During the launch presentation it was mentioned that the Galaxy S3 will support MicroSDXC cards with capacity up to 64GB and an exFAT file structure.
However, the manual released on Samsung's UK website states otherwise...
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/GT-I9300ZKABTU-downloads?isManualDownload=true#
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Your device accepts microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory
cards with maximum capacities of 32 GB (depending on the
memory card manufacturer and type).
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Your device supports only the FAT file structure for
memory cards. If you insert a memory card formatted
with a different file structure, your device will ask you
to reformat the memory card.
The manual is from this month (05/2012), Rev. 01
I asked Samsung, but they weren't able to give me an answer.
So, what's the deal?
Nothing is the deal, MicroSDHC and MicroSD"XC" are compatible using the same controller, the only reason why it wouldn't work is if someone went "If >32GB return IMPOSSIBRU;"
We know the s2 deffo doesn't support 64gb but this guy tested it out and it worked..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUg14u_co8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv_56mwG0w4
These are two videos that show that it works..
Yes, yes it will on both counts.
http://www.androidnz.net/2012/05/samsung-galaxy-s3-user-manual-causes.html
Got confirmation from Samsung Mobile UK:
The device will support 64GB micro SD. Sorry for any confusion.
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If you format the card in the phone, what format will it use? Presumably FAT32. If so, will it be better to format in your computer?
The 64GB cards come formatted exFAT, so no need to format a new card at all (otherwise in computer if the card is already used). Just confirmed I will be getting hands-on an S3 today, will by trying out my exFAT formatted 64GB card in it
NZtechfreak said:
The 64GB cards come formatted exFAT, so no need to format a new card at all (otherwise in computer if the card is already used). Just confirmed I will be getting hands-on an S3 today, will by trying out my exFAT formatted 64GB card in it
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Let us know asap!
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g4rvd4 said:
Let us know asap!
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Obviously I will!
Hopefully the guy is OK with me taking video and isn't under some oppressive NDA, if so will shoot a bunch of stuff including the card.
Hi everyone!
So, I did indeed have a couple of hours hands-on time with the S3 today, wanted to let everyone know that exFAT support is present and working, and 64GB cards work fine (if anyone still doubts that they work on all Androids with card slots).
Will have some more info up soon too
Hey guys,
I just got a Sandisk 64GB SDXC card. I popped it in my SGS3 but it tells me that the file system is not recognized.
Any ideas?
Thx
reformat the card in the phone the 64 gig works fine even on my old sgs but you have to reformat it on the phone
lgkahn said:
reformat the card in the phone the 64 gig works fine even on my old sgs but you have to reformat it on the phone
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Thanks for the reply. I'm starting to think there is something wrong with my card. My SGS3 cannot mount it, then it asks to format it but that gives errors and ends up saying I can now safely remove it.
I have tried to format it on Windows 7, I can select exFat as the file system but it tells me the capacity is only 30.6 MB. Weird.
You might want to check you got what you thought you were buying, google for H2testw. Plenty of no-what-they-seem-to-be cards about.
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Got one in my S3.
Works great .
You definitely need to format the card from the device (S3) before using it. Otherwise you won't see it at all or only half of it.
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Hi guys, i have the 64gb SanDisk sd card... I had formatted it EXFAT using Windows 7. My phone (galaxy s4 gt-i9300) recognizes it, but i dont know what is wrong, cause I cant download files bigger than 4GB... And also my recovery recognizes it. I rooted my phone, but if I check the properties of the sd card on Windows it shows that it is on EXFAT? Should I use a different method to format it?
Thanks in advance
Sgs4 its not gt 9300.
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Hi there guys
I have been having a problem with 3 sandisk 64gb micro sd cards. I always got them replaced but it is getting frustrating now. Obviously they are formatted in exfat format.
The problem starts when I copy data of over 30 gb. Once i copy the data n the sd is remounted or the phone is restarted i always get the message "damaged sd card" but when i read the card on pc through an adapter it shows the contents ok. So i want to know if anyone can help me so that I may not need to return the card this time around...
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Try to format it first in the phone, then start loading data on it.
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Try to format it first in the phone, then start loading data on it.
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I also tried it buddy but none of the methods seem to work .. i also tried formatting it then copying data through sd card reader as well as the phone itself... does it have to do anything with some file system issue or kernel related issue... im on stock kernel rooted...
