why my SD card can't work? - Xoom General

I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I think you need to do some reading about your tablet here before you do anything beyond checking your email and playing some Angry Birds....but lets cut to the chase, shall we?
For the SD card to work you are going to need to UNLOCK, ROOT and install a custom KERNEL on your Xoom. The Sd card will not work right out of the box, not even in 3.1.
Now search in this forum for the three words in bold, you should find more than enough information to set you right.

Just remember that if you Unlock you loose everything on the xoom. I wipes the internal storage.

I think by the time MOTO gives us the needed update for the SD card to work, a 32GB card will cost $1.32 and we will all be in a nursing home!

i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

ankorez said:
i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
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Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.

BrokenPixel said:
Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.
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He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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wang1404 said:
He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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At this rate he just might....

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!

Daniel123de said:
I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!
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Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.

Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Or it's a cup holder for very, very small drinks.
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Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Great!
Thanks for making me laugh on this gray - rainy day.
Regards.
Edit: I will be in your city in two weeks... I hope to make my way back home with a new shiny tablet (I still don't know if it will be a Xoom, a Transformer, and Iconia, or god knows what).

This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone

No offense but how do you buy a 600 dollar item without any research. THE SD CARD ISN'T FUNCTIONING yet moto has promise to turn it on in the future
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sgtagem said:
This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone
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Let me know how that works for you.
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Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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albundy2010 said:
Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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Well this sort of thing is why Apple sells so many ipads in the first place.
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you can hide your weed in there

So I cut the edges off my SD card to make it mini, and then i kind of shoved it into the micro HDMI output. Why am I not getting video output on my SD card?
(Before you say it, I know ALL about rooting. I rooted for my xoom (rah rah rah! goooooo xoom!) and then unlocked the front door, so I think I'm totally jailbroken now).

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This is interesting

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/47255?tstart=0
And if you are wondering, there is a comment made in another thread that eludes to the fact that an SD card was never promised.
Morkai Almandragon said:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/47255?tstart=0
And if you are wondering, there is a comment made in another thread that eludes to the fact that an SD card was never promised.
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SD card support hinges on Google. Honeycomb doesn't support external storage yet. This is a Google issue, not a Motorola issue.
That is what I have heard...
And you don't think Google and Motorola have discussed this? Come on now, someone knows the answer. My concern is Honeycomb starts to support SD, then the Xoom does not (I do not care why), we are left with a lame duck holding our junk and crying about an 800$ loss.
I'm sure that Toshiba would also be pretty upset if Google decides not to support external storage. They're including an SD card slot in their tablet as well. I'm not sure about all of the others, but there are two manufacturers counting on SD card support.
Morkai Almandragon said:
That is what I have heard...
And you don't think Google and Motorola have discussed this? Come on now, someone knows the answer. My concern is Honeycomb starts to support SD, then the Xoom does not (I do not care why), we are left with a lame duck holding our junk and crying about an 800$ loss.
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Well, then don't be concerned: there's absolutely no reason why Honeycomb would support SD and the Xoom wouldn't. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
The Xoom is being treated as a google expeirance device which puts in the same league of updates as the G1, the Nexus 1, the OG Droid, and the Nexus S. It will get it so stop worrying. This is also the reason for the unlocked boot loader. Now as for when thats a whole other story but the more devices that ship with Honeycomb the better because that will put pressure on google to get the update out.
this might be odd, but what the heck makes it so hard to have SD support in the first place, you would think that this would be one the main functions of the software. I mean, its not like SD cards are new, and not like a million other devices that are running android (not 3.0 but older versions) have SD support. i mean, this confuses me in the first place.
eatonjb said:
this might be odd, but what the heck makes it so hard to have SD support in the first place, you would think that this would be one the main functions of the software. I mean, its not like SD cards are new, and not like a million other devices that are running android (not 3.0 but older versions) have SD support. i mean, this confuses me in the first place.
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I think the problem isn't that honeycomb doesn't support sdcards so much a it doesn't support two. The internal memory is being seen as an sdcard.
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bwcorvus said:
I think the problem isn't that honeycomb doesn't support sdcards so much a it doesn't support two. The internal memory is being seen as an sdcard.
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but with that being said, same thing tho, does my Captivate not have the same setup?
eatonjb said:
but with that being said, same thing tho, does my Captivate not have the same setup?
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I'm not sure about the Captivate, but on the Xoom the /data and /sdcard mount points both point to the same logical partition on the internal storage. In most phones, /data has its own partition on the internal storage, and /sdcard is mounted from your sd card slot.
well.. not to argue the point, witch is completely valid, I still do not understand why that was not something that could have been added at the get go.
it just seems simple, as it would require a driver, an just a point in the script to mount it.
Flash, I can see why the issue, new hardware and stuff.
anyways, cant wait to get some SD action, would love to toss some movies on this thing!. (err.. more movies)
the comments on the sd card slot being activated with the 4g is all bs right? Cause I'm getting the wifi one and obviously I'm not sending it in for 4g.
It's a software (honeycomb) thing. It will be enabled with an update. which im sure will be OTA or at least available on XDA
patass said:
the comments on the sd card slot being activated with the 4g is all bs right? Cause I'm getting the wifi one and obviously I'm not sending it in for 4g.
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familiarstranger said:
It's a software (honeycomb) thing. It will be enabled with an update. which im sure will be OTA or at least available on XDA
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I have read this time and time again. But where are you getting your info? Who told you it would be updated?
patass said:
the comments on the sd card slot being activated with the 4g is all bs right?
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Yeah, I'm almost 100% sure they pulled that out of their ass, and was confusing the LTE SIM card slot (which is usuaily ultimately attached to a serial port, no special hardware required) with the SD Card slot.
They were probably just hoping it would all get worked out around the same time as the 4G updates.
This is on the Wifi Model listing:
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB (functionality requires future software upgrade)
Well, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 won't have SD card. Might be reason why
smilepak said:
Well, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 won't have SD card. Might be reason why
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Do you really think Google created a brand new Android OS that should be around for years to come that will not support SD cards? And on top of that, do you think Motorola working with Google would put an SD slot in the xoom and never activate it?
Really, come on...
Source is available, if for some dumb reason Google doesn't want to support an SD card, motorola can do it themselves.
Is source available?
c0t0d0s2 said:
Source is available, if for some dumb reason Google doesn't want to support an SD card, motorola can do it themselves.
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[UPDATE: ROOTED] Hopefully spread some Thrive love

