[Q] SGS3 Micro SD card - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

Saw a post about the micro SIM and got me thinking. Do they come with a micro SD card? Its been a while since I bought a phone so I'm not sure if they're still doing that.
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I can tell you that the AT&T models don't come with a micro SD. I'm sure it's the same across the board.
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No need to include a micro sd with the internal memory. My Inspire, for example did come with one, but only because there was very little internal memory.

I'm assuming you mean because of the varying internal storage. My DX has 16 GB internal and still came with an SD card. Only reason I asked. I didn't think twice about it before ordering my class 10 32GB lol.
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Sniper_5 said:
I'm assuming you mean because of the varying internal storage. My DX has 16 GB internal and still came with an SD card. Only reason I asked. I didn't think twice about it before ordering my class 10 32GB lol.
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Even if they included a Micro SD card it would probably be a small one like 5gigs.
I got a class 10 64gig from bestbuy when they had the sale on the class 6s but back ordered and they shipped a class 10 to me instead .

Randomacts said:
Even if they included a Micro SD card it would probably be a small one like 5gigs.
I got a class 10 64gig from bestbuy when they had the sale on the class 6s but back ordered and they shipped a class 10 to me instead .
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I don't even think they make 5gb, but anyways almost not phone this day come with it, i got a 16gb model and I bought a 64GB from amazon, now I don't even know what to do with all the space lol
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No everything is internal storage. I've heard that the internal storage is pretty fast so unless you are gonna buy a class 10 you might be better paying for more internal storage too. I didn't have that option on ATT. However I bought the Samsung 32gb class 10 card. Check slick deals, they were 29 shipped from beach camera on ebay. I was going to be extremely picky on who I get my sd card from but they have thousands of flawless reviews and seem to be a great vendor, and it wasn't one of those too good to be true prices, so I bit considering that was the card I wanted anyway. I'll test the speeds out when it gets here.