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also had the same problem. i formatted the card to fat32 with 32xxx sectors with "GUIFORMAT" app for windows, the it works ok.
then after fat conversion, you can try to format the card to exfat using any app (not the windows one) search google, then it might work, didnt try myself as fat32 works great, and i can use it with the script that makes the card the phone memory, so now i got 64gb instead of 11.6gb of phone storage
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also had the same problem. i formatted the card to fat32 with 32xxx sectors with "GUIFORMAT" app for windows, the it works ok.
then after fat conversion, you can try to format the card to exfat using any app (not the windows one) search google, then it might work, didnt try myself as fat32 works great, and i can use it with the script that makes the card the phone memory, so now i got 64gb instead of 11.6gb of phone storage
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How can I get the script you talked about?
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No problems here. Got a Class 10 sandisk 64gb in.
danben7 said:
No problems here. Got a Class 10 sandisk 64gb in.
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where formatted?
how much fully card with data?
witch rom, kernel?
I have the class 10 64Gb Sandisk sd card too with no problems.
Card has about 55Gb info on it and I didn't format the card. Just put it into the phone. Recognised instantly and haven't looked back.
I have a 2nd SGSIII too with a 64gb class 6 sandisk sd card. Same applies but with a little less data on it.
diddsen said:
where formatted?
how much fully card with data?
witch rom, kernel?
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Came formatted in exfat, I then formatted it on my phone as well but it wasn't necessary, still exfat
59.47GB available
Stock international rom, ALF2
Anyone tried it?
Yes it does.
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Yes it does.
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Thanks for confirming that 64GB works with L9.
Few years back I came across a MicroMax device which is lower end simple phone without camera, but as per CATALOGUE and MANUAL, it was said it will support 2GB Memory card only. Once just to see if it works, I inserted 8GB Memory Card and voila!! It supported it without any issue. Only problem was it took longer time to start as hell lot of time was taken in reading card.
This explains why they limit the use of higher capacity memory cards, "for performance issue".
it says in the manual of the phone up to 32gb so in turn some models may not support it or may support it and give issues later down the road as my droid bionic and and a few other phones i had samsung was one of em the sd card port went disfunctional and at the end of the phones life the sd card slot was unusable what so ever any card i put in would not read so be very careful of that cause it can and cant mess up the port but that is from user expierence
Can anyone confirm using a 64 GB memory card ? Also, anyone able to install Apps to SD card ? I followed instructions and did on ADK setinstalllocation 2 but in a application called app2sd it says i might be unable to install to SD as it is emulated and shown only as a folder and not a separate device.
A side note: you MUST insert a blank card EXCEPT it's formatted in FAT32.
mingkee said:
A side note: you MUST insert a blank card EXCEPT it's formatted in FAT32.
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Correct. Lots of Android devices don't like NTFS formated microsd cards at higher capacity.
kevev said:
Correct. Lots of Android devices don't like NTFS formated microsd cards at higher capacity.
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No, it's FAT64 (aka exFAT).
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No, it's FAT64 (aka exFAT).
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oops. Thanks for correcting me.
Maybe it was just me, but using a 64gb card caused me to constantly run into an error where the card became Read-Only. Tried so many different formattings and permission fixes to correct it but nothing worked. Popped in my old 16gb card and it worked like a charm.
SD Sanddisk Class10 Ok
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I worked with SD 64 GB SD card, and work very good, but i patitioned in in 2 partitions, one vfat and 2nd in ext4, the second partition have some times troubles, then i errase this and only have vfat.
Just bought a new sandisk 64gb card. When I try to mount the SD card I get "damaged card" notification in my status bar. I selected it and it gave the option to format. I did but to no avail. Will this ROM support that size?
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I ran into the same problem before. Sadly, the Note does not support 64gb sd cards. The max that you can get is 32gb, unless someone out there can prove me wrong.
Been running a 64GB samsung card in my I717R since release date without issue. I did originally format the card in another phone.
If you need help please use the correct forum. Moved
Is the card formatted to NTFS ?....or FAT32?
also ....is the card an SDXC card ?
Been reading for a bit to attempt helping, and the card should function fine if first formatted to FAT32, but as stated by agoattamer ..cannot be done by the usage device.
Perhaps via card reader and PC ?
Hope it helps a bit ..g
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Been running a 64GB samsung card in my I717R since release date without issue. I did originally format the card in another phone.
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I am using a Rogers branded Note with stock ICS. I purhcased a 64GB Sandisk MicroSD a while back. Out of the box, it would not work, as the card was formatted in exfat. I had to format it to FAT32 first.
Unfortunately windows 7 did not allow this.. I think the card was too big. So I had to google how to, and used a free utility to do it (sorry, I do not recall the name of the app).
Works great now
I did find a fat32 software that works. I only got 59.45gb out of it. I used 32768 for the allocation size.
