What kind of SD card? - Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a WiFi only 32GB XTZ (purchased in the US) with the latest software (4.2.2) I tried using a Kingston 64 GB micro SD card I bought on eBay for real cheap ($20) but itrs been giving me all sorts of problems. I have no idea if its a class 3 or class 10, but its just not getting along with the tablet. Movies not playing well, telling me its damaged, asking me to foremat it, etc etc.
So I popped in a 32 GB card that was in my phone and that worked without a hiccup! No problems what so ever.
Does this tablet just not like 64 GB SD cards or is my card just really crappy and that's why it was so cheap?
According to the Sony User Guide - the tablet supports up to 32GB Micro SD. But then in software update section it says, the latest update allows it to support 64GB!
Thanks guys.
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big ach said:
I have a WiFi only 32GB XTZ (purchased in the US) with the latest software (4.2.2) I tried using a Kingston 64 GB micro SD card I bought on eBay for real cheap ($20) but itrs been giving me all sorts of problems. I have no idea if its a class 3 or class 10, but its just not getting along with the tablet. Movies not playing well, telling me its damaged, asking me to foremat it, etc etc.
So I popped in a 32 GB card that was in my phone and that worked without a hiccup! No problems what so ever.
Does this tablet just not like 64 GB SD cards or is my card just really crappy and that's why it was so cheap?
According to the Sony User Guide - the tablet supports up to 32GB Micro SD. But then in software update section it says, the latest update allows it to support 64GB!
Thanks guys.
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Its the card. I've never had a single one of those issues described with my 64gb card.

WythDryden said:
Its the card. I've never had a single one of those issues described with my 64gb card.
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What kind of card do you have ? Have you been able to play movies from it without any problems?
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Just bought a new 64GB SD card. This one works without any issues.
Guess you really do get what you pay for :-/
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[Q] Micro SDHC 32GB

