I'm new to android phones, and have a very noobish question. I'm wanting to upgrade the SD card in my g2, and am not sure what I should get. I wanted to get a 32 gig card, but I can only find class 4 cards, if I drop to a 16 gig I can get class 6 or class 10 cards. Which one would be the best, I run psx4droid so I do have the games on the card. Other then that everything is ran from the phones internal memory I think, so would a class 4 card be fine or does it really need to be class 6 or better, also is class 10 worth the difference in costs?
I'm still using the stock sd. I don't run games though. Its up to your personal preference. If I was to upgrade i'd get top of the line. They do make a difference in classes but I don't think enough to the point where it will effect your psx gaming. My 2 cents is to go with what your comfortable with.
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the classes refer to write speed so dont worry
I'm using a SanDisk 32GB Class 2 card with my Nexus One and it's working well. Speed tests have shown that it is performing slightly better than the Class 4 level.
Thank you everyone for the timely responses and information!
Were r u finding the 32 and how much?
As to the op I use stock card abd psx 1.7 without a problem runs smooth
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xile6 said:
Were r u finding the 32 and how much?
As to the op I use stock card abd psx 1.7 without a problem runs smooth
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I'm not sure what the polices are on links here, but I found it at newegg for 119.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139393
SynOfDreams said:
I'm not sure what the polices are on links here, but I found it at newegg for 119.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139393
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links are cool as long as your not trying to sell something or its illegal software.
but i would never pay that much for a card for a phone thats a 1tb usb hard drive for me
i was going to get a 32gb long time ago but ebay are full of fakes
but yea the stock card works great for psx games
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I will be a G1 user within the next week and i just wanted to say hello and that im excited to get my g1 and do all sorts of crazy stuff to it ... Im an ex iphone and most recently ex htc wing user and i was already a member of xda so i have a decent amount of modding knowledge but is there a n00b thread around that just has a bunch of like recommended mods or apps or anything like that??
again thanks everyone!
Here you go
Information
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519523
Must have apps list
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478117
First of all i'd like to say welcome and thank you for not posting in dream android development like most other people I'd strongly strongly recommend cyanogen's 1.4 recovery image and his latest ROMS. The experimental versions have more "bling bling" but his stable versions are well...just that incredibly stable. I also recommend that you get a class 6 sdcard, preferably 4 or 8gb so you have enough room. You can get them at newegg.com for a cheap price. class 6 for $15-20. Good luck and have fun!
Thanks so much guys for the responses and info ... and i have a 8gb sdhc from my old phone so i will be all ready to go
and thanks again guys
hotsammysliz said:
Thanks so much guys for the responses and info ... and i have a 8gb sdhc from my old phone so i will be all ready to go
and thanks again guys
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Want to make sure it's a class 6 card like the above poster said. You can use class 2 or 4 but might experience lag if you are gonna use apps2sd.
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Thanks so much guys for the responses and info ... and i have a 8gb sdhc from my old phone so i will be all ready to go
and thanks again guys
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Check and make sure its a class 6 card. You can usually tell on the front of the card should have a number with a circle around it. If you don't have a class 6 I would buy one off newegg they are under 20 with free shipping usually.
ok i just checked and i have a class 4 :-/ ... will the lag be serious enough to where i should get a class 6 or are there more serious problems a class 4 could cause?
hotsammysliz said:
ok i just checked and i have a class 4 :-/ ... will the lag be serious enough to where i should get a class 6 or are there more serious problems a class 4 could cause?
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Class 4 is cool, but to get the full experience you might want to try a class 6. They are cheap enough now a days. 8 gig class 6 for $15 on newegg.
I have a PNY Class 6 8GB MicroSD for my phone. I was wondering what are the benefits of a2sd, and what are the benefits of a class 6 SD rather than a lower number? I don't currently use a2sd, and wondering if i should.
lower number is slower. iirc, the Hero supports speeds up to class 6, which is faster then the phones ROM
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lower number is slower. iirc, the Hero supports speeds up to class 6, which is faster then the phones ROM
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Ok, that makes sense, but why should I use a2sd? How is it better than storing them on internal memory?
if its a class 6 it will load faster.
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Ability to have more apps installed, as well as not having to wipe all the applications when you flash a new ROM (although some require you to wipe the ext partition, the ROM chef will tell you if you need to wipe the ext parition (where your apps are stored).
I didn't think I would ever need A2SD until I got to my limit.
