Normally when I post reviews on XDA Developers, I rewrite them to be more for this audience. However, when I'm reviewing SD Cards, pretty much only the facts are interesting, so I've just gone verbatim here since I think it's to the point.
I picked up this MicroSD card (more specifically, MicroSDXC) and promptly ran some tests with it, you can see them in the video, but here are some key facts:
* On a USB3.0 reader I was getting 78.64 MB/S read and 18.45 MB/S write for Sequential writes using a 100MiB test file. The card is actually exceeding its own claims here
* The same test on the USB3.0 reader with a 1GiB test file gave 77.81 MB/S read and 19.92 MB/S write for Sequential writes.
* On a USB2.0 reader I was getting 22.02 MB/S read and 10.70 MB/S write for Sequential writes using a 100MiB test file. The lower speed is to be expected due to a USB2.0 reader.
* It arrived formatted as exFAT
* It worked just fine in the LG G4. 117gb formatted capacity shown.
Included was a microSD to full size SD adapter which worked just fine in my laptop for the USB2.0 test.
Conclusion
So there you go, I like the Silicon Power 128gb microSD card and it's working just fine in my LG G4. Simple conclusion I know, but I think the best I can do here is not beat around the bush.
Notes
The tested model number was SP128GBSTXBU1V20SP
Photos
Album (has a few more images and a USB2 test)
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In a USB3 reader, 100MiB Test:
In a USB3 reader, 1GiB Test:
Video Review
Links
NCIX.ca (where I bought it): Silicon Power Elite 128GB Microsdxc UHS-1 Class 10 75MB/S Memory Card With Adapter
Amazon.ca: Silicon Power 128GB up to 75MB/s MicroSDXC UHS-1 Class 10, Elite Flash Memory Card with Adaptor (SP128GBSTXBU1V20SP)
I also picked one of these up (on an Amazon lightning deal, no less - $30 instead of $35). I've had no issues and been entirely happy with it. I reformatted mine to FAT32 with gparted and am using it in my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2. My benches were pretty close to yours.
I'd definitely recommend this card [emoji4]
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I bought recently a Qtek S100 and i want to buy a 1024 Mb memory card.
A friend told me that MMC is faster than SD is that true???
Tnx for the help
Paulo
other way round, generally sd is better....hence the slighly dearer price
MMC can be more problematic than SD on XDA range in my experience.
I've just ordered a 2GB Adata MMC card to use in my Magician. From other threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=24988 I've read that the Adata 2GB SD doesn't work but the MMC does. There are also problems with other 2GB SD cards. Speed wise I don't think you'll see any difference even theough the MMC is rated faster since the phones only support the slower interface.
defaultly sd should be about 8 times faster then mmc but some newer mmc cards were suppose to be much faster then older ones not sure
but thing mmc are on the way out along with CF and SM and other older flash types
Well I was thinking MMC was on the way out until I recently looked at buying a card. It seems the latest MMC cards are the "the fastest in the world" at the moment. I think they are being pushed again as some phones (Symbian based Nokias I think) only support MMC and not SD as the MMC is thinner. MMC currently go upto 266x (40MB/second) and the fastest SD I've seen is 166x (25MB/second) mind you the quoted speeds tend to be for reading so not sure how the writing fares.
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=5139
All that said they are only going to be fast when used in a USB2 reader that supports the latest MMC standard. ( I think they need to move a nybble at a time rather than 1 bit )
guess it is a matter if HTC devices support that faster MMC cards then
and if they work if they work at full speed
My MMC arrived today 2GB works fine in my Magician (with orginal ROM). £74 including p&p not bad at all.
As for the 200x speed, this is not supported in my card readers (let alone the Magician). This is because the card supports 3 modes:-
1) Original serial / 1 bit at a time mode (which I think is the one the Magican uses)
2) 4 bit mode one nybble is moved at a time as with newr SD cards
3) 8 bit mode one whole byte is moved at a time and there are an additional 4 contacts to support this.
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So I guess I'll be buying a new card reader for my PC to help speed my music copying.
but it would still be slower on the pda i guess
not that the SD interface on any of the pda's can utilize the
speed that even normal SD cards can run at
This: http://datacomp.sk/kingston-micro-sdhc-16gb-class-4-adapter_d82251.html
Or this: http://online.asbis.sk/16-gb-microsdhc-karta-a-data-class-10-adapter-v3_d138300.html
Kingston was always a reliable card. I had it with my previous phones.