Did anyone tried Micro SDHC 32GB card with X10 after 2.1 Eclare Update?
I asked Sony Ericsson support about 32GB SD card support after 2.1 but they did not give me a satisfactory answer and according to them only 16GB SD card works on X10.
rpkhatri said:
Did anyone tried Micro SDHC 32GB card with X10 after 2.1 Eclare Update?
I asked Sony Ericsson support about 32GB SD card support after 2.1 but they did not give me a satisfactory answer and according to them only 16GB SD card works on X10.
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There was a previous post on this.
And yes it supports 32 GB.
rpkhatri said:
Did anyone tried Micro SDHC 32GB card with X10 after 2.1 Eclare Update?
I asked Sony Ericsson support about 32GB SD card support after 2.1 but they did not give me a satisfactory answer and according to them only 16GB SD card works on X10.
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Using one right now, works flawless (32gb, class 4)
qwer23 said:
Using one right now, works flawless (32gb, class 4)
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are you using the kingston 32gb class 4?
I bought (on my own risk) a micro SD HC-4 32 Gb Kingston one month ago (on 1.6 Donut) Now i have Eclair 2.1 on my Xperia X10 and the SD card 32 Gb works well.
I haven't any problems during this time.
Peter.
petalex99 said:
I bought (on my own risk) a micro SD HC-4 32 Gb Kingston one month ago (on 1.6 Donut) Now i have Eclair 2.1 on my Xperia X10 and the SD card 32 Gb works well.
I haven't any problems during this time.
Peter.
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Same here..
mith500 said:
are you using the kingston 32gb class 4?
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exactly
Just got a Class 2, 16gb.
Had no idea there were different classes, and now I fear the worst.
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
Lucifus said:
Just got a Class 2, 16gb.
Had no idea there were different classes, and now I fear the worst.
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the class reprezents the speed of your memory card
I bought a 32GB Kingston Class 4 and it keeps unmounting itself and overall lose contact with the phone but it works perfect in he PC.
I have done a 32GB filer verification so it's not a counterfeit 8GB in a 32GB disguise.
But I keep having trouble with it once it's in the phone.
It's a HTC Legend with BlaYo ROM
I have exactly the same micro SDHC (32 CB class4 Kingston) in a XPERIA X10 and it functions perfect. Try format with MiniToolPartitionWizard under Windows. Success!
I'm using a 16GB Class 10. Transferring songs are plainly drag and drop.
If you opt for speed over capacity, go for 16GB C10 instead. I'm using the Transcend one at 14MB/s writing speed. (priced at 33USD)
Well uh, why do you need 32GB for a phone?
what a question ))
why do you need 16GB?
deconfrost said:
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
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Got the same yesterday and it is full of trouble. It works but the gallery is VERY lag. I'm not able to play any video... after moving app2sd the app not works, any solution please? Runnig stock GB with fpsuncap.
the write speed is 3-4 MB/s from here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260832399002&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
EDITED: The card is fake going to solve it through ebay protection ...my first ebay purchase
surki said:
what a question ))
why do you need 16GB?
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Uh, music? Videos? Apps? I have 4gb left after all these.
Sorry for going offtopic, but I don't want to start a new thread, I was thinking of buying a Transcend 16gb class 10 card.
Does anyone have any personal experience with this card? I've never tried them so am wanting some personal reviews/opinions. Anyone had problems with transcend?
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jayman1986 said:
Sorry for going offtopic, but I don't want to start a new thread, I was thinking of buying a Transcend 16gb class 10 card.
Does anyone have any personal experience with this card? I've never tried them so am wanting some personal reviews/opinions. Anyone had problems with transcend?
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I'm using the Transend 32 SD card. No problems with it.
jayman1986 said:
Sorry for going offtopic, but I don't want to start a new thread, I was thinking of buying a Transcend 16gb class 10 card.
Does anyone have any personal experience with this card? I've never tried them so am wanting some personal reviews/opinions. Anyone had problems with transcend?
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I'm using one.
Write speeds up to 14MB/s. What else can you ask for? Got it off eBay for like 22 pounds?
ToonXW said:
I'm using one.
Write speeds up to 14MB/s. What else can you ask for? Got it off eBay for like 22 pounds?
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I'm using one Transcend 16gb class 10 card, i can tell some things:
On the usb adapter it can WRITE at up to 16~20MB on linear writing and READ up to 22~25MB on linear reading.
This cards rocks, i had a sandisk 8gb class 6 mSD and will never regret this change.
This time i can get real HD recordings as before i would sometimes give me some small breaks when recording if for some reason anything tried to access the card at the same time.
By the way most class 6 cards record actually between 4~6MB!

32GB or 64GB

I keep reading about i717 users installing 64GB memory cards into their phones i thought that the i717 would only support a 32GB card...someone please give me some definite info
i717 UCLF6+FJmod B4
64gb cards work fine from GB on up. In theory it would support even larger cards but a 129gb card would be too expensive for me when they first come out.
I installed a sandisk class 6 64gb card in my Note. It works flawlessly. Got it off Amazon Prime for $55 with free 2day shipping. This is what I did:
moved contents of 32gb card to desktop computer's hd
powered off
removed battery
removed 32gb card
inserted 64gb card
replaced battery
powered on
let the card format itself
moved contents of 32gb card from computer to new 64gb card
enjoy new roomier storage capacity
+1 I use the SanDisk 64GB card as well. No issues. I also formatted in the phone.
I also use a 64gb card with no problem.
What do you need a 64 for?
That is a **** load of memory for a phone haha. I mean I understand, I am trying to fill up my 32, I have like 7 left. I would have had less if my songs had not gotten all erased. But, I did have alot of adult stuff cause my ex loved watching that stuff on my phone haha, plus I loved to show it to my home girls, turned them hot like a kettle over an open flame But yes it works just gotta format it, checkout videos on youtube on how to do it if you have any trouble. Good luck brotha!
I had a lot of trouble with my 64 GB Sandisk. The phone (at the time a Flapjaxx ICS ROM) didn't like the exfat formatting it came with, but it also wasn't able to format it itself. I eventually formatted it as fat32 with a large enough block size and the phone is now happy with it.
I have a Sandisk 64g and works excellente
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Kant Phase Diz said:
I have a Sandisk 64g and works excellente
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saturnspike said:
I had a lot of trouble with my 64 GB Sandisk. The phone (at the time a Flapjaxx ICS ROM) didn't like the exfat formatting it came with, but it also wasn't able to format it itself. I eventually formatted it as fat32 with a large enough block size and the phone is now happy with it.
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I am also having problems. I am in BlackStar VIII Rom its ICS but it detects it but it wont format it self. I also tried to formate it on my Mac but my Mac can't see it. Its on OS mountain lion. It does detect it though and does allow me to format. Tell me what block size did you use? Thanks
Try loading your music collection! i have a sandisk 64 and 47 of it is filled with all of my music, works great though.
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[Q] Best 32gig or 64gig microsd card to get?