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32 gig micro sd hc

I purchased a Kingston 32 gb class 6 micro sd card for my phone. I began to copy over the contents of my current card, but im at work and had to step out. I told a coworker that if they also had to leave to please just close the screen of my netbook so that its contents would be secure, hoping that it would have finished copying. It was not finished and the screen was closed putting the netbook into standby. When I returned and turned the comp back on the copy progress screen was blank and just all white as was the window depicting the contents of the card. I had to restart the computer as after 15 min nothing had changed. Now the card is not recognized. I checked it in my phone and computer and it says no disk is present. I put it in the sd adapter and try to format and my computer says there is no disk. I am at a loss?? I just got this freakin card and for a great deal that ill never find again especially for a class 6! Does any one have any ideas for me to try?? I know that its not entirely related to X10's but I can't seem to find any other avenues for help. I would like to not right this card off
Any help is sincerely appreciated
Did ya get it off ebay by any chance? Didn't think class 6 32 gb cards existed yet. I've had 2 off ebay (class not stated) and they both turned out to b hacked 2 gb 1s, they were both "good deals" a bit too good! Got a refund for em both so got 2 2gb cards for free
If it was from ebay at a great deal price... you're screwed... bought one myself only to find out it was a dupe... never got my money back
As far as I can see, there is only a 32 gb micro SD card from Sandisk.. so you got....
chaostimmy said:
As far as I can see, there is only a 32 gb micro SD card from Sandisk.. so you got....
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Transcend , Sandisk makes one, Nokia has one, not sure who makes it. I have had this problem before.. you have to low level format it and it will be fine. any questions just ask.
I am thinking of getting a 32 gb class 6 from ebay as well. Hope I have better luck
I bought one from ebay a couple weeks ago for like 13 dollars and it arrived today. Just popped it in the phone and its saying 31.24 gb.
It's a kingston card. I'll try copying some stuff over and see how it goes.
EDIT. Copying my 11 gb of music over writing at 3.5 MB/s
Class was not stated when I bought mine. I just figured for 13 bucks i'll take the chance.
Did you not think to look HERE first?
XperiaX10iUser said:
Did you not think to look HERE first?
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No sign of a 32 GB card there
zyexx said:
No sign of a 32 GB card there
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Exactly
Yeah I started to transfer things to mine and after about 7 GB it wouldn't allow anymore on the card. Trying to format it, it was taking hours. Knew it was too good to be true.
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Kingston has 32gb Sdhc micro cards, they are new.
the estimated price is around 110 dollars.
If you buy a card for 20 bucks at ebay you realy wonder why its a fake?
lets hope the price will fall fast
im gonna buy mine in a store not at ebay. Quality->Price
I think there is no support on the x10 for 32gb sd card yet. You also need an opptinal uppdate from windows update to read 32gb cards. And remeber its not sd carts you need to use its micro sdhc cards ;-)
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noblackthunder said:
I think there is no support on the x10 for 32gb sd card yet. You also need an opptinal uppdate from windows update to read 32gb cards. And remeber its not sd carts you need to use its micro sdhc cards ;-)
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the x10 supports 32gb out of the box no update required...
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
deconfrost said:
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
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FWIW, I have a Kingston class 4 32GB, it also works fine on 1.6 I have 5,000 songs with album art on it as well as things like the language modules from Swiftkey, etc and still have 2gb free.
I have had a 32gb micro sd sandisk for about 3 months now, no problems to report (UK) purchased online from Carphone Warehouse. Only issue is whereas android shows roughly 3gb storage free, when using mediascape to transfer music, it only shows 120mb of storage remaining - bummer
Caution on eBay sellers & Get a SDHC READER!
zyexx said:
I am thinking of getting a 32 gb class 6 from ebay as well. Hope I have better luck
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THERE ARE NO TRUE CLASS 6 32G micro SDHC cards.
And as a caution, here's a FAKE card marked Class 6 (and confirmed as fake by Kingston USA). I was lucky and got my money back when the seller was confronted (and is still selling these on eBay). The photo below is a FAKE card. Kingston's 32G is a class 4. Lexar's 32G is a class 10. The Lexar IS faster writing at 8-10mb while the Kingston writes at about 4mb; I have both Kingston and Lexar 32G.
