16gb or 32gb? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does it make much difference? If so, I will it affect the speed of the phone?
I was thinking on getting the 16 and I can put a 32gb sd card
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If you are gonna download crazy number of apps on your phone go for 32gb, if not go for the 16gb s3 plus a 32 or 64 gb micro sd card.
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But most of the apps can be moved to the sd card
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eviltango said:
But most of the apps can be moved to the sd card
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Then it really boils down to personal preference. Do you want a 32gb phone or a 16gb phone? What do you plan on doing with it? Localized or cloud music and video storage?
To effectively help you we really need a lot more info regarding what you are doing with it.

I went with the 32GB version. My own reason is my ASUS Transformer Prime has 32GB and its no where near full, while my Droid Incredible has 8GB built in and a 16GB SD card and is annoyingly full with apps, some of which don't transfer well to the SD. I have two 32GB SD cards for that will be used with my tablet and new S3. There use will be strictly for media for when I'm on the go and don't have access to Wifi. I also expect apps and ROMs to become more bloated in the years to come. Nice to have some space in the long run.
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Memory Card Question For HTC TyTn

Hi,
I'l like to purchase either a 1GB or 2GB card for my TyTn. Some of the local stores only keep the 1GB Sandisk and no 2GB.
The question I have is the one store only has the standard Sandisk 1GB Micro SD Card and not the Sandisk Ultra II.
Is there really a big difference in performance and what would one recommend as a card and where to purchase from over the internet?
Thanks
Ari
ari79 said:
Hi,
The question I have is the one store only has the standard Sandisk 1GB Micro SD Card and not the Sandisk Ultra II.
Is there really a big difference in performance and what would one recommend as a card and where to purchase from over the internet?
Thanks
Ari
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FYI, I dont think there is a Sandisk Ultra II 2GB card available. And the Ultra II cards are supposed to be much faster (W/R, 9MB/10MB) compared to the regular cards.
- JoKer
microSD available many places
You will see the 2 GB Sandisk microSD available all over the place. eBay has them, as well as various vendors with internet purchasing.
Eventually, we'll see the "ultra" sandisk versions of the microSD. For now, I went for the 2 GB version available, because 1 GB is too limiting, especially if you use the TyTN for music.

[Q] 16GB or 32GB?

So, looking to upgrade from my Samsung Epic 4G to the SIII. And, I'm curious about which size of storage to get: 16GB or 32GB.
I ask because I noticed that apparently both models, from Sprint, will come with a 32GB microSD card. So, if I'm still getting 32GB, would I be fine with the 16GB model, if I would rarely download enough apps, have videos and music, to fill 16GB?
Volknochi said:
So, looking to upgrade from my Samsung Epic 4G to the SIII. And, I'm curious about which size of storage to get: 16GB or 32GB.
I ask because I noticed that apparently both models, from Sprint, will come with a 32GB microSD card. So, if I'm still getting 32GB, would I be fine with the 16GB model, if I would rarely download enough apps, have videos and music, to fill 16GB?
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It should be plenty, it just depends if you have lots of apps & games that take a lot of storage. If you don't then you can always get a 64GB microSDXC & put your videos & music on it

[Q] Can you install apps into the SD card?

