said:
According to SanDisk (see link in post #7 above) the 128GB Ultra microSDXC card is compatible with the Note 8.0 so it should work with the stock ROM. Only the N5100 and N5110 models are mentioned, but the hardware and software that affects the SD card should be the same for all Note 8.0 models.
ramjet73
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I too use the SanDisk SDXC UHS-1 micro's and they DO indeed work. I have the 128's in all my Sammy devices. They are awesome. Here is the suggested model to purchase. I have bought dozens of these without incident. They've all worked perfectly in Note 8, Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S3, S4, and S5.
SanDisk Ultra 128 GB microSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter (SDSDQU-128G-AFFP-A)
-smiles-

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-..._Electronics_Memory_Cards&hash=item2337929606
is this compatible with n5120 ?

carlo67 said:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-..._Electronics_Memory_Cards&hash=item2337929606
is this compatible with n5120 ?
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No. That's an SD card and the Note 8.0 requires a micro SD format.
ramjet73

ramjet73 said:
No. That's an SD card and the Note 8.0 requires a micro SD format.
ramjet73
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ok
which sd card is compatible with n5120 ?
I want fast and 128gb

carlo67 said:
ok
which sd card is compatible with n5120 ?
I want fast and 128gb
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You need to go with the 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card that's been discussed throughout this thread. It's plenty fast for the Note 8.0 and AFAIK there is no "Extreme" version available in the 128GB microSDXC format at this point.
TheDogman said:
I too use the SanDisk SDXC UHS-1 micro's and they DO indeed work. I have the 128's in all my Sammy devices. They are awesome. Here is the suggested model to purchase. I have bought dozens of these without incident. They've all worked perfectly in Note 8, Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S3, S4, and S5.
SanDisk Ultra 128 GB microSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter (SDSDQU-128G-AFFP-A)
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I don't know where you got that product number but these are the official SanDisk product numbers (click the specifications tab) for their microSDXC Ultra cards with adapter. Anything other than those product numbers is probably just packaging differences and I think the important part is "SDSDQU-128G".
There are a lot of fakes floating around for this card so I highly recommend purchasing from a reputable dealer with a reasonable return policy.
ramjet73

ramjet73 said:
You need to go with the 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card that's been discussed throughout this thread. It's plenty fast for the Note 8.0 and AFAIK there is no "Extreme" version available in the 128GB microSDXC format at this point.
I don't know where you got that product number but these are the official SanDisk product numbers (click the specifications tab) for their microSDXC Ultra cards with adapter. Anything other than those product numbers is probably just packaging differences and I think the important part is "SDSDQU-128G".
There are a lot of fakes floating around for this card so I highly recommend purchasing from a reputable dealer with a reasonable return policy.
ramjet73
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what about this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-...bilePhoneAccessories&var=&hash=item4d216dd624

ramjet73 said:
You need to go with the 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card that's been discussed throughout this thread. It's plenty fast for the Note 8.0 and AFAIK there is no "Extreme" version available in the 128GB microSDXC format at this point.
I don't know where you got that product number but these are the official SanDisk product numbers (click the specifications tab) for their microSDXC Ultra cards with adapter. Anything other than those product numbers is probably just packaging differences and I think the important part is "SDSDQU-128G".
There are a lot of fakes floating around for this card so I highly recommend purchasing from a reputable dealer with a reasonable return policy.
ramjet73
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Slow down a sec ramjet73. -smiles- That was the number included with my purchase. Mine was bundled when I bought it 6 months ago. Since my purchase SanDisk has also changed the video spec of the cards as well. The "important" number is in fact SDSDQU-128G. For the record here is the EXACT link for purchasing the Sandisk 128gb microSD card for anyone interested. This is the EXACT microSD card latest manufacturer revision. (hopefully it posts to the forum). Buy from a reputable seller. I agree with ramjet73 - Do not buy counterfeit. You will not get the rated specs or performance.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIJ6W4S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope this helps.
(edit) My Model number in the original post contained "AFFP" at the end of the model number. This is a packaging identifier and refers to "Frustration Free Packaging" and is simply how the item is sold and presented to the consumer at the time of sale. The important part is the "SDSDQU-128G" number leading it and of course the SanDisk brand.