Would a larger allocation size get me the full 64gb available?
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You won't ever get the full 64GB. It is just how it is. Check your hard drives on your computer and you will find the same result.
I have rooted my z2 and the sd card is constantly mounting then unmounting. This is getting really annoying as when trying to watch movies or listen to music it just stops halfway through because it removes the card. has anyone else had this issue? Also i am unable to download the latest android update all it says is unable to verify.
Well if you unlocked your bootloader to root, then you won't be able to update your device through official ways anymore.
I have no idea about your SD card, try backing up its data on your pc and then reformat the card?
Yeah probably have to wait untill some custom roms come out
reformated the card exfat, however everytime trying to copy to the z2 it will copy for a while then it will disconnect meaning i have to start all over again. I dont think i have came across a tablet that is so bad at handling an sd card truly awfull. I hate to think how bad shooting video will be with the card continously mounting then unmounting. Ans no its not an issue with the card because it works perfectly in my pc and galaxy note 10.1
Anyone ??
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Anyone ??
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What if you reformat as fat32 with 4096 bytes cluster size, instead of exfat ?
Have you tried running an error check on the card ?
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What if you reformat as fat32 with 4096 bytes cluster size, instead of exfat ?
Have you tried running an error check on the card ?
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not possible to format fat32 in windows no more by default. And the issue is any videos etc on the card will be limited to 4gb file size. The Z2
natively uses exfat so why would it keep disconnecting? when i pop the card into my galaxy note 10.1 it doesnt do it so it is clearly an issue with the tablet, but will give it a try
with fat 32
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not possible to format fat32 in windows no more by default. And the issue is any videos etc on the card will be limited to 4gb file size. The Z2
natively uses exfat so why would it keep disconnecting? when i pop the card into my galaxy note 10.1 it doesnt do it so it is clearly an issue with the tablet, but will give it a try
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Then I suppose your tablet has a faulty card reader unit. I'm sure you can get it replaced or repaired without any hassle.
I am on my second, stock romantic same issue on both unless it's in its case
tried fat32 and the same thing happens what an utter load of rubbish cant even handle a 64gig card. btw this i my second z2 same thng happened on the first before and after root. Thought i would try sony as never tried their tablet devices before and was impressed by the specs on paper, what a major mistake the worst tablet ive ever used. Im gonna return it and stick with samsung like i always have and ugrade to the new note 2014 edition. Sony Fail!
Well if it's the second one in a row with this issues, I think there must be something you're doing wrong? Or maybe your SD card specs just aren't supported? What are the full specs of your SD card? And is it one of those extreme high-speed cards for (video) cameras? And aside from reformatting it on a pc, did you ever try reformatting it on the tablet itself? This is an issue I've not read of about this tablet before so it kind of puzzles me that you already had it replaced once and immediately have the same issue again.
its a sandisk ultra micro sd card i have formated both on the pc and the tab. Also i formated it as fat32 but after a while being in the tablet it seems to convert it to exfat again. i have also tried different cluster sizes. I have tested this card in my samsung s3 samsung galaxy note 10.1 pc my laptop and have no problems at all so im at a loss
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Only idea I have left is for you to try other micro sd cards and see if they cause the same issue.
I think it might be to to with the number of files the tab can handle if i have nothing on the card it doesnt seem to do it but the more files are added it starts to keep unmounting the card and constant rescanning. i have about 3000 mp3s on the card. Its not like its cheap memory its a sandisk 64gb class 10.
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I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for me. Thanks
colt6666 said:
I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for .me. Thanks
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I am using a 64gb and have heard 128gb work too. I use a fat 32 partition and link2sd and use external sd as main storage.
I too am using 64GB -- formatted to FAT32. If I recall, my card was pre-formatted with 2 partitions which the phone will not recognise. If you format it to NTFS, TWRP might not recognise it in recovery mode. Windows will not format such a large drive as FAT32, so you will have to use another tool -- e.g. MiniTool.
The caveat is avoid using a (cheap) USB card reader. I've corrupted the card before when transferring too much data to the card. Newer readers built into your laptop or using the USB cable directly to the phone seem okay.
colt6666 said:
I was wondering if i could use a 64gb sd card on my ham2. I currently have a 32gb but thats a bit small for me. Thanks
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^^ Same as those guys, I also am using a 64gb card. No issues! Though surprisingly it made my Xperia bug out, lol
Just be sure you get something beyond first gen (40,MBS) cards. I have had 0 issues with anything up to 64gb I now have two 128gb cards that both work but get corrupted and require a format every time I attempt to transfer 10 + Gigs of information at a time.