I have the Pro versions and backup weekly. I just noticed, it was taking 3.5Gb of internal storage so I offloaded to desktop, then deleted. phone seems a little faster? not to mention I would only really need it if I lost phone, so being on card would be no help. what do you all do?
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I have a 32gb ext-sd so i just leave it on there. I backup all of my nandroids to my pc though.
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I have a 32gb ext-sd so i just leave it on there. I backup all of my nandroids to my pc though.
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Odd that you mention it, I have Lexar 32Gb Class 10, nothing on it. I keep everything on my desktop (naturally) but I use ZumoCast.
Anything above a class 6 doesn't really benefit on a mobile phone (especially android) Supposedly its actually bad for the SD card. I had 2 different brands of class 10 including lexar and it will only read at about 6mb. I paid extra money for nothing because my 16gb class 4 sandisk out performed them both lol.
The lexar fried by the way because it couldn't handle the constant flashing and whatnot probably. He rage quit on me!
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Anything above a class 6 doesn't really benefit on a mobile phone (especially android) Supposedly its actually bad for the SD card. I had 2 different brands of class 10 including lexar and it will only read at about 6mb. I paid extra money for nothing because my 16gb class 4 sandisk out performed them both lol.
The lexar fried by the way because it couldn't handle the constant flashing and whatnot probably. He rage quit on me!
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I agree, and I disagree. I originally had a SanDisk 32Gb Class 2, I found a cheap KomputerBay 32Gb class 6 I got. The SanDisk was 3 times (seriously over 3 times) faster so I returned it the next day. When I lost my phone last month and I saw the Lexar Class 10 for $60.00 I got it? I have not done any benchmark test, but I'm happy with it.
I have heard that for most, its an overkill. But I have also heard it all depends on what your doing? I would assume games like GTAIII and MW3 would benefit from the faster reads as would HD Video?
Not my field of expertise, but Im happy.
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is sandisk class 4 going to be recommended again?
On the Nook Color I've read the sandisk are usually the most stable and the class 4 was the most idea (even over higher classes.)
I was wondering if this is still the case before I spent 20$ on a 16 gig sd card.
Without a doubt. It has to do with sandisk class 2 and 4 cards providing random access to small amounts of data at speeds that are 10-100 times any other brand.
All the other brands are trying to make really big chunks of data write faster (think copying over movies faster) so I don't see anyone competing with sandisk here.
you didn't specifically mention what you were going to do. if in theory you plan on running cm7 on a sd card, then go with sandisk class 4. If you are only using it for storage and plan to run cm7 off of internal you can get a higher class rating for higher transfer feeds of large movies etc. unless you plan on running applications off of sd card where I think you would want the sandisk.
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is sandisk class 4 going to be recommended again?
On the Nook Color I've read the sandisk are usually the most stable and the class 4 was the most idea (even over higher classes.)
I was wondering if this is still the case before I spent 20$ on a 16 gig sd card.
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I'd suggest class 10 honestly ...
I have a Kingston class 10 16gb and a SanDisk class 4 32gb and the class 4 SanDisk trumps the Kingston everytime, except during transfers directly from a computer. The SanDisk benchmarks much better also
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dexx0008 said:
you didn't specifically mention what you were going to do. if in theory you plan on running cm7 on a sd card....
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The title of the thread specifically mentions booting, which means specifically running an operating system from the card.
Voyaging said:
I'd suggest class 10 honestly ...
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Your suggestion is horribly wrong. Objectively, very very very wrong.
ylixir said:
The title of the thread specifically mentions booting, which means specifically running an operating system from the card.
Your suggestion is horribly wrong. Objectively, very very very wrong.
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I saw 10 card in another thread (since deleted?) where someone posted about a sale on a 32GB class 10 card. Without researching the card I happily posted to the thread saying that class 10 sounded like a good idea as I like to write gigs and gigs of data (MP3s, videos) to the card for consumption. I didn't stop to think about random reads or writes nor did I consider other uses.
This same kind of info was then posted there. I removed my foot from my mouth and noticed that, yes, in most cases, normal people doing normal things (i.e. running apps, writing small files, etc.) will generally be more happy using a class 2, 4, or *maybe* 6 in their tablet. Save the class 10 for the high-def video camera that needs fast, sequential writes. Save the dough when getting a card for your tablet: do some research and pick the card best for you based off REAL-WORLD BENCHMARKS. (Save you some time - you generally will do just fine picking up a SandDisk card.)
Although 99.999999999999999% of the MicroSD Cards which are 32GB are Class 2, I noted that the 16GB which Verizon stocked in the Rezound is a Class 4. I suspect that means we should go no lower than Class 4.