Do you guys recommend a highspeed microSD card to use for gaming? I heard i could use a app called foldermount to move games to the external sdcard. Thanks in advance. =)
I don't see how a faster SD card would affect gaming on your phone. I personally picked up a Samsung 64GB Pro microSDXC Extreme Speed (UHS-1) Class 10 Memory Card and have had no issues with it. I just felt like getting a Samsung card for a Samsung phone seemed like a smarter fit. My Razr Maxx had some SanDisk SD card that never had any issues, so I guess the most important factor would be reliability and cost.
klisp said:
Do you guys recommend a highspeed microSD card to use for gaming? I heard i could use a app called foldermount to move games to the external sdcard. Thanks in advance. =)
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I would recommend scandisk ultra or above series.
Thanks for the recommendation. People's reviews on your link sound impressive. Cant wait to order one now. I've had this phone for about two weeks and I already fill the internal sdcard. MC4 is huge.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH6JS
So far my class 10 Amazon sd card is working great. I'm not sure who makes them from Amazon, but I got my 32 gig card for $22 from them.
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I got the Samsung 64gig UHS1/Class 10 card too. Its been working great for the 4 days I've had it.
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http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH6JS
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I use that same one, it has been working great in my Note II and S IV.
I bought this one and it seems fine http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-313-310&ParentOnly=1&IsVirtualParent=1
Guys thank you for your advices!
Thank you for the advice
I use the following card SanDisk Ultra 64 GB microSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card 30MB/s from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WTAJTO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What size micro sd card