NewEgg is a licensed reseller, you can get a nice 32GB card under $100 with a USB flash reader for it such as Kingston's MRG2+SDC4/32GB. I keep the usb reader on my keychain. You need a reader because these cards are NOT compatible with most older slot readers even when you put them in an adaptor for SD or M-Stick.
NEVER FORMAT IN WINDOWS!!!!! You may ruin the card's usefulness forever.
Windows will add cryptographic junk which is NOT compatible with Android. If you MUST format in windows go to the SD Consortium and get their format software http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
Haldi4803 said:
Kingston has 32gb Sdhc micro cards, they are new.
the estimated price is around 110 dollars.
If you buy a card for 20 bucks at ebay you realy wonder why its a fake?
Lexar offers a 32gig class 10 with card reader on its website.
im gonna buy mine in a store not at ebay. Quality->Price
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32 GB
Well i got a 32GB Kingston Micro SDHC card from Singapore for about 120 Sing $ (4200 Indian Rupees). In India same card was not available and even the places i inquired they were asking around 10,000 Indian rupees..

[Q] What class is the external Micro SD card the Vibrant comes with?

Simple enough,
Does anyone know the largest size external micro SD card that the USA T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant supports?
I'm wanting to buy a 32GB one, but I don't want to if it won't support it,
help?
EDIT: Does anyone know what class external SD card the Vibrant comes with as well?
I don't have one but others have confirmed it supports the 32 gig. Waiting for it to come down some more. For me its not worth it. Due to the size I have a small case I keep in my wallet and now I have 32gb lol.
Thanks! does anyone know what class the stock external SD card (that comes with the Vibrant) is?
BUMP......
the stock card for me was a Class 4. I assume it's the same for all other Vibrants.
I got a 16gb one for 36$ at Radio Shack because it was so cheap. If it supports a 32gb maybe one day I'll switch but the one I have is good for now.
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robertneusch said:
I got a 16gb one for 36$ at Radio Shack because it was so cheap. If it supports a 32gb maybe one day I'll switch but the one I have is good for now.
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I got mine for $25, used ofcourse but from a noobie friend so its fairly new.
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ATrueJesusFreak said:
Simple enough,
Does anyone know the largest size external micro SD card that the USA T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant supports?
I'm wanting to buy a 32GB one, but I don't want to if it won't support it,
help?
EDIT: Does anyone know what class external SD card the Vibrant comes with as well?
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My stock 2gb card does not have a class marked but thru bench results and testing, im guessing class 2....BEWARE!.....I bought a 32gb sd that had no class markings. It detected the sd and all seemed well untill i tried to play a video. You get what you pay for. NEVER buy an sd with no class markings! It didnt even have the capability to be used as "ready boost for windows" I now have the sidekick and swapped my 4gb class 2 for the sd card in my old lady's 8 gb class 4. What a huge difference in video playback (c2 vrs c4). And if you want to move apps to sd. Class 4 or above is the way to go.
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My stock 2gb card does not have a class marked but thru bench results and testing, im guessing class 2....BEWARE!.....I bought a 32gb sd that had no class markings. It detected the sd and all seemed well untill i tried to play a video. You get what you pay for. NEVER buy an sd with no class markings! It didnt even have the capability to be used as "ready boost for windows" I now have the sidekick and swapped my 4gb class 2 for the sd card in my old lady's 8 gb class 4. What a huge difference in video playback (c2 vrs c4). And if you want to move apps to sd. Class 4 or above is the way to go.
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My mom just bought me an 8gb micro sd for my upcoming birthday. Luckily it's a class 4. I'll be using it for movies and music.
There was a lot of discussion about external SDCards in the Nook Color forum because of the Nook's ability to dual boot and run a second OS from the SDCard. Many brands of cards and class of cards were tested. It came down to "do not believe" that a higher class card is really faster. Testing showed that a class 4 Sandisk SDCard was faster than all other brands class 10 cards in random read writes. In some cases by a very large margin. The classes are based on sequential read/write only.