I am interested in buying one soon. But I am deciding between the 16 or 32 gb option depending if the apps can be installed into the SD card.
Cheers
Using the DoCoMo SO-03E (Japanese 32GB LTE), but I don't see the option for 'Move to SD card' in the Apps settings menu, unfortunately. I would assume that currently means that apps cannot be installed to the SD card.
Samsung did add the feature to the Galaxy S4 in an update, so I reckon Sony can also patch the option in later on.
You may want to also note however that it appears only 32GB models support exFAT and 64GB MicroSD cards. From what I've read around and understood, 16GB models only support FAT32 (4GB file limitation) and 32GB MicroSD cards. Hope that helps in your decision.
salanos said:
Using the DoCoMo SO-03E (Japanese 32GB LTE), but I don't see the option for 'Move to SD card' in the Apps settings menu, unfortunately. I would assume that currently means that apps cannot be installed to the SD card.
Samsung did add the feature to the Galaxy S4 in an update, so I reckon Sony can also patch the option in later on.
You may want to also note however that it appears only 32GB models support exFAT and 64GB MicroSD cards. From what I've read around and understood, 16GB models only support FAT32 (4GB file limitation) and 32GB MicroSD cards. Hope that helps in your decision.
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I have the US 16GB wifi version. It DOES support exFAT and 64GB microsd cards. I have one in my XTZ.
I can't remember exactly which model numbers were exempt from 64GB/exFAT support... probably the 32GB WiFi models then?
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I can't remember exactly which model numbers were exempt from 64GB/exFAT support... probably the 32GB WiFi models then?
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Well in al threads that i read about this, the problem was the one you are using the with LTE, but looks like it was fixed for you.
Can't an app like 'app 2 SD' move apps to sd card when there isn't any native support?
Note that there is around 11 GB of free space on a 16GB device. For mee 11GB is more then sufficient for all the apps etc. I could ever want to install.

[Q] 128GB MicroSD shipping in 2-3 weeks

Hello,
Would the new 128GB MicroSD work on the S3 or would there need to be a software mod or will it not work at all due to hardware limitations?
not sure if the link will post but its available on amazon for $119...
The gs3 microsd slot only works with a max of 64 gb. U shld have known when u looked at the specs. At least tat is wat Samsung said.
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Although I can't guarantee it I would guess it works. My HTC Desire spec said that it only supported up to 32GB but I used a 64GB card fine in it. When it was released 32GB was the largest card available. Same with the S3 in that the 64GB card was the largest at the time.
Theorically could work, as sometimes the limitation is more of the format of the card. For example, I use a 64 GB card in my s3 without problem, and, in other devices, I have read about the format of the card to change this.
For example, the nintendo 3DS can use an SD card of maximum 32 GB, but if you have an sd of 64 GB, but format it as fat 32, you are able to use it.
The only problem is that you'll need a specific tool, if you are using windows, to format cards large than 32GB to use Fat32
It might work. I've seen cheap chinese phones support 32gb so I hope a 128gb should be no problem for the S3. But for $119, it's better (and cheaper) not to risk it.
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Although I can't guarantee it I would guess it works. My HTC Desire spec said that it only supported up to 32GB but I used a 64GB card fine in it. When it was released 32GB was the largest card available. Same with the S3 in that the 64GB card was the largest at the time.
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I went ahead and ordered it through amazon. I'll give you guys a status should I receive one before anyone else reports back...
Nice. You just need to format it to fat32
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64GB working in Xperia SP officially supporting 32GB. I just let the phone format it. Hope it works for you!
Why waste in 128gb while u can buy 1-2TB hardisk for same amount
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128GB MicroSD is working on the SIII. Its seeing 119GB though but that will due...

64gb Micro SD Android Support - 32 GB Hard Limit?

Hi All,
I'm looking for an Android phone as a cheap, large capacity MP3 player. I currently have an iPhone 5S 32GB, but I have a pretty extensive music collection that I'd like to store on one device.
I've been looking on eBay as well as using GSMArena.com and 95% of the Android phones state that they only accept 32GB Micro SD cards. Is this a hard limit?
There's only one Android phone I've found that accepts 64GB cards - Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus S7583T
Am I going to run into problems if I try to use a 64GB card in any of the other Android devices? Can I get around the 32GB limit?
Thanks in advance!
PS - I apologise if I've placed this in the wrong forum!
PS #2 - I'm also interested in any Windows Mobile devices that support 64GB microSD cards!
Tons of phones support 64 GB cards. Galaxy S3/S4/S5, Note 2/3/4, LG G3/G4, HTC Ones, etc. A lot of them say 32 but have no issues with larger cards. Some even work fine with the 128 cards. Can't always just go by the specs. Most likely other users in the forums will make mention of what works for them.
I have a HTC M8 which I use for my club fix. It can accept a 128GB MicroSD card and has decent music playback for a phone.

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