Hello!
First of all, I'm German but i trust in you guys since i first flashed my Xperia X10 mini pro back in ... 2010? Soooooo... don't blame me for bad english please
My last Smartphone broke because a emmc error so I want to buy the Xperia M4 Aqua 8gb (because 16gb is not avaible here in germany..).
With Android M comes the ability to format SD cards so you can fully install apps on it and so on, so this 1,27gb space left doesnt bug me (yay..)
Sony says that the phone can read sd cards up to 128gb BUT a friend said that his old phone could do this too, but with 64gb and up the sd card is sdXC and this isnt compatible to all smartphones that states that it's okay with 128gb.
SOOO long speech, short sense (german sayings ftw ^^),
my question is if the m4 can handle sdxc or if it reacts like **** to it with bugs and crashes, because I want to use at least 64gb
Otherwise I will just use 32gb.
Much regards,
David
sdxc is the question of file system type.
M4 Aqua handles sdxc well.
besides of course occasional "sd card unexpectedly removed" error. With the firmware 26.a.2.99 I received that error once per week (or per 2 weeks). This error does not depend of the card as I had it with 32 GB card also.
However, you should order your phone from France as 16GB is available there (AFAIK).
I want buy SDXC 64GB , i read on sony official website, phone can handle max. 200GB memory cards. When it depends on filesystem, my old Ace 3 from Samsung supported exFAT too...
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Hi
I bought a 4gig MicroSD and would like to know the steps to update the SD please
Update?
All you need to do is take off the back, pull out the old card, and plug in the new one.
If you want to keep the contents of the old card, just drag the contents to your PC first, then swap the card, and copy the contents back.
update = install a bigger one
tx
take the old out
put the new in =D
thats all you need to do
Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
You should turn off the phone OR unmount the SDCard before remove it.
TX .. I thought there was some wierd partitioning and formatting and so.
tx to all the help
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Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
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i hope not because i just bought 16gb class 4 from ebay for £14 ( around $28 )
Ill have to give this to my girlfriend if it does coz i need the biggest possible
Seems like you will have to go shopping again. At least for the X10 the 16Gig limit is replaced with a 32Gig limit. At least if I can believe this page:
h t t p : //gadgets.apnafundaz.com/20 10/09/xperia-x10-whi tepaper-revision-6-for-andr oid-2-1-eclair-no-16m-color-adobe-flash-mu lti-touch-and-more/
Though the link is a bit old. So I was hoping that maybe somebody here had already tried this. As I would rather spend my money on a 32 Gig card then buy a 16 Gig card and hear that I could have got double that.. ;-)
Didn't you guys get the fancy card reader with your E10s/U20s?
I bought my E10i on the launching day and in the box was that USB MicroSD-card reader.
Using it is easy to put your contents of your old MicroSD to a folder on your computer. Either temporary (to move it to the new mSD) or as back-up.
Don't remember it's SE name (have mislayed it as I used the reader and 2GB card that came with X10Mini, for installing Ubuntu on a EeePC 701)
Well.. I didn't get a micro SD reader with my kit in Germany..(I had a couple laying around which I was using but they have both died.. I don't know how a reader seems to just keel over and die.. seems something strange happened on an eject in Linux and now they are dead... tried all sorts of things to resurect them. (Linux detects them.. windows too but the reader doesn't detect any micro SD cards I throw at it.... oh well.
on a brighter note.. I just found an A-Data 16GB Class 10 card for under 30 Euro's its at Jacob Elektronics (there is another 7Euro for sending but still a cheap Class 10 card (if it's a real A-Data Class 10 card, my experience of the A-Data brand has been pretty good.. its a reputable brand and the website/shop seems legit.)
I am convinced it will not be any faster than a class 2 card for general use but the transfers between phone and PC will be super quick and for the price.. why not go for the fastest available?
I will let you all know how it turns out.. if it arrives.
Kiwi
I think the A-Data cards will be fine.
Got a full size A-Data SDHC in my camera 8GB class 6.
just a simple swap with phone switched off.
When I upgraded my contract phone to the mini pro, it was bundled with a 2gb card. I told the operator I'd seen a similar deal on a different network only they were shipping with an 8gb card, not a 2gb.