How many evo owners [myself not included] own a Thrive Tablet? It plays nicely with my Evo, and hopefuly if there is enough support, hopefully we can get a subforum for it here on XDA along with getting it rooted. Now I know it just came out, so I wasn't expecting anything, but here's hoping this being the path to get soething.
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UPDATE:
The The Thrive has been rooted but guys at tablet roms and thrive forums [I did my own personal dabbling, nothing formal]. Since we don't have a sub forum here on XDA [yet] I'll post the link here for anyone that has one.
http://www.thriveforums.org/forum/t...ment/1399-full-working-rooted-thrive-now.html
How do you like the Thrive tablet so far? Im still using my ipad 1 but I want to invest in my first android tablet very soon; just dont know which one I want yet? I like the thrive, xoom, acer, and the lenovo but its such a hard decision!
dirkyd3rk said:
How do you like the Thrive tablet so far? Im still using my ipad 1 but I want to invest in my first android tablet very soon; just dont know which one I want yet? I like the thrive, xoom, acer, and the lenovo but its such a hard decision!
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+1 wondering this as well heard about people not being able to get it out of sleep mode
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ckoadiyn said:
+1 wondering this as well heard about people not being able to get it out of sleep mode
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Really? Havent heard that one yet but i really think i might settle for the 16gb xoom.
I REALLY LIKE THE THRIVE> chose it over the galaxy tab 10.1 cuz of the orts. It has the following FULL standard sized ports: HDMI, sd card [use adapter if using micro sd], and a USB port. standard 3mm headphone jack. Not going to lie, I have only had the sleep bug once, and had to hard reset it [hold power button]. But I love it. Its not that heavy [only @.3lbs heavier than galaxy tab], though a bit thicker [due tot he full ports] I really like the toshiba file manager, where you can see the internal, sd card, and usb memory all at once, the just tap between them to copy/move files. Also the removeable baery and cover also make it worth while.
dirkyd3rk said:
Really? Havent heard that one yet but i really think i might settle for the 16gb xoom.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388676,00.asp
here ya go
ckoadiyn said:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388676,00.asp
here ya go
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Good look. Also, I'm on my thrive right now. I personally got the 32gb version. Only cuz I want the max storage availble. The hardware is the same across all version, so its not like the 32 has something over the 16, and it over the 8. So you could get the 8gb, get a 32gb sd card, then have 40gb of space...or use an external hard drve either way...its win-win-win.
teh roxxorz said:
Good look. Also, I'm on my thrive right now. I personally got the 32gb version. Only cuz I want the max storage availble. The hardware is the same across all version, so its not like the 32 has something over the 16, and it over the 8. So you could get the 8gb, get a 32gb sd card, then have 40gb of space...or use an external hard drve either way...its win-win-win.
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i have a external but i saw max is 1 tb and mines 3 tb hopefully they will change this soon lol
ckoadiyn said:
i have a external but i saw max is 1 tb and mines 3 tb hopefully they will change this soon lol
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Well I think that s only for the SDXC the super high class sd cards...for an actual external, I beieve it should work just fine. Mine is only 500gb, but reads it just fine, I only heard the limit is for the sd card.
Bump: OP updated to reflect root for the thrive.