I have not noticed a drop in performance opening apps with A2SD on my class 6 card, if there is, its milliseconds.
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Ok, that makes sense, but why should I use a2sd? How is it better than storing them on internal memory?
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A2SD moves all of your installed apps to the SD card. If you have a class 6 card, which have a faster read and write speed than the internal memory in the phone, it makes everything run a lot faster since it doesn't have to run everything from the phone.
sorry to get off topic a bit, but ive been looking for a good class 6 card. the only brand i have seen is a-data i believe for about 20 dollars. im not really looking for something that has a large capacity. in your opinion, which one is better as far as brand? and how much did you pay for your card?
One thing to remember though is that class 6 just means it is certified/guaranteed to transfer at 6MB/sec or faster. A class 2 card can still be as fast or faster than a class 6 and there are some out there that do just this.
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One thing to remember though is that class 6 just means it is certified/guaranteed to transfer at 6MB/sec or faster. A class 2 card can still be as fast or faster than a class 6 and there are some out there that do just this.
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This is what I stopped in to say.
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kashb91 said:
sorry to get off topic a bit, but ive been looking for a good class 6 card. the only brand i have seen is a-data i believe for about 20 dollars. im not really looking for something that has a large capacity. in your opinion, which one is better as far as brand? and how much did you pay for your card?
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I wouldn't... every A-Data sdcard I've ever bought has developed bad sectors almost immediately.
Sandisk is the standard, but a class 6 SanDisk is hard to find. The last few I bought were Transcend.
How do you tell what class your card is?
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How do you tell what class your card is?
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It's on the card itself. It's the letter C with a number inside it. That number is the class number.
posguy99 said:
I wouldn't... every A-Data sdcard I've ever bought has developed bad sectors almost immediately.
Sandisk is the standard, but a class 6 SanDisk is hard to find. The last few I bought were Transcend.
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thats what ive always been looking for, but as you said its hard to find. if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for your card and what size is it? also, thanks for the heads up on the a-data card.
I read a review not long ago about sandisk class 2 cards. the tests they ran on them showed they were the equivalent to 10 mb/s. of course you would have to get the right batch number. does anyone know a site that tracks this kind of info?
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I have a class 6 Transcend and use app2sd. Just wondering how much memory is it supposed to be freeing up?
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I have a class 6 Transcend and use app2sd. Just wondering how much memory is it supposed to be freeing up?
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Depends on how you use a2sd.
If you move dalvik-cache to it as well as your apps it'll be a lot.
But the total amount depends on the number and size of the apps you have installed. I'm sitting with 126/160mb free on Internal Storage.
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One thing to remember though is that class 6 just means it is certified/guaranteed to transfer at 6MB/sec or faster. A class 2 card can still be as fast or faster than a class 6 and there are some out there that do just this.
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This is what I stopped in to say.
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+2 I have a Class 2 card and I get around ~7+MB/sec, I'm tempted to bump it up to run A2SD more aggressively so that my phone's faster.
i was thinking about buying a class 4 16 gb Sd card.. will this help at all i am not running app2sd..so will the sd card make any difference??
Will it make my screen run smoother and fast on Damage Control 2.8??
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i was thinking about buying a class 4 16 gb Sd card.. will this help at all i am not running app2sd..so will the sd card make any difference??
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If you're not using a2sd it probably won't make much difference either way. If you're thinking of running a2sd later spend the extra 10.00 and get the class 6. regardless of the people talking about their high speed class 2 cards, you'd have to be fairly lucky to get those speeds (as someone else noted, depends on the batch of cards) with class 2, or 4.
an also if i run app2sd if i pull out my memory card at anytime will it mess up my phone??
and i have the 1st class right now so upgrading will make no difference when downloading apps to my phone or anything like that??
hey guys im new to the hd2 threads and i want to dual boot windows phone 7 and android and i just want to know what kind of 32gb sd cards are the best because i want to partition it to where windows will have 16 and android the other 16 thanks in advance
I wanna bump this but re-phrase his question a little bit.
For anyone using a 32 GB SD card or have tried it for dual booting WP7 and Android - How is it performing? What brand would you recommend? Does class make a difference?
I searched and came to this thread. I have an idea but would like more input in this matter. I need more feedback to make the best decision possible because I plan on triple booting into Ubuntu but sorely lacking space right now. Thanks. And don't be shy to reply.
I'm guessing sandisk, but hold your horses.
