Hi, sorry if this is a double post. I did look around but could not find much info.
I'm interested to know how well the new 16GB MicroSD cards work on the Xperia. Anyone using one of these? My main concern is that they all seem to only be class 2 atm. Is this too slow to run apps and my videos stored on it etc?
Should I wait till a class 4 16GB card comes out?
Thanks
Edit: I also noticed that SanDisk has a “Mobile Ultra” memory card range. Only up to 8GB though. Anyone using one of these? Is there a big difference in speeds?
i don't think it matters in a phone.
I ordered the eact same Mobile Ultra card today. Should be here saturday, so I will tell when I get it. But assuming it's Class 6 card, it should be fast. I wouldn't go with Class 2, since it's slow. But as Jabe says, it might not matter on the phone.
So as at now no one's using a 16GB yet?
Give me a week or 2. I'm planning on ordering the Sandisk one.
Sandisk Mobile Ultra is good, and it's what I am using for X1. Since it's class 6, the read/write speed is about 20/16 mb/s, which is much faster than class 2. If you wanna watch video storaged in card, this one is your first choice.
wdq30 said:
Sandisk Mobile Ultra is good, and it's what I am using for X1. Since it's class 6, the read/write speed is about 20/16 mb/s, which is much faster than class 2. If you wanna watch video storaged in card, this one is your first choice.
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Note that the speed in the end is depending on the host itself. If the host is slow, even if you use class 6 memory card, it's not going to make any difference. Personally I believe the phone itself would be the bottleneck and not the memory card.
I know it's not totally relevant but just for reference, take a look at the link below. As you can see the speed of class 2 and 6 are pretty identical as it's limited by the host. This is even with a dedicated memory card reader. Compare the 2nd and 4th entries from the bottom.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/reader_report_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-9438
VaThInK said:
Note that the speed in the end is depending on the host itself. If the host is slow, even if you use class 6 memory card, it's not going to make any difference. Personally I believe the phone itself would be the bottleneck and not the memory card.
I know it's not totally relevant but just for reference, take a look at the link below. As you can see the speed of class 2 and 6 are pretty identical as it's limited by the host. This is even with a dedicated memory card reader. Compare the 2nd and 4th entries from the bottom.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/reader_report_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-9438
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If that's the case, what's the optimal speed supported by X1?
So anyone able to compare the 2 classes
ipporek said:
So as at now no one's using a 16GB yet?
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I'm using a 16GB Class 2 at the moment. No probs with apps or music. But I have no videos on the card...
with normal sd cards the pdas were mostly not able to transfer as fast as the sd card supported
as the sd interface in onchip and not that fast
would like to see some tests if the same hold true with newer pda's and class X microSD cards
anyone able to follow this up yet?
I'm using a Sandisk 8gb Class 4 HC. No problems with speed or data read/write (on the phone itself).
Using the phone as a disk drive though (not activesync) is noticeably slower than using a USB adapter, *suggesting* the phone itself is the bottleneck?
I'm using a SanDisk 8GB Class II Card and I had no problems with photos, videos or music so far.
Don't think a Class 4 or 6 is worth the price in a mobile phone.
I got my 16GB Microsdhc today. And everything works. Sad thing is it only shows 15GB.
I find no difference in speed between my 8G class 6 and 16G class 2 (both from Sandisk)
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I got my 16GB Microsdhc today. And everything works. Sad thing is it only shows 15GB.
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it's 15G probably because of the way how "G" is being calculated. 16,000,000,000 = 16,000,000,000/(1024*1024*1024) = 14.9GB
im using a 8g class 4 card, music, apps and vids work great.
just a quick question, the x1 has a sd card limit of 32g, when a larger card comes out like the 128gb card that sandisk has said will come out, could windows mobile have a update so that it can read it or is limited to the reader hardware inside the x1
I have 2 cards: Sandisk 16GB Class 2 and Kingston 8GB class 4.
I use Sandisk in Xperia, and the speed is more than sufficient. It reaches 12-15 MB/s writing on USB adapter. Reading - it's no problem reaching even more. So it's ok, speed wise.
I don't think you would need more speed in Xperia )
There's no HD video recording option in there )
one can use pocket mechanics to benchmark the sdcard speed
if the results are lower i would suspect it show the bottleneck speed
of the sd interface of the qualcomm cpu in x1
I have a 16gb micro sdhc and some .avi videos lag (highish quality). Specifically, top gear season 12 episodes from finalgear.com. it might be the divx client though, Im using the WM 6 Pro version available on the divx website.
I am considering to buy a 16gb class 6 microSDHC card, would that be an overkill? (not the size of course, Im going to put a lot music etc, but would class 2 or 4 speed be enough for it?
Thanks in advance,
zazafci
I currently have a 2Gb class 2 micro sd card.
What is the best class and size for speed and battery consumption?
I was thinking about something like this class 10 card: http://www.mymemory.co.uk/SDHC/Transcend/Transcend-8GB-SD-Card-(SDHC)---Class-10-
Anyone know if there are any fast low power cards that will work effectively?
Class 6 is enough. Just buy a Sandisk or some other reputable brand
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isnt it possible to put the android rom on the mobile memory directly to improve speed'n stuff ?
The card you are looking at is an SD. You need a microSD.
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8GB Class 6... Can't go wrong
psykick5 said:
The card you are looking at is an SD. You need a microSD.
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D'oh! class 10s are a fortune! class 6 it is.........
Because the stock supplied one is too small for my music and I want to get a bigger SD card. Does the GT540 work with a SDHC card?
Yes
I use a 32gb micro sdhc
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Yes
I use a 32gb micro sdhc
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Thanks very much
Also make sure you get a higher class SDHC for improved read and write speeds.
Class 4 minimum.
I've got a 8gb Class 2, and I think Class 2 is enough, I don't there's a noticable difference to a Class 4 card
Hi -
Bit of a noob question, hope you can help!
If I copy a DVD with DVDCatalyst and then play if off an SD card (or micro SD card) then is the performance worse than if I copy the movie to the internal storage? Should I expect stutter and bad sync as I perceive
I ask because clearly I'm not going to have enough space for all my movies on internal storage and will need to use SD cards so should I expect to have to copy a movie locally onto internal storage temporarily prior to playing it, or will speed of access from SD card be OK? [I'm thinking of getting the 32GB Sandisk microSD card which I believe is class 2]
Many thanks in advance.
I have a 32gig class 4 card and have no problems with playback from the MicroSD card. But then again, I encode all my movies as MP4's. I'm not familiar with DVDCatalyst so not sure what the encoding specs are from it's output.
DVDCatalyst is MP4 also i *think*
out of interest which class 4 card do you use? I didn't think there were any class 4 microsds
Thx!
dconroy said:
DVDCatalyst is MP4 also i *think*
out of interest which class 4 card do you use? I didn't think there were any class 4 microsds
Thx!
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Sandisk is now doing their 32GB microSD card as a class 4, that's what I was able to pick up. I was trying to find a local brick and mortar with the Lexar 32GB w/ class 10 but they were all out.
bear in mind, the number in the class refers to the WRITE speed....class 10 will definately help to copy the files across, but the playback doesn't really require anything better than class 2 because your TF won't be able to play those ultra-high bitrate video anyway...
I've used a 16gb Toshiba class 4 to play a couple of test mp4 trailers 720p and they have been fine though I am expecting to receive a Lexar class 10 32gb card over the next couple of days as my main MicroSD card.
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Don't want to make a new thread...but what's the easiest way for me to convert my movies (DVDs) to a playable format on my TF...playable meaning it still looks good.
Thanks!