For my cheek, my phone arrived with an 8gb free of charge
You don't ask, you don't get
and also a spare sd card reader too! (now I have 5 )
Well after waiting over a week for the damn Adata 16GB Class 10 card to turn up I finally got hold of the company who said.. " it may be another 3 weeks because of a supply issue" funny as they said they were in stock when I ordered it.
anyway.. I canceled my order (as I am moving back to New Zealand in 2 weeks) and just bought a Sandisk 16GB Class 4 from Conrad electronics for 36 Euro.. meh.. at least its Sandisk so I trust it not to die after a few weeks use..
Kiwi
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
Ezraghast said:
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
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Good news. Earlier there was some thread in this forum stating that 32 GB doesn't work in Mini - probably while it was on Android 1.6. How is the access speed ? Is it satisfactory?
ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
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ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
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I've looked around for 32Gb card, and the only I found where class 2. I'm sure that cards of higher class will be become available, but at the moment I know of none.
im using 16gb class 2.. all apps on there.. working good to me
Hi,
I would like to know if anyone is having read and write issues with their 8gb Patriot Micro SDHC cards.
I noticed when i load apps onto the phone thru the card, the apps will not load up their details info.
when i look at apps thru astro file manager they usually have an icon or a green market icon, but all it shows is a white settings like file icon.
Most apps also have problems detecting the card.
I got the cards from newegg, so I know they're not fakes.
my replacement card came in today and it has the same issues.
I formatted the card many time using many different programs and it doesn't solve the problem.
I tried my 8gb transcend card and I don't have any problems with it.
so i think it narrows down the problem to the cards.
I just want to know it anyone ran into this problem before, so i can know the issue is the card and not my phone.
thanks
I too have problems. After some research on the net it looks like there is a problem with X10 Mini/X10 Mini Pro and Class 4 SDHC cards. All other Class' works.
I do not know it it is hardware problems(with Mini/Mini Pro not the SDHC card) as some suggest or software/firmware problems.
And I must say it is really annoying and also typical for SE to f**k things up. Must say this is the LAST time I will buy a SE.
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The stuff I found on the net:
facebook. com/topic.php?uid=35313373389&topic=22154&post=114872#topic_top
androidcommunity. com/forums/f13/xperia-mini-pro-8gb-sdhc-card-problems-37768/
talk.sonyericsson. com/message/45038;jsessionid=A333E7E29E160D3BBAC7E1959C40FAFB.node0
The G2 also has problem reading the card.
I got a replacement card and the problem is still there.
I don't have any other class 4 cards to test.
The problem is real
Yes, they have problem with class 4 and 6 cards. I used 8 GB SDHC class IV with my new xperia pro and it had a restart problem but no problem with class 2 card.
\Basically its a a hardware problem. That renders Xperia mini pro useless with class IV cards.
I surrendered 2 of my Xperia mini pro...and switched to milestone....PEACE now
Same issue with my Galaxy S
For weeks I was frustrated with my Toshiba microsdhc 8gb card corrupting my phone, but I discovered it was NOT the card causing the problem.
After talking to Samsumg, I had a Samsung engineer flash my phone and the phone and external SD card are working properly, brilliant! The fault was an original error on the internal SD card, this error corrupted my external SD card.
As it was a known issue by Samsung, the service was free.
Kies does NOT fix the problem when you upgrade, it keeps the currupted file as it doesn't replace ALL the files, whereas the engineer completely replaces ALL files.
As this was a problem for me, I'm sure there are others experiencing the same problem.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
The problem IS the card. If you use manufacturer brands, like Kingston, Sandisk, Toshiba, which make their own products and have quality control, you will have no problems.
"Generic brands" like Patriot don´t manufacture their cards, but order them from third party suppliers, and being nothing more than resale companies, they buy cheap from their chinese vendors, to be able to sell cheap. They have no quality control and no control over their third party vendors.
PS I use Kingston class 4 8GB cards in my mini pro with no problems whatsoever
Hello,
As the title asks. Does anyone know if a 128 gb micro SD card will work in the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact? I ask because I know that usually, the limit these machines can handle is 64gb. And if so, does anyone use a 128GB card, and which one would you suggest? Many thanks for your time in reading this post and answering.
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Hello,
Does anyone know if a 128 gb micro SD card will work in the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact?
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According to Sony spec. it supports up to 128 GB SDXC. Unfortunately I did not double check on my device.
Yes 128 works good on this baby
do you know if it supports uha-1 speeds?
Yes, i have 128gb class 10 and it works a charm.
I think your question is UHS1 OR 3 etc...
Mine is class 10 UHS1 and it is ok.