carlo67 said:
what about this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-...bilePhoneAccessories&var=&hash=item4d216dd624
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That's another full size SD card that won't fit in the Note 8.0 and I've told you how I feel about eBay so I'm not going to recommend anything from there. If you have to buy from eBay for some reason the original card you linked will work but make sure to check out the seller well and read the reviews from the buyers that have purchased memory cards. If you are sold on the idea of getting something faster than the Sandisk Ultra class 10 card you are going to have to downsize to 64GB and then there are are some "extreme" options available that are compatible with the Note 8.0.
I've already contributed what I can to your OP about the SanDisk 128GB Ultra miniSDXC card and I think the considerations and options for getting that are pretty clear now. If you want to change the scope and look at anything that's compatible with the Note 8.0 I'll leave it to the other users participating in this thread to give you advice.
Good luck!
TheDogman said:
So quick to prove people wrong ramjet73. Slow down a sec. -smiles- That was the number included with my purchase. Mine was bundled when I bought it 6 months ago. Not sure why Amazon posted it as such with that number. For the record here is the EXACT link for purchasing the Sandisk 128gb card for anyone interested. (hopefully it posts to the forum).
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIJ6W4S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope this helps.
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Well, smiles or not, that's exactly the same link I included yesterday in post #5 above so I was wondering why you were contradicting that with your product number recommendation. When I Googled the product number you posted previously it seems to be something that's specific to BestBuy and not the SanDisk identifier. If you read the SanDisk press release for the Ultra 128GB microSDXC it said at that time (February 2014) that only Amazon and BestBuy would be carrying the 128GB version so that number may still be valid for BestBuy.
I've done everything I can to help in this thread and the OP seems to be sold on getting something faster than the Ultra 128GB so I'm moving on and you can make whatever recommendations you want without being questioned.
Edit: It looks like the product number you originally gave may be the Amazon identifier for "frustration free packaging" which means they take the bulk version of the card and adapter and put them in their own packing which is supposed to be easier to open and more environmentally friendly. The SanDisk part number for the card itself should be the same. That version is currently not available if you click on the frustration free packing option and the 128GB capacity on the Amazon item listing.
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That's another full size SD card that won't fit in the Note 8.0 and I've told you how I feel about eBay so I'm not going to recommend anything from there. If you have to buy from eBay for some reason the original card you linked will work but make sure to check out the seller well and read the reviews from the buyers that have purchased memory cards. If you are sold on the idea of getting something faster than the Sandisk Ultra class 10 card you are going to have to downsize to 64GB and then there are are some "extreme" options available that are compatible with the Note 8.0.
I've already contributed what I can to your OP about the SanDisk 128GB Ultra miniSDXC card and I think the considerations and options for getting that are pretty clear now. If you want to change the scope and look at anything that's compatible with the Note 8.0 I'll leave it to the other users participating in this thread to give you advice.
Good luck!
Well, smiles or not, that's exactly the same link I included yesterday in post #5 above so I was wondering why you were contradicting that with your product number recommendation. When I Googled the product number you posted previously it seems to be something that's specific to BestBuy and not the SanDisk identifier. If you read the SanDisk press release for the Ultra 128GB microSDXC it said at that time (February 2014) that only Amazon and BestBuy would be carrying the 128GB version so that number may still be valid for BestBuy.
I've done everything I can to help in this thread and the OP seems to be sold on getting something faster than the Ultra 128GB so I'm moving on and you can make whatever recommendations you want without being questioned.
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See previous post. I contradicted nothing. You simply weren't aware of the packaging details or that last 4 numbers in the product details. No biggie. That's why I suggested you "slow down". Don't be so quick to put others posts down or prove them wrong somehow. Maybe they aren't wrong at all. Also for the record the packaging isn't tied specifically with Best Buy. If you shop around you will find the FFP packaging other places. I purchased my SD back in February from Amazon. The exact link I shared for others.