Anyone know of a good and legitimate 32GB SD card which is Class 4 or even better? I note that Class 6 and Class 10 all tend to be brands I have never heard of (other than 1 by PNY).
Recommendations are appreciated.
Sandisk has a class 4 32gb micro on Amazon for $37. I just ordered mine, and it should be here in a few days. I'll let you know what I think of it when it gets here.
Anything faster?
Anyone successfully use a Class 6 or 10 that was NOT a fake and actually worked close to speed?
This is a Class 10 but I don't want to guinea pig it
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-microSDHC-Flash-Memory-P-SDU32G10-EFS2/dp/B005BOMU3K
Someone put in a 64gb, don't know what class, and the RZD formatted it and it worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353148
I asked about class in there and someone said unless you are going to move large amounts of stuff regularly then class 2 or 4 is fine.
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I asked about class in there and someone said unless you are going to move large amounts of stuff regularly then class 2 or 4 is fine.
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Yeah, the only real difference is the transfer time. If you're swapping a lot of data on a daily basis (like copies of your BluRay movies), then a higher class rating makes it go faster, but doesn't have any other effect on the performance of the phone, to my knowledge.
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Yeah, the only real difference is the transfer time. If you're swapping a lot of data on a daily basis (like copies of your BluRay movies), then a higher class rating makes it go faster, but doesn't have any other effect on the performance of the phone, to my knowledge.
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JD, there's a thread elsewhere on xda that talks about card speeds and basically recommends that the sweet spot is a 32g class 4 card. I have 3 of 'em (all bought at various sales just under $40). One is in my Rezound; one is in my tablet, and one is kept synced to the one in my phone via Microsoft Synctoy....because all cards ultimately fail.
i was reading somehwere that this may affect the speed of how videos write to the card if you save to card..is that true?
i'm gonna get a 32 gig as well, but should i go for class 4 or 6?
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JD, there's a thread elsewhere on xda that talks about card speeds and basically recommends that the sweet spot is a 32g class 4 card. I have 3 of 'em (all bought at various sales just under $40). One is in my Rezound; one is in my tablet, and one is kept synced to the one in my phone via Microsoft Synctoy....because all cards ultimately fail.
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Do you have an amazon link to the one you found to be the best?
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Someone put in a 64gb, don't know what class, and the RZD formatted it and it worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353148
I asked about class in there and someone said unless you are going to move large amounts of stuff regularly then class 2 or 4 is fine.
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Yeah that 64 GB is a class 6. It's part of Sandisk's new mobile ultra cards. They make em in all sizes I believe.
jayochs said:
i was reading somehwere that this may affect the speed of how videos write to the card if you save to card..is that true?
i'm gonna get a 32 gig as well, but should i go for class 4 or 6?
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That's a valid concern. I don't know the bitrate at which the camera records the various formats that it is capable of, but I'd say that a Class 4 is a safe bet in any case.
For a smartphone doing HD recording you want "atleast" a 4. Anything slower might get stuck in swapping. Personally I think it's one of those things with go with what you can afford/feel comfortable with. Though I'm also using a class 10 16GB since I can't stand being bogged down on transfers. I mean honestly, it's an LTE phone, not an HD camera. I don't need a 32gb, I stream everything.
Play back is a different story, a class 2 32gb works fine as long as the app does proper buffering. Though it will always load faster with a faster SD card.
"Sandisk has a 64GB micro SDHC card out, although its $219."
Ouch. Not cheap.
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"Sandisk has a 64GB micro SDHC card out, although its $219."
Ouch. Not cheap.
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This one works and is a much better price, especially when mom gives it to you for xmas.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Mobil...510U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326679568&sr=8-2
Thread about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353148
I've already ordered for a 32gb card make : strontium class 10. Read the reviews and it looked safe.
Wanted to know if any one is using a 32 gig sdhc? And if there are any non normal experiences with it...eg : like slow , time to open stuff which opened better on 8gig.
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I've already ordered for a 32gb card make : strontium class 10. Read the reviews and it looked safe.
Wanted to know if any one is using a 32 gig sdhc? And if there are any non normal experiences with it...eg : like slow , time to open stuff which opened better on 8gig.
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I use Team 32GB Class 10 without problem
Using a 32GB class 4 - pretty sure it's Micron? Either way, media scanning on bootup takes a bit longer, but otherwise works just fine.
L4T
32gb microsSD cards are okay but in my experience not yet as reliable as smaller sizes, say 16gb. When they first became widely available early in 2011 they would fail without warning. Things have improved, but still, they can fail sooner than smaller capacity microSD cards. Stick with a known company brand like Transcend, Lexar, or Kingston.