Any class 10 should be good enough, and if it has UHS rating, it is faster than those without UHS classification.
FYI, mine is Sandisk ultra.
Guys don't ever get sandisk ultra 64gb. I had 3 of their cards which was purchased at the same time and unfortunately it failed. The issue is rampant on their 64gb ultra (google Sandisk ultra cannot delete files). My micro sd suddenly became a read only device. Files are intact but i cant modify contents which means i cannot do format erase and anything. Practically it became a useless card. Already did windows low level format, tried to check drive permissions and it was not set in read only, no virus. The writting controller chip just broke down. for those who are planning to buy a card and have their cameras and their 4K vids automatically save in the sd card, then don't buy sandisk (at least The 64gb ultra). It seems their cards can't take much writing before it breaks
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apps to SD
AirBruce said:
Hello,
As the title asks. Does anyone know if a 128 gb micro SD card will work in the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact? I ask because I know that usually, the limit these machines can handle is 64gb. And if so, does anyone use a 128GB card, and which one would you suggest? Many thanks for your time in reading this post and answering.
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It's a shame you can't move any apps to the SD card, I have the LTE version and 16GB isn't enough space when you have a few games installed.
Hello.
I 've been reading a lot of (bad) stories with micro sd incompatibilities.
Since i want to use mine as internal storage, i want to be certain that it will work
I am between samsung (the new red pro ones,20mb/sec) and the new toshiba excesior ones (30mb/sec write, 2016 model).
Anyone had any luck with these?
Should they be ntfs formatted when inserted in the tablet?
Thanks in advance.
Hi vadergr,
i tested some different sd cards twoe 64 gb class 10 cards (samsung and lexar), they are verry slow for me. So i decided to buy a sandisk microSD extreme Pro with 64 gb but hab no luck with it, because the card was dead on arrival. So i went to my tech store and by a 128gb Sandisk Ultra, an now i'm fine with it. Fast reading speed (44mb/s) and solid write speed (23mb/s). All in all its ok and the tablet runs verry well with it. I run on Android 7 nougat and use the SD as internal storage.
128gb Sandisk Ultra
Greetings
ShrekDTH
I used Memento EXpert 128GB from memorette. I tested it out on PC, make a full read/ write to make sure it has got full capacity and then insert into the tablet. One interesting thing is the tablet recognized the card as Lexar Media (which is quite reputable). I formatted it as the internal storage.
So far, apart from heating up during game-plays, it is quite stable.
Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC - 256GB it's OK...
gilles1968 said:
Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC - 256GB it's OK...
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I had issues with mine set up as internal storage after i went past 128GB of data on it. went back to my Samsung 128GB Pro microSDXC and worked like a champ. the 256 works well as external storage. I did notice longer boot times with the more data i added to the micro sd card. i opted to stay away from internal storage for now.
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I had issues with mine set up as internal storage after i went past 128GB of data on it. went back to my Samsung 128GB Pro microSDXC and worked like a champ. the 256 works well as external storage. I did notice longer boot times with the more data i added to the micro sd card. i opted to stay away from internal storage for now.
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Sorry i speak a little English.
But i use my 256GO like internal storage with latest update original rom...and all are running normally:good:
Hi !
I have just install my new a1 sdcard in my tab s3, but as I can see I not still be able to install more apps than with my previous non a1 sdcard ! So all is the same but I suppose that the sd is just faster....
This is happening also in my s7 edge.
A1 sdcard was not suppose to let us install any app directly into the sd (not even just move some of them) ?
Is there anything I am missing? Any special format or whatever?
Many thanks !
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If you want to install apps on the SD Card (are you asking this question) then you may want to try the Storage Enabler patch. If this isn't what you're after then I do not know what you're saying (sorry).
I was tempted to reply but I was not sure about his query, if it is about moving apps to the Micro SD card, then this is easy: Settings>Apps, tap on any app, Storage>change, you can choose either External storage or Internal storage. Some apps will allow moving some won't.
Bluering5 said:
I was tempted to reply but I was not sure about his query, if it is about moving apps to the Micro SD card, then this is easy: Settings>Apps, tap on any app, Storage>change, you can choose either External storage or Internal storage. Some apps will allow moving some won't.
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The question is about the new A1 app performance sdcards... I thought with this kind of new cards I was going to be able to move any app to sd (now there are so many apps that cannot be moved to the sd) or even install the app directly to the SD card... But seems these new a1 cards are working just the same than normal sdcards...