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I'm guessing sandisk, but hold your horses.
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Really? I hardly found Sandisk with class more than class 2....
There is a thread that shows the different speeds for sd cards. I found that class 2 Scandisk 8gb is the best preformer.
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There is a thread that shows the different speeds for sd cards. I found that class 2 Scandisk 8gb is the best preformer.
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So have you given 32gb sd card a try? I'm not looking for speed and don't mind a lock up, hiccup, or even random reboot once in awhile. I just want something that works, minimally, at best. Now, if it works but there are constant problems and prevents me from doing certain things on my phone then forget it. I'll have to somehow make room for ubuntu or just plain do without it.
I was wondering if it is possible to use a 64 GB microSD card with my MT4G. If so, what ROM do I need? I searched and the only thread I found was a thread from 2011 saying that the cap is 32 GB because that is the limit of microSDHC. I found a good deal on a 64 GB card and would like to get it if I can use it.
Yeah it will work, but you won't get the claimed speeds due to our old hardware.
Just format the card in the phone and you're good to go.
what is the speed I will get with the card? I'm looking at a class 6
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what is the speed I will get with the card? I'm looking at a class 6
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Not sure. I'm doing research on this. I know the card will WORK on the mytouch 4G, but I don't see any mytouch 4G specific speed tests. I saw where a newer phone got better speed on sdxc class 6 than sdhc class 6, but again that's newer hardware.
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I would like to know too
thanks
Try it and let us know so I can get one to
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What kind of speed tests are you guys looking for? I have a 64GB microSDXC card in my MT4G. I'd be willing to run a couple tests if you guys are looking for any specific information as long as you tell me what you want done.
Can we use a SD booster app to get the acclaimed speed with a 64GB SD card ? :what:
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Tez MyTouch said:
Can we use a SD booster app to get the acclaimed speed with a 64GB SD card ? :what:
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A lot of the performance gain seen with SDXC cards comes from the new file system included- exFAT. ExFAT is not supported on our device, at least not in any ROMs I've used since getting mine. I'm not sure if different ROMs can include the necessary changes to allow exFAT usage. If I had to speculate, I'd say it probably depends on firmware updates to the card reader in the phone that we likely won't ever see.
Instead, to achieve functionality, you must use your phone to format the microSD card before it can be used. As a result, we won't be able to see all the benefits the newer, higher capacity cards have to offer. An SD booster application may still be able to speed things up a little, just as it could with the older cards. I just wouldn't expect too much.
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My microSDXC card is a Sandisk Class 10 200x 64GB SDXC. The formatted capacity of my card is 59.4GB. I have about 31GB of free space. This card was NOT empty when I ran these tests. I'm not sure that would effect the tests at all, but if so, this should lean more towards real performance rather than results you'll never see once you start using a card.
Here are a few speed tests:
Hey guys,
let me ask you one question. Is anybody using 32GB SD card in HD2 with Android ROM?
Yes. I've got a Sandisk 32GB [class 4] card using latest NexusHD2 ROM.
And everything works fine? No problem with read/write operations?
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And everything works fine? No problem with read/write operations?
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As far as I know, everything the same, haven't noticed any differences from my class 6 16gb card.
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Yes. I've got a Sandisk 32GB [class 4] card using latest NexusHD2 ROM.
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yes, i also have had the 'small' 32 GB card for a long time with no probs. Sandisk of similar good name is recommended. and class 6, dont pay any extra ro higher, lik class 10, as they are slower in a phone.
but.....
posted by hyellow on the WinPhoney 7 forums,
"For anybody who wants to try it, I have put a 64 Gb microSD XC class 6 by Sandisk into my HD2 and it works. Just flashed the new ROM with it. Didn't knew the 3 year old HD2 was already anticipating on XC. "
onwards and upwards...
32gb kingstone 10 class.... very good, very fast
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I'm surprised, 3 years old phone supports 32 GB card. I am using Cotulla's LEO "Stock" NAND Android ROM.
IMO difference between Class 4 and 6 is minimal. A REAL Class 10 at 16 GB may be a better deal.
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IMO difference between Class 4 and 6 is minimal. A REAL Class 10 at 16 GB may be a better deal.
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From what I've read class 4/6 performs somewhat better in general use of the phone except obviously moving large files to the sdcard such as ROMs, and using the video camera to write large files for general use I've read that class 4/6 are somewhat better.
I'm currently using Kingston C10 32gb without problems.