Using PNY class 10 here, OK so far, but I've only had it a few days.
I've been using a 32g, class 4 SanDisk for about a week now. (Late bloomer to the View-LOVE IT!) I haven't had any problems, hopefully, that continues.
On another note, I've had a 32g card in my EVO phone for a while now and no problems. *crosses fingers*
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Hey i just got the card delivered. I was not sure reading strontium brand, but for the price i took the risk
I transferred data and i got 10.5mb/sec fluctuating between 9-10. so the card is definately class 10.
i tried my usual movies and opening heavy pdf's and it did well.
As far as it quiting on me is concerened the site has given me 5 year warranty... So i hope all goes well
I've been using a class 4 32gb card in mine since December, and I haven't had any problems whatsoever. It's worked well, and the speed of the card has been better than I expected.
Hope this hasn't already been posted, figured it was a pretty good deal.
64GB Sandisk
Thank you so much for posting this deal! I surfed through my wallet and through all of the left over best buy gift cards I had I ended up with a free 64gb microsdxc! This was an amazing deal to begin with, but you just cant beat that!
Nice, not to bad at all. Glad you got one!
Don't forget to reformat the card in your phone - or else it won't work.
I've had mine for 4 months I think? It's great - I love it. I won't be able to live with less memory ever again - which will be a problem with most of the next gen phones seemingly going away from memory cards.
P0ll0L0c0 said:
I won't be able to live with less memory ever again - which will be a problem with most of the next gen phones seemingly going away from memory cards.
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If we refuse to buy said items they won't head that direction!! I will not be lead by a company to have less choices..
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Hope this hasn't already been posted, figured it was a pretty good deal.
64GB Sandisk
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Thanks for the link, I went to my local Frys and got them to price match....hate waiting for shipping
does sandisk make any higher than class 6?
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does sandisk make any higher than class 6?
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I'm not sure, but I don't think so yet (64gb).
This link shows benchmark pics of a class 10 16gb vs. SanDisk class 6 64gb, and the SanDisk is actually faster than the class 10 card.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...c-card-huge-capacity-meets-impressive-speeds/
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I'm not sure, but I don't think so yet (64gb).
This link shows benchmark pics of a class 10 16gb vs. SanDisk class 6 64gb, and the SanDisk is actually faster than the class 10 card.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...c-card-huge-capacity-meets-impressive-speeds/
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I wish I knew what brand that class 10 card was. It's garbage. I just ran that tool thrice and my average read/write was 10.9/4.9MB/s respectively with a Class 4 SanDisk 32MB. That said, I'm also pretty pissed I paid 65 dollars for this card when I could have gotten better speed and more powahhhh for not much more if I waited. FML.
In case anyone doesn't know, the class rating on these cards is the minimum write speed the card will achieve, provided you're not copying a movie from a USB 1.0 PC or something else that would bottleneck it.
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To be fair you can't go with the read/write on a card unless you test empty. My 32GB card surpasses the Class 10 it is if empty but get near full and it' just below a Class 6. So the tests mean absolutely nothing unless you are testing with an almost full card. It's time I moved to a 64GB card my 32GB is too full with the games on it.. LOL
Wrong.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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To be fair you can't go with the read/write on a card unless you test empty. My 32GB card surpasses the Class 10 it is if empty but get near full and it' just below a Class 6. So the tests mean absolutely nothing unless you are testing with an almost full card. It's time I moved to a 64GB card my 32GB is too full with the games on it.. LOL
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I ran my tests without removing any files and it still exceeded the write speed for it's class. My card has 20GB free of the 30GB available.
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My 3rd MicroSD card in 8 months. I'm friking sick and tired of this!!!!
Is there an MicroSD card out there that actually lasts longer than all these piece of $%^ cards?
UGHHH!!!!!
It sounds like your phone is damaging them if you've gone through that many
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enik_fox said:
It sounds like your phone is damaging them if you've gone through that many
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The other 2 were damaged by my G2x .... I just got my Amaze. And the thing is.... is that I make sure I put it on "Charge Only" when I wanna take the phone from the usb cord..... try to prevent crap like this from happening!!!!!
I am usually so careful!
This SD card stopped working when I went into my Gallery!
go to newegg.com they usually have pretty good deals. i bought my 8gb card and another 4g card for my car, almost 2 years ago and both cards are still working.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...odeId=1&Tpk=32gb micro sd|micro sd|32gb micro
Is it formatted to a FAT32? That will probably save you from most headaches. I've had my 16g for almost 2yrs with no probs. I save tons of crap on mine. Movies, music, roms, apps...etc I haven't had a problem as of yet.