But A-Data is better specs wise and it is reliable, too. Class 10 will be faster than class 4 and A-Data is reported to be one of the class 10 cards working flawlessly with the Desire.
I'd go with the A-Data.
davebugyi said:
Kingston was always a reliable card. I had it with my previous phones.
But A-Data is better specs wise and it is reliable, too. Class 10 will be faster than class 4 and A-Data is reported to be one of the class 10 cards working flawlessly with the Desire.
I'd go with the A-Data.
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I can join this opinion.
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Both are reputable memory manufacturers so I'd go with the more favorable price/warranty ratio.
Well, this is interesting behavior. I transcoded all Ambient Nights from 320 kBps MP3 into 192 kBps aacPlus. The moment I copied them onto SD card, performance of entire phone went to hell. Any idea why?
Just for your info, this is my ADATA 8Gb class 10 result, on Stock rooted Gingerbread..
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I just checked card for bad sectors. None.
JACKOPT! File name format was causing slowdown. When I changed it to 01. artist - track all is working again. Now, since I have hundreds of tracks to rename, do you know good freeware software that we will do it?
I think Media monkey could pull that off.
I would prefer Partiot:
pamatove-karty.heureka.sk/patriot-micro-sdhc-16gb-class-10/
I am currently happy with Lexar
www .sunnysoft.sk/zbozi/150PLX-027/lexar-microsdhc-32gb-pametova-karta-high-speed-class-10-se-cteckou.html
Previous one was Transcend 8 GB class 6. No problems with that either. Quite fast. Even comparing to the latest Class 10 card.
You should also remember a nice company Sandisk. Their class 2 cards are faster than any class 10 cards for small files. And I have a reason to believe that it would speed up custom ROMs from sd-ext a lot.
I bought this one: http://www.qcomp.sk/shopping/product_details.php?idp=abC4310711
Anyway, I used Rename Master.
Great price.
And I had to pay for mine class six one five euros more... congratulations to your choice, anyway.
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Well, it wasn't because of file name. The only reason I can think of is audio format. I'll see more tomorrow. Wish me luck.
P.S.: I can't get more than 5 MBps from card while in phone. But the card itself is workin as should; I get speeds between 10 MBps to 12 MBps.
Yep, it was file format. Now I'm back to business.
Question: Desire doesn't have SD specification v3.0?
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Key Features
Fully compatible with SD 3.0 Standards
SDHC Class 10 compliant
Compatible with all SDHC-labeled host devices (not compatible with standard SD)
Easy to use
plug-and-play operation
Built-in Error Correcting Code (ECC) to detect and correct transfer errors
Complies with Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) portable device requirements
Supports Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM)
Allows In System Programming (ISP) for updating firmware
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/computers-sd-cards/TranscendM-42327
Transcend MicroSD 16GB Class 10 @ Rs. 1299
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/computers-sd-cards/TranscendM-42325
Transcend MicroSD 8GB Class 10 @ Rs. 629
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/computers-sd-cards/TranscendM-42326
Better Price~!!!
Much Cheaper
http://www.flipkart.com/transcend-m...3g--&ref=d3a9eb00-5868-4aba-b3aa-b01d8ddae149
droidevil said:
Much Cheaper
http://www.flipkart.com/transcend-m...3g--&ref=d3a9eb00-5868-4aba-b3aa-b01d8ddae149
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u know what is difference between class 4 and class 10?
guess not....
ccdreadcc said:
u know what is difference between class 4 and class 10?
guess not....
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Actually our phone performs almost the same on class 4 and class 10 sd cards.This difference can be experienced only on high end phones.
well in that case this is the cheapest deal
http://www.indiaplaza.com/transcend-8gb-micro-sd-card-pc-pcs15022012trans01-10.htm
any screenshots for crystaldiskmark for the transcend 32gb class 10 please?
Actually I am looking for a thread to solve my problem, but instead I found this thread.
I bought an Transcend 32GB class 10 an it work beatifully OOB. However I've replaced this memory card 3 times because it failed when copy a lot of data. It just not faid but after the error copying I couldnt use the card anymore. I tried to format and it get worst.
It happen when I backup and all three times I had it failed occurred when I trying to backup my file into it.
I won;t buy Transcend anymore.
I bought 8gb from ebay for $ 4.28.....Its working gud on my 4n.... so cheap....