S20 ultra MicroSD speed?

Hello guys, does anyone know if uhs-ii is leveraged by s20 ultra? As far as I know earlier models only benefit from uhs-i and hence no need to get ultra fast card. With 8k and huge files could it be that Samsung bumped the microsd spec?
It seems Samsung does not make itself uhs-ii cards. I looked at AData, ProGrade and Lexar. From tests it seems ADATA is fairly impressive at speeds exceeding 200MB/s for both read and write

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Hello guys, does anyone know if uhs-ii is leveraged by s20 ultra? As far as I know earlier models only benefit from uhs-i and hence no need to get ultra fast card. With 8k and huge files could it be that Samsung bumped the microsd spec?
It seems Samsung does not make itself uhs-ii cards. I looked at AData, ProGrade and Lexar. From tests it seems ADATA is fairly impressive at speeds exceeding 200MB/s for both read and write
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Unless some really low data rate is utilized, I cannot see writing capture directly to any removable storage with 8K/24 output. The device will become unresponsive.

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Hello guys, does anyone know if uhs-ii is leveraged by s20 ultra? As far as I know earlier models only benefit from uhs-i and hence no need to get ultra fast card. With 8k and huge files could it be that Samsung bumped the microsd spec?
It seems Samsung does not make itself uhs-ii cards. I looked at AData, ProGrade and Lexar. From tests it seems ADATA is fairly impressive at speeds exceeding 200MB/s for both read and write
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Where did you see the speed stats for Adata? Link, please. Thanks.

The phone supports UFS cards, according to the two Samsung support people I spoke too. So you could aways try those but I believe only size available currently is 256gb and smaller.
Google model MB-FA256G/AM
I have one ordered when it comes I update my findings with the UFS card

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The phone supports UFS cards, according to the two Samsung support people I spoke too. So you could aways try those but I believe only size available currently is 256gb and smaller.
Google model MB-FA256G/AM
I have one ordered when it comes I update my findings with the UFS card
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Take their words with a pinch of salt. i spoke to one personally and he told me the phone does not support UFS card. The only way to find out now is hope one of the owners can test it and share the result with us.

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Where did you see the speed stats for Adata? Link, please. Thanks.
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I looked a this test
https://www.anandtech.com/show/11974/adata-premier-and-xpg-sdxc-and-microsdxc-cards-review/3
I actually made an error and looked at the SDXC figures for the 128GB card. I should have been looking at the 3rd page (linked above) that is about microSDXC.
ADATA microSD does not seem that fast unfortunately. I can get the Lexar card too. I really have no preference. Lexar simply seems a bit better. That would only matter if the phone support UHS-II.
UFS card support as speculated above will be fantastic. I do not see it listed in the Samsung S20 Series Specs though. I only find the following on Samsung web site (all other sites kind of copy creatively this text and likely mess it up due to negligence or sheer incompetence.)
Single SIM model: one Nano SIM and one MicroSD slot (up to 1TB)
Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot): one Nano SIM and one Nano SIM or one MicroSD slot (up to 1TB)
*SIM card sold separately. Availability of Dual SIM may vary depending on country and carrier.
*MicroSD card sold separately. Availability may vary depending on country and manufacturer.
*eSIM supported on Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra models. eSIM requires a wireless service plan and allows you to activate a mobile network plan without the use of a Nano SIM. eSIM availability may vary depending on country and carrier. Check with your carrier if your mobile network plan supports eSIM.
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kirilk said:
I looked a this test
https://www.anandtech.com/show/11974/adata-premier-and-xpg-sdxc-and-microsdxc-cards-review/3
I actually made an error and looked at the SDXC figures for the 128GB card. I should have been looking at the 3rd page (linked above) that is about microSDXC.
ADATA microSD does not seem that fast unfortunately. I can get the Lexar card too. I really have no preference. Lexar simply seems a bit better. That would only matter if the phone support UHS-II.
UFS card support as speculated above will be fantastic. I do not see it listed in the Samsung S20 Series Specs though. I only find the following on Samsung web site (all other sites kind of copy creatively this text and likely mess it up due to negligence or sheer incompetence.)
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Thanks! I looked into some V90 MicroSDXC cards, and it appears that Delkin Power is the fastest for write speeds. However, it's pretty expensive, and I ended up getting a 128GB Lexar 1800x card (probably the next fastest one).
Hoping that the Ultra does indeed support UFS! Cheers.