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did any of them happen to be sandisks, directly from sandisk website? I have NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH sandisk, IT MUST BE authentic though. Used a micro sd card for the past 3 years, still works.
depending on what you use your micro sd for it depends on what class you should get, a higher class is not always better for your purpose. A higher class has better sequantial read write, while a lower class has a better read write. If you transfering files all the time, I'll stick to class 2 or max 4. If you're trying to shoot movies more of the time get a higher class. there's been a topic on classes of microSD, honestly you don't need anything more than a class 2, it has plenty more write speed than is used by our phone to shoot HD video.
ALSO lower classes are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY less prone to get corrupt. keep that in mind next time.
SanDisk is ALL I will EVER buy.
I've git a 32GB class4 that I bought before realizing I need a class6 for 1080p video recording almface: but I've had no issues. I've also had an 8gb class 2 that's NEVER had issues (other than writing really slow) and I've had it for yrs now
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I have an ADATA 32GB card that I bought from Newegg back in September that has worked great for me. I used it in my HD2, and now in my Amaze. It is a class 4 card, but it has worked great for even 1080p recording on my Amaze. I'll test the speeds of the card and give the results later.
I picked up a class 10 Kingston 16gb on sale about 2 years ago and it's been working great. Loaded with movies, music, games, roms, etc... Use it everyday.
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did any of them happen to be sandisks, directly from sandisk website? I have NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH sandisk, IT MUST BE authentic though. Used a micro sd card for the past 3 years, still works.
depending on what you use your micro sd for it depends on what class you should get, a higher class is not always better for your purpose. A higher class has better sequantial read write, while a lower class has a better read write. If you transfering files all the time, I'll stick to class 2 or max 4. If you're trying to shoot movies more of the time get a higher class. there's been a topic on classes of microSD, honestly you don't need anything more than a class 2, it has plenty more write speed than is used by our phone to shoot HD video.
ALSO lower classes are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY less prone to get corrupt. keep that in mind next time.
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I had an 8GB which was Class 4..... and it was NOT SanDisk. I shoot a lot of high quality pictures and HD Vids.... That's mostly what I need my SD card for.... that and keeping my Rom downloads... I am so mad!
Doesn't lower class mean it will take a phone forever to read a 16gb class 2????
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Is it formatted to a FAT32? That will probably save you from most headaches. I've had my 16g for almost 2yrs with no probs. I save tons of crap on mine. Movies, music, roms, apps...etc I haven't had a problem as of yet.
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I don't know if it was Fat32... I don't believe so.... but thanks for the heads up, will keep it mind!
If you use swap it will kill your sd card pretty fast too....
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My 3rd MicroSD card in 8 months. I'm friking sick and tired of this!!!!
Is there an MicroSD card out there that actually lasts longer than all these piece of $%^ cards?
UGHHH!!!!!
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I have my original 8gb SanDisk that came with my Evo 4G on release date and it still works perfectly. I've always stuck with SanDisk because they last.
Must be bad luck. I have a 16gb class 6 that I use in this phone and my last phone. So close to two years old now.
I have an Adata 16 gig class 10 SD card that eventually went bad on me. They are supposed to have a lifetime warranty so I'll see if I try that.
That microsd gave tons of headaches. My Droid 2 would start acting funny once it went bad. It would freeze, pics would show up sometimes and sometimes now. Lots of forcecloses and my computer would read and read it. I pretty much had to reformat it to get it working again but a few days later the problems would pop up.
I went ahead and bought a samsung 32 gig class 10 once I got my Amaze. So far so good this thing is even supposed to be water proof with a 5 year warranty. It was around $37 from Fry's.
I have a 16gb card for 8 bucks from ebay that I bought about 2 year ago. Works great.
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i have a Kensington 16GB and a SanDisk 8Gb both work great one i gave to my sister for her DSLR and the 16GB i keep in my back up blackberry to listen to music kensington or w.e is a good brand
damaged card
had a problem with sd phone and computer could not reformat put it in my blackberry formatted working fine higher class higher speed capable reader determined may increase reader read ahead to 2048 shoud show more speed root toolbox or similar app works
Here are the speeds I got on my ADATA class 4 32GB microSD card. I'm able to record 1080p with no problems.
I read somewhere that class 4 records 720p. I'll see if I can find it
While looking... I found myself proven to be corrected.
https://www.sdcard.org/developers/overview/speed_class/
My bad
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