I have a Samsung GT-P3110 8gig tablet.
The tablet has 8 gig internal memory and the max is quoted at 32gig.
Can I put a 32 gig micro SD card in?
I think you answered your own question there.
You can put a microSd up to 64GB. I suggest you to put a SanDisk microsdhc ultra. They are the best sd cards. Press Thanks if I helped you
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64GB flash cards use a different formatting (exFat) which is supported only by a few phones only when using stock ROM, you may be able to find a custom ROM for your phone that does support exFat*
otherwise 32GB will indeed be the maximum usable for your phone*
Normally 32 gb one could be fat32 ( this format has a limit of 32 gb only )
Press thanks if I helped.
You can use blackhawk custom kernel that will support natively exfat
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I bought a sandisk ultra 32gb "red & grey in colour" yesterday and i've had to take it out my tab 2.
My tab didnt want to read it.
When I opened up "my files" there was a icon for "Ext Sd" but when It opened there was nothing.
I put the card in my S3 mini "gt-i8190n" and it works great. I done a factory reset on my tab before trying to use card.
Dont know whats going wrong there .
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Works perfectly on my tab 2 P3113 (stock 4.1.1 (edited) rooted). And reads all files
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Not just size but what about R/W speed??
using the GT 2- 7 inch - with cm 10.2 nightly build - with a 32 class 10 external micro sd card with Link2SD and folder mount- so that all apps are installed and run from the external storage. Works great! So I thought of changing out the 32GB for a 64GB. I know or think I know that I should opt for a class 10 device but what about read and write speeds - I would think this answer would depend on the tabs abilities as far as maximum rates go. I cant find anything that post the rates at which the tab can transfer data to the external microsd and was wondering if a microsd card could even outperform the tab as far as R/W. In other words the tab can fulfill any max R/W rates so go for the best!
Thanks
Hi, as far as i know the p3110 is hardware limited to 32 GB microsd. So 64Gb won't work properly. As speeds go, i can't really tell. My class 10 reads and writes at maximum speed ( bit lower than indicated, but same speed in other devices).
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Ive been running the Offical stock rom (not Rooted), using a 64gb scandisk SD card for a while now (almost a year). All i had to do was get the right format (Fat 32). I formatted the card in my PC using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition on my PC.
navneel said:
64GB flash cards use a different formatting (exFat) which is supported only by a few phones only when using stock ROM, you may be able to find a custom ROM for your phone that does support exFat*
otherwise 32GB will indeed be the maximum usable for your phone*
Normally 32 gb one could be fat32 ( this format has a limit of 32 gb only )
Press thanks if I helped.
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:good:
Icedvoco said:
Ive been running the Offical stock rom (not Rooted), using a 64gb scandisk SD card for a while now (almost a year). All i had to do was get the right format (Fat 32). I formatted the card in my PC using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition on my PC.
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+1 this works.
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The Tab2 is not 'hardware' limited to 32gb. It has to do with what formats your kernel supports. If you have a recent kernel with exfat support you are set.
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64Gb running with 4.2.2 stock rom. No problems.
Andy
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I have had 4 or 5 different micro sd cards in my tab 2 , From class 6 to Ultra, they all work fine if formatted correctly. I would suggest not using that auction site, there a lot of fake cards there. These tiny little cards don't have the best durability record. Of the 6-7 I have had, a couple have gone bad before a year, but some are used heavily and still work after a year. The price for the 64gb cards is still too high for me. I usually have 15 to 20 movies on my 32gb card.:good:
I have 32 gig micro sd on my tab, without problem!
Hello Guys
Had my Samsung Galaxy tab 2 7 (p3110) for over a year now running stock unrooted. One of the first things i did when i got it was grab myself a Sandisk Ultra 64gig SD card. Had to reformat the SD card before it would work. From memory i used a tool on my PC called mini partition tool to reformat it. Been working like a charm ever since.
Walter-W said:
I have a Samsung GT-P3110 8gig tablet.
The tablet has 8 gig internal memory and the max is quoted at 32gig.
Can I put a 32 gig micro SD card in?
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Just dont forget to get a high class SD card such as class 4 if you will be reading from the extSDcard alot! it would be really helpfull,or if you will use it to boost RAM and such
For best results use a class 10 32 GB SD card and haven't tried it yet but it more might support 64 GB too to prevent slowdowns a class 10 one is the best
64gb SDXC
Hi. I ordered a 64gb sandisk ultra plus microSDXC card. I just want to know what I will have to do to make it compatible with my Tab 2 rooted on GB27 4.2.2. I couldn't get the SDHC as the site was sold out, so I ordered the SDXC. Am I going to have to format it through my PC? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

How many are using a 64 GB micro SD card?