[Q] 32GB micro SD card issues

I have 2 kingston 32gb micro SD card i purchased in advance for my EVO 3D and my Xoom. I put it in my 3D and it detected and mounted the card. i then plugged the 3D into my computer as a drive and copied over photos, music, and a couple of movies. I unplug the phone from the computer, and EVERYTHING disappeared. I formatted the card, did it again, and ran scan disk and defrag before i unmounted from my computer. same effect. Anyone else experiencing this?
No problems with my PNY 32 gb. I have never formatted the card either, but maybe try formatting the card from within the phone's menu, or you got bum cards.
How much ya pay for them because they might be fakes
dfskevinohyeah said:
How much ya pay for them because they might be fakes
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good point I didn't think about that. Also if he got them on ebay good chance they're fakes. I remember reading that the fakes spoofed having 32 gigabytes but just wrote over the same 4gb of space over and over.
Hmm, my Kingston 32 GB class 10 that I paid an exorbitant amount from Newegg has not failed. But it has failed to give me class 10 speed. More like a fictional class 8.
Kingston memory is considered pretty high quality in the desktop memory market.
donatom3 said:
good point I didn't think about that. Also if he got them on ebay good chance they're fakes. I remember reading that the fakes spoofed having 32 gigabytes but just wrote over the same 4gb of space over and over.
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Yeah i saw a video that a guy who literally scraped off the paint of supposedly 16gb micro sd card and it turned out to be only 1gb
test it with H2testw 1.4 to see if its fake might take a while but it will tell you if the sd card is corrupted and that it is fake
http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/2...standard-in-detecting-usb-counterfeit-drives/
I bought them online for $36 each. They read and write fine in the card reader. And the phone shows the capacity at 29.96GB. I formatted with phone menu and it stored what i saved with the phone (pics and stuff). But when i transferred from the computer to the card while it was in the phone, I got a mounting error and everything i copied was gone...
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I bought them online for $36 each. They read and write fine in the card reader. And the phone shows the capacity at 29.96GB. I formatted with phone menu and it stored what i saved with the phone (pics and stuff). But when i transferred from the computer to the card while it was in the phone, I got a mounting error and everything i copied was gone...
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I hate to be the one to tell you this but that sounds like a fake. That is excacly what would happen. Use the link above and get the program to verify. If its a 32 gig for less than about 60 on some kind if sale odds are its fake :-(
dynamicadv said:
I bought them online for $36 each. They read and write fine in the card reader. And the phone shows the capacity at 29.96GB. I formatted with phone menu and it stored what i saved with the phone (pics and stuff). But when i transferred from the computer to the card while it was in the phone, I got a mounting error and everything i copied was gone...
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36 seems fako to me. cheapest i've seen in the pny one that just came in stock on newegg for 56bucks (class 10). Luckily, I got a discount so it was 50bucks. But yeah, try a namebrand card maybe?
edit, here is a good card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178381&Tpk=PNY 32gb class 10 micro
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36 seems fako to me. cheapest i've seen in the pny one that just came in stock on newegg for 56bucks (class 10). Luckily, I got a discount so it was 50bucks. But yeah, try a namebrand card maybe?
edit, here is a good card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178381&Tpk=PNY 32gb class 10 micro
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That's the card I've been using, been great so far. I know PNY, seen plenty of their products and trust NewEgg.
liverstealerJobs said:
Hmm, my Kingston 32 GB class 10 that I paid an exorbitant amount from Newegg has not failed. But it has failed to give me class 10 speed. More like a fictional class 8.
Kingston memory is considered pretty high quality in the desktop memory market.
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I have a Class 4 8GB that is faster than Class 6s
NoSoMo said:
I have a Class 4 8GB that is faster than Class 6s
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Yes, this Kingston class 10 was going to replace my Sandisk 32 class 2 (which did class 6 speed). Now, I just might return it.
Lots of disparity between claimed and actual performance with these cards in either direction. My guess is it isn't worth the cost to test on the production line, they just write off the occasional RMA.
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So yeah, this is a fake. What happens is the fake SD Card maker runs dd on a very small SD Card so that it gets up to the size. If you configure dd you can make it loop over the drive so you can set the drive's size pretty easily. You end up with a card that will basically only hold a small amount of data but looks like it can handle much more.
liverstealerJobs said:
Yes, this Kingston class 10 was going to replace my Sandisk 32 class 2 (which did class 6 speed). Now, I just might return it.
Lots of disparity between claimed and actual performance with these cards in either direction. My guess is it isn't worth the cost to test on the production line, they just write off the occasional RMA.
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Yeah, I use my Micro SD 8GB in the SLR at times to shoot 1080p/24 which is supposed to need class 8 due to 30MB/s writes, and I've never had an issue with it.
A.Priori said:
36 seems fako to me. cheapest i've seen in the pny one that just came in stock on newegg for 56bucks (class 10). Luckily, I got a discount so it was 50bucks. But yeah, try a namebrand card maybe?
edit, here is a good card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178381&Tpk=PNY 32gb class 10 micro
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That's the one I ordered, which should come today. Not really going to help this guy out since the card is out of stock.
It was back in stock on Monday, on Tuesday I looked and it was sold out.
On a lot of these 32GB Class 10 microsdhc cards - I read a lot of mixed reviews citing general Android incompatibility? I've read a lot of comments calling it an "industry wide" compatibility issue with Android. Has anyone had problems with a class 10 card - knowing that it came from a reputable source?
That's honestly the one thing that's kept me from pulling the trigger on a 32GB class 10 card. I wanted to hear that people were successfully using these types of cards in an EVO 3D with speed critical applications like recording and viewing HD video.
Good to know that certain cards are having issues.
No problems with the SanDisk 32gb card I bought from amazon 3 months ago other than the price dropped $30 immediately after I bought it.
Swyped from my Atari 2600 3D
I was thinking about getting the Patriot Memor LX microSD 32GB Class 10.
Reviews are mixed but it has their, what seems to be covered by their horrible Customer Service for 5 years. Patriot does make good computer memory so I can only hope it will be good.
I just bought a 32gb class 10 PNY card today from Best Buy and its not recognized by my 3D or my wives G2.

