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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!

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
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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!

what microsd card to get for galaxy note 2014(p605) ?

im choosing from samsung MicroSDXC 64GB EVO(30,97 €) and MicroSDXC 64GB PRO(49,61 €), i will keep in it everything (do you know hoarders my pc and tablet is like their house ) not to slow card is something i want, and the qestion i strugle to find answer what max speed note 2014 can read write to sd card ?

i don't know....

dr.bro said:
im choosing from samsung MicroSDXC 64GB EVO(30,97 €) and MicroSDXC 64GB PRO(49,61 €), i will keep in it everything (do you know hoarders my pc and tablet is like their house ) not to slow card is something i want, and the qestion i strugle to find answer what max speed note 2014 can read write to sd card ?
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As for the max read/write speeds of the tablet, I don't know. But per Samsung, it is fully capable of the PRO sdcard. I have the Samsung 64GB PRO microsd card in my note 10.1 2014 edition and often save HD video to the card and watch them directly from the card and it works great. You should definately go with the pro if you want a fast card, like I said, it works great in my 2014 edition. :good:

So why not go the 128gb or Sandisk 200gb sd card?
The 200gb card works fine and I have hd video on it that works great...

ultramag69 said:
So why not go the 128gb or Sandisk 200gb sd card?
The 200gb card works fine and I have hd video on it that works great...
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So the Note also works with those 200gb cards then?
I currently have a 64gb card on my Note, but the higher capacity ones also work I might as well buy that, means I can share the same content instantly on both my tabs and laptops

Pact said:
So the Note also works with those 200gb cards then?
I currently have a 64gb card on my Note, but the higher capacity ones also work I might as well buy that, means I can share the same content instantly on both my tabs and laptops
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Yep, they're sdxc format same as the 64gb and 128gb sd cards. Theoretically, it has been mentioned, sdxc should be able to go as high as 2Tb but 200gb is the biggest micro sd card out there at the moment.

limit on size of micro SD card

Will the Gemini support a 512GB microSD card? A 256GB one? Under Debian?

I have a Sandisk 200GB SDXC in mine, not exactly what you asked but maybe close enough to answer.

qobimoto said:
Will the Gemini support a 512GB microSD card? A 256GB one? Under Debian?
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There shouldn't be any limitations.
Sent from my Gemini 4G using XDA Labs

I have a 400gb Sandisk one working just fine in mine

qobimoto said:
Will the Gemini support a 512GB microSD card? A 256GB one? Under Debian?
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Yes it will. I have a Samsung 512gb card (the original be aue it is cheaper) in mine. works great