I know that the HAM2 officially only supports 32 GB micro SD cards; however the PC Mag reviewer successfully used a 64 GB micro SD card and I believe at least 1 Amazon reviewer was using a 64 GB micro SD card. I ordered a class 4 SanDisk 32 GB when I placed my phone order on Amazon. (I, like many others, had bad luck trying to use a class 10 card with a tablet so I'm steering clear of using class 10 cards in anything other than cameras.) If any one on this forum is successfully using a 64 GB card, could you indicate the brand and class of the card. As the holidays approach and sales start, I may keep my eyes open if others are having luck using a 64 GB card on a daily basis. TIA,
I've been using a lexar 64gb class 10 from walmart, works in my Mate and Mate2.
aragon257 said:
I've been using a lexar 64gb class 10 from walmart, works in my Mate and Mate2.
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Good to know. I was doing some searching and found that SanDisk has compatibility info out on the HAM2 indicating that it's compatible not just with it's 64 GB micro SD cards but with it's new 128 GB micro SD card.
http://pct1.sandisk.com/ProductList.aspx?DeviceID=21274
There's a member on another forum testing the SanDisk 128 GB card in his Galaxy S5, since so many people have had data losses with high capacity cards. He loaded his new 128 GB card til it was almost full is and working it hard to see if it gets corrupted. I will probably keep reading his updates. The 128 GB card is expensive, but Amazon had it on sale for almost 50 per cent off.
mke1973 said:
Good to know. I was doing some searching and found that SanDisk has compatibility info out on the HAM2 indicating that it's compatible not just with it's 64 GB micro SD cards but with it's new 128 GB micro SD card.
http://pct1.sandisk.com/ProductList.aspx?DeviceID=21274
There's a member on another forum testing the SanDisk 128 GB card in his Galaxy S5, since so many people have had data losses with high capacity cards. He loaded his new 128 GB card til it was almost full is and working it hard to see if it gets corrupted. I will probably keep reading his updates. The 128 GB card is expensive, but Amazon had it on sale for almost 50 per cent off.
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Ive has bad luck with cheap cards corrupting data on me. I've learnt you get what you pay for. I got it from Walmart, if it didn't work or got corrupted I could always return it.
Honestly, although device manufacturers might recommend up to a 32GB MicroSD card, if the device is running Android 4.2 or higher it should support 64GB and beyond with no issues.
I'm using a Transcend Class 10 32GB card in my HAM2 at the moment, but I think I might get a 64GB or 128GB card. Although I love Google Music's online storage a lot, my T-Mobile signal isn't good enough when I'm out in the country to reliably stream music. Having a huge SD card to keep it all on is sooo nice.
And the fact that the build of Jelly Bean on the HAM2 allows apps and games to be moved to the SD card makes it even sweeter.....
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Honestly, although device manufacturers might recommend up to a 32GB MicroSD card, if the device is running Android 4.2 or higher it should support 64GB and beyond with no issues.
I'm using a Transcend Class 10 32GB card in my HAM2 at the moment, but I think I might get a 64GB or 128GB card. Although I love Google Music's online storage a lot, my T-Mobile signal isn't good enough when I'm out in the country to reliably stream music. Having a huge SD card to keep it all on is sooo nice.
And the fact that the build of Jelly Bean on the HAM2 allows apps and games to be moved to the SD card makes it even sweeter.....
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Until we can root, stock jelly bean limits external SD storage to data, not the apps themselves. Once rooted, there are some options to move apps to external SD cards, but they can be problematic; however, many people use them.
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Until we can root, stock jelly bean limits external SD storage to data, not the apps themselves. Once rooted, there are some options to move apps to external SD cards, but they can be problematic; however, many people use them.
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Ummm... Google re-added the ability for lots of devices in 4.3, and it doesn't require root. You can, in fact, move many apps to the SD card with the stock Jelly Bean on your HAM2.
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Ummm... Google re-added the ability for lots of devices in 4.3, and it doesn't require root. You can, in fact, move many apps to the SD card with the stock Jelly Bean on your HAM2.
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Good to know. That makes me more inclined to consider getting a larger micro SD card during the upcoming holiday sales. I'm waiting for my phone to arrive and hope it get's here by Tuesday, as Amazon has promised.
I'm using an AU 64GB Class 6 microsd manufactured by SanDisk, works great in the HAM2, but seemingly only when formatted to FAT32?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JGII4V4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00JGII4V4&linkCode=as2&tag=layabouts-20&linkId=BCJMAFRQNEIVEKJK
I'm using a Sandisk 64GB card myself and have had no problems with it. My old Galaxy S2X used to hate the higher capacity card, but it's been flawless with my Mate 2.
me using sandisk 64gb without issues gr8 device I want root and cyanogen
without the screen protector touch feels like baby skin ...it has at least twice the screen on time than my nexus 5 which I retired forcefully after my mate 2

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