So the question is... Is there anything I am not doing.... Or A1 cards works exactly the same but faster?
Many thanks.
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Istarth said:
The question is about the new A1 app performance sdcards... I thought with this kind of new cards I was going to be able to move any app to sd (now there are so many apps that cannot be moved to the sd) or even install the app directly to the SD card... But seems these new a1 cards are working just the same than normal sdcards...
So the question is... Is there anything I am not doing.... Or A1 cards works exactly the same but faster?
Many thanks.
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Okay, I see what you mean now. It's a new standard (read as "label" ) to throw on an SD card. It means nothing. At least personally I see at meaning nothing because every manufacturer these days tosses a confusing specification on a card that may or may not live up to it promise, so I'd seriously recommend checking out some SD card reviews and benchmarks instead of relying off a label (here's one site that reviews cards based on read/write and price/performance). Making this suggestion for you due to how some cards don't even live up to what they have printed on the card/packaging anyhow.
I don't even pay attention to SD card marketing anymore, it's ridiculous. Just find a card with tested high read and high write (because that's what your "a1" label really is).
I bought a Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB UHS-1 U3 card a while ago for my Windows tablet but moved it into a Sony Xperia X Compact instead. I can use apps and take burst shots with the camera at the same time with it.
It's probably the best bang for your buck but there are slightly faster cards out there. I can't test it in the TabS3 because apps are installed on it, but on the Windows tablet I was getting near 60MB/s write and 260MB/s read (using a clean image on both devices where data was never written, to remove the possibility of re-enabling deleted data).
I'm getting a Samsung Evo + 256GB card (UHS-1 U3, mind they also released a UHS-1 U1 card so it's something to look for when shopping) for this tablet so what I'll do is test on the Windows tablet to see what this card is really capable of, then test the speed of the card using the TabS3.
I'd have used the Sandisk card but it's being used already. I wanted big and fast because I deal with music software and loading/reloading WAV files needs to be easy and not take all day :laugh:
TL;DR: Read up on benchmarks rather than relying off an SD card's specification label because very few SD cards ever live up to the spec they advertise.
To install apps directly to an sd-card, you need to enable Adoptable Storage via this patch
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Okay, I see what you mean now. It's a new standard (read as "label" ) to throw on an SD card. It means nothing. At least personally I see at meaning nothing because every manufacturer these days tosses a confusing specification on a card that may or may not live up to it promise, so I'd seriously recommend checking out some SD card reviews and benchmarks instead of relying off a label (here's one site that reviews cards based on read/write and price/performance). Making this suggestion for you due to how some cards don't even live up to what they have printed on the card/packaging anyhow.
I don't even pay attention to SD card marketing anymore, it's ridiculous. Just find a card with tested high read and high write (because that's what your "a1" label really is).
I bought a Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB UHS-1 U3 card a while ago for my Windows tablet but moved it into a Sony Xperia X Compact instead. I can use apps and take burst shots with the camera at the same time with it.
It's probably the best bang for your buck but there are slightly faster cards out there. I can't test it in the TabS3 because apps are installed on it, but on the Windows tablet I was getting near 60MB/s write and 260MB/s read (using a clean image on both devices where data was never written, to remove the possibility of re-enabling deleted data).
I'm getting a Samsung Evo + 256GB card (UHS-1 U3, mind they also released a UHS-1 U1 card so it's something to look for when shopping) for this tablet so what I'll do is test on the Windows tablet to see what this card is really capable of, then test the speed of the card using the TabS3.
I'd have used the Sandisk card but it's being used already. I wanted big and fast because I deal with music software and loading/reloading WAV files needs to be easy and not take all day :laugh:
TL;DR: Read up on benchmarks rather than relying off an SD card's specification label because very few SD cards ever live up to the spec they advertise.
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I don´t know If u had read about these cards before... I have SanDisk Extreme 128GB Class 10, U3, V30, A1, No matter how expensive is the card but if the card is not an A1 card the aleatory access is not good enough...
A1 means this cards are much much faster for aleatory access / read... and after some bench I have to say that difference is so big... So the card is working well and very fast both sequential and aleatory...
Anyway I thought This kind of cards could be considered by Android in a special way... and let us to install any app in it with no restrictions and without any patch or root mod... but as I can see.... no luck.... again after some installed apps.... memory problems are here again... no matter if you have 200 free GB in your SD.... so bad....
Many thanks !