[Q] Best SD card to upgrade?

Looking to upgrade the stock 8gb SD card to a 32GB SD Card. Anyone have suggestions as to which would be the best card? Anyone done this already?
Btw, would 64GB SD cards work? TIA.
tiburonmm said:
Looking to upgrade the stock 8gb SD card to a 32GB SD Card. Anyone have suggestions as to which would be the best card? Anyone done this already?
Btw, would 64GB SD cards work? TIA.
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Very good article:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150369
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Looking to upgrade the stock 8gb SD card to a 32GB SD Card. Anyone have suggestions as to which would be the best card?
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From what I've heard and have had experience with, Sandisk is the best. Get a class 10 and you'll be golden!
I'm actually waiting for Samsung's new microSDHC cards...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/samsung-announces-32gb-microsd-card-capable-of-12mbps-write-spee/
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I'm actually waiting for Samsung's new microSDHC cards...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/samsung-announces-32gb-microsd-card-capable-of-12mbps-write-spee/
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Expensive? Not sure I could justify shelling out $100+
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Expensive? Not sure I could justify shelling out $100+
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If course it will be expensive.
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My PNY 32gb class 10 has done amazing for me, very solid memory in any form ive seen
Don't buy a 64GB card, it is not supported. Max is 32GB.
i found this, SanDisk® Mobile Ultra™ Available in 4 GB, 8 GB 16 GB, and 32 GB, it said Up to 30 MB/sec read speed http://www.sandisk.com/misc/HD do you think this microsd work in our mobile phone. sorry for my english
I got a Sandisk 32GB Class 4 from Amazon. Works fine.
In my opinion, unless you are doing a lot of writing to the SD, the write speed (as reflected in the class number) is not that important.
I heard a lot of reports saying the 32gb is a problem 32gb just doesn't play well with this phone (Droid X2). The 16gb is the sweet spot I believe.
Picked up the PNY 16gb Class 10 at Amazon before Christmas for $19.99.All the playback problem's, skipping, speed have all gone this card has been flawless.
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-microSDHC...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322229721&sr=1-1
But That's Just My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong.
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I heard a lot of reports saying the 32gb is a problem 32gb just doesn't play well with this phone (Droid X2). The 16gb is the sweet spot I believe.
Picked up the PNY 16gb Class 10 at Amazon before Christmas for $19.99.All the playback problem's, skipping, speed have all gone this card has been flawless.
But That's Just My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong.
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I use a 32gb sd in my droid x2, not having any problems so far. it might be because im on CM7 though. In any case, i haven't noticed any difference in day to day operations with different class cards.
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8 months later and my PNY 32gb c10 is still going perfectly, not one issue ever.
from my X2 roaming the north
My PNY 16gb Class 10 still going strong.
Its a real bargain now @ $15.95 I Payed $19.99.
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-microSDHC...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322229721&sr=1-1
ImgBurn said:
My PNY 16gb Class 10 still going strong.
Its a real bargain now @ $15.95 I Payed $19.99.
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-microSDHC...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322229721&sr=1-1
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Do you take many pics and video, and do you save them directly to the sd card?
Others seem to have issue with 32gb/ class 10, like photos just disappearing
sd_shadow,
Sorry for not responding sooner life's been crazy
lately. I do take pics and video & save them to the ext
SD card. I don't have any issue's with music, video playback
or photos like I had with stock 8 gb card. I purchased this 16gb
class 10 for the same reason's you said about 32gb card.
I had heard the same about 32gb sd cards & Droid X2.
PS card price went up is a little higher today $17.05 still a
good buy.
Get a 32gb sandisk class 10. 64gb not supported by X2
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All of the chips inside the cards are all made by Samsung, so its really a matter of how you treat your cards and the speed you want. For light use like music and photos, you won't notice the difference between class 6 and 10, if you often copy large video files or massive file syncs, then go for 10
Now I can't decide if I want a 16gb or 32gb. I don't want my card to lose pictures.

Memory Card sale at Amazon

There's a memory card sale going on right now at Amazon, including microSD cards (no 64GB ones that I saw, but there are 32GB ones), if anyone is interested.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=i...0-,n:516866&bbn=172456&ie=UTF8&qid=1359512320
I copied the link with my phone, so sorry if it doesn't work right on other devices.
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That's a good price.
Sent from my Nocturnal'd LGOG.
I got a 64gb class 6 microsd on eBay for $32 shipped.
Was It A Real Sandisk 64 GB?
I have seen lots of complaints from people saying they purchased 64 GB micro sd cards off ebay and they broke really quick or they showed up as 32 gb cards. How does yours seem to be working with your phone? Any problems with it at all?
VladBelsky said:
I got a 64gb class 6 microsd on eBay for $32 shipped.
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Someone mentioned this in another thread in this subforum, but in case you missed it or want a link, Amazon is having Sandisk memory cards (including the 64GB microSDXC class 10 for $47) on a gold box sale. Today only.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=xs_gb_A5XZPQ38ARU6A?tag=androidpolice-20&ie=UTF8&docId=1000862091&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1NP2AVWCWT6Q3QC1273B
Daily Steals is having a sale on 16GB class 10 UHD-1 microSD cards. The brand is "Super Talent." Don't think I've ever heard of them, but if you want to take a $13 gamble, here's the link: http://www.icemonkey.com/super-talent-16gb-uhs-1-class-10-microsd-card-with-ultra-high-read-write-speeds-plus-bonus-adapter?utm_source=DailySteals.com+-+Deal+of+the+Day&utm_campaign=f019d76d2c-03_08_13_IM_Mailer&utm_medium=email
It seems that my LGOG came with a 16 external card.
So I need to remove this 16GB card if I want to put something larger on it?
smokarz said:
It seems that my LGOG came with a 16 external card.
So I need to remove this 16GB card if I want to put something larger on it?
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Yes.

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