still waiting for confirmation of samsung ufs memory card compatbility with s20 ultra. i would like to get one and test but unfortunately it's only sold in US.

I ordered the 256gb UFS card from Samsung early February but still hadn't been shipped yet but once it comes I'll let you guys know if it works in Samsung ultra (USA version).
Has a 6th March estimate shipping date.

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I ordered the 256gb UFS card from Samsung early February but still hadn't been shipped yet but once it comes I'll let you guys know if it works in Samsung ultra (USA version).
Has a 6th March estimate shipping date.
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Did you get a chance to try it yet?

Curious as well...

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I ordered the 256gb UFS card from Samsung early February but still hadn't been shipped yet but once it comes I'll let you guys know if it works in Samsung ultra (USA version).
Has a 6th March estimate shipping date.
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Hi, it seems UFS hasnt the same form factor as MicroSd (+ different pins?) , so how could it work except if you could change the tray with sim+sd and theS20U has been designed for it?

Should be arriving tomorrow or day after, huge delays because of the virus etc. Ended up ordering from Korean seller on eBay as Samsung kept delaying, finger's crossed if it's legit plus actually works ?

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Should be arriving tomorrow or day after, huge delays because of the virus etc. Ended up ordering from Korean seller on eBay as Samsung kept delaying, finger's crossed if it's legit plus actually works
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Lol ok thanks. Thought you have disappeared after so long.

so I got the card today, and it sits in the micro SD slot just fine, but the phone sadly doesn't detect the card at all. tried all sorts of stuff but it wont detect it.
so that's that!

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so I got the card today, and it sits in the micro SD slot just fine, but the phone sadly doesn't detect the card at all. tried all sorts of stuff but it wont detect it.
so that's that!
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Just what i was guessing in post#12 , it s not the same pin design and interface , if i read correctly what i saw yesterday ufs cards should be for Note 20 : first Samsung's Smartphone with ufs3.1 Memory
to keep high speed rates with external memory , should be logical to give up SDcards and offer a slot for UFS cards in Galaxy Note 20

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so I got the card today, and it sits in the micro SD slot just fine, but the phone sadly doesn't detect the card at all. tried all sorts of stuff but it wont detect it.
so that's that!
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Thanks for trying and reporting back to us.

I know this isnt about UFS cards. Hopefully someone can answer. What is a decent large microsd for the s20 ultra 400-512gb. I've looked at the SanDisk, Lexpro, Samsung cards. Do any of them really work better than the other.? Is there a sweet spot in price/speed? Thanks

I have multiple cards Sandisk Extreme Pro 400gb, Sandisk extreme 400gb, Samsung Evo Plus 256gb and an older Samsung Evo 64gb however i still need to do some tests, i will post this here.
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kossiewossie said:
so I got the card today, and it sits in the micro SD slot just fine, but the phone sadly doesn't detect the card at all. tried all sorts of stuff but it wont detect it.
so that's that!
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I know this isnt about UFS cards. Hopefully someone can answer. What is a decent large microsd for the s20 ultra 400-512gb. I've looked at the SanDisk, Lexpro, Samsung cards. Do any of them really work better than the other.? Is there a sweet spot in price/speed? Thanks
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Lexar Professional 1800x MicroSDXC 128GB UHS-II is fast at a somewhat reasonable price.
U3 V90 cards are the fastest as of now, but some are ridiculously priced.