Big capasity (32 Gb) Kingston brandname card; Several adapters following with card: micro SD to SD, micro SD to mini SD, micro SD to MS Pro DUO; Ok price for 32 Gb Kingston micro SD at the moment of purchase Building quality seems to be good.
Genuine Kingston TF / Micro SD Memory Card w/ SD / MS PRO Duo / Mini SD Adapter - 32GB (Class4)
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For a brief moment I forgot that I'm on XDA, I thought I was on Slickdeals, and tried to give a thumbs down ...
You can get a class 10 SanDisk for cheaper than that.
....yep
Vanquiz said:
For a brief moment I forgot that I'm on XDA, I thought I was on Slickdeals, and tried to give a thumbs down ...
You can get a class 10 SanDisk for cheaper than that.
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You're right....I just got a class 10 32gb for $18.95
We sell sandisk 32Gb for 1000 INR
Calss 4
If ur buying a sdcard go for class 6 or above.
Deal extreme prices are good but buy locally of price difference is not much
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
It's not a good deal, at all.
actually it is a good deal. depending on where in the WORLD you are.
now in the USA that price is horrible. $18-$22 is the going price for a 32gb (uhs-1 ultra card)
but in say africa that might be a FANTASTIC price. so it depends on where he is ordering from.
Wouldn't rely on them too much. It's a Chinese manufacturer sent straight from there, I've gotten other things such as accessories from there but would trust memory cards.
Well when it first came out (the tab s 8.4) only 128gb micro SD cards were the largest available.
So my question, can we assume that any micro SD XC 1 card will work fine in this tablet?
I ask because I stumbled upon this 200GB card now available.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro..._UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=00EQDPJ5PMBTHB0A266Q
Or is this tabs card slot locked some how to only except up to 128GB max?
If the Tabs S works with XC 1 cards have an 128gb one and it works fine, I suppose an 200gb that is XC 1 should work as well as an guess.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
If the Tabs S works with XC 1 cards have an 128gb one and it works fine, I suppose an 200gb that is XC 1 should work as well as an guess.
John.
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Can anyone recommend a card with decent speed?
I'm using Sandisk 32 GB and the transfer speed sucks... avg around 10mb/s when transfering files from my tablet to PC via USB cable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-MicroSDHC-Memory-Card-Frustration-Free/dp/B00422GXXA
Get the biggest card you can afford, a 64gb or 128gb, I only ever buy Samsung flash cards for years for my camera`s phones and tablets, I all do a exhaustive error test when i get them and i have never found an error or had one fail, So i don't have any experience of other brands but Sandisk is a good brand.
I just bought an Samsung 128GB Evo+ the other day for £36 and i am just about finishing the error testing, It is showing a write speed of 20.46mb/s and a read speed of 63.56mb/s these are just basic number using an USB 3.0 card reader on my notebook, I have an crystal disk mark test results if you want to see them.
My T800 10.5" has formated my Samsung 128GB EVO+ as ExFat file system, benchmarks should really be run with the card in your Tab S for real world results.
John.
Thanks! Time to test out Samsung sd cards then.
Highly recommended Samsung evo cards. Its all I use now. Good value for money.
A few speed test reviews on Amazon say the Samsung 128GB EVO+ is not very good as the 4K file write speed is very low, But i dont write anything that small, even ebook files or mp3 files are hundreds of mb/s
Below are benchmark run on my Notebook using an USB 3.0 card reader.
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I will post a couple of benchmarks with the Samsung 128GB EVO+ in my T800 EDIT: Write speed seems to be limited to 34mb/s i wonder if this af fast as the card reader can go, as other tests have show tha same slow read speed
John.
I personally never had any issues with Sandisk. I have really old Sandisk cards laying around (64mb) and they still work fine.
I'm actually scared to try a different brand with the good luck I have had with Sandisk.
xdaq said:
Can anyone recommend a card with decent speed?
I'm using Sandisk 32 GB and the transfer speed sucks... avg around 10mb/s when transfering files from my tablet to PC via USB cable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-MicroSDHC-Memory-Card-Frustration-Free/dp/B00422GXXA
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I am in the US but this is what I am using now. The 32gig one. Go with the biggest you can afford to be honest. Make sure its class 10. Always buy from an official Sandisk seller on Amazon to avoid fakes.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-And...e=UTF8&qid=1450909963&sr=1-2&keywords=sandisk