SanDisk Announces 64GB MicroSDXC for mobile phones | Android Community

I think I want this.
http://androidcommunity.com/sandisk-announces-64gb-microsdxc-for-mobile-phones-20110915/#bXpulseX
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SanDisk has mentioned the 64GB SDXC cards should be available starting next month for the low low price of just $219
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Yea its a bit pricey but just imagine a 96gb tablet or even a 128gb tablet.
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It makes since. I mean if you look at it; laptops and desktops can hold more space then tablets right not, so the logical thing for them to do would be to make sd cards that can hold more.
Bigger on the inside...
vamp6x6x6x said:
It makes since. I mean if you look at it; laptops and desktops can hold more space then tablets right not, so the logical thing for them to do would be to make sd cards that can hold more.
Bigger on the inside...
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Uhh... I guess?
jondwillis said:
Uhh... I guess?
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lol, sorry about the bigger on the inside thing. I was thinking of an episode of Doctor Who
This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.
jase33 said:
This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.
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Aww, you kinda rained on my party lol, but you did probably save me as well as many other people a bit of money
If you are _VERY_ lucky a firmware update could enable or does someone know it needs new hardware?
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jase33 said:
This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.
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Good call! Thanks for sharing. It would've been pretty crappy to find this out the hard way.
The Xoom uses the SDHC standard and will never support SDXC. No, a firmware update will not change this fact.
Well, we always have the USB OTG cable option if we use up both the internal and external 32GB memory. The price of the card is just to high now anyway.
Ya know they could have put a bay in for hdd. That would solve the problem.
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Isun said:
Well, we always have the USB OTG cable option if we use up both the internal and external 32GB memory. The price of the card is just to high now anyway.
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I can buy 4 32GB cards for that price.
Yes, these cards work in Android devices after formatting them from exFat to Fat32:
http://www.androidnz.net/2011/09/sandisk-64gb-micro-sdxc-cards-confirmed.html
remember laptops/desktops have a lot more capacity as u say BUT (and a big but) check apps size of android vs PC/Laptops - i'd say 32GB are like 320GB on a PC - mind u i have 5 *2TB in my Gigabyte 3d Aurora tower ^___^

Is this legit?

I was tooling around Craigslist today looking for a good deal on a tablet, when I found this post. The first thing I noticed was the price, so I had to check it out.
The guy is claiming to have added more internal memory into the Nexus, making the memory a grand total of 80 gigs....
I am a bit puzzled by this, since I have read nothing about anything close to this kind of modification. Is this legit or is the dbag trolling for money?
Tony
http://columbus.craigslist.org/sys/3286409350.html
Troll. Lol not possible and if it was it'd be all over the inter webs by now
Bet its just USB otg and a 64 gig card
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dottat said:
Bet its just USB otg and a 64 gig card
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Tone_Capone said:
The guy is claiming to have added more internal memory into the Nexus, making the memory a grand total of 80 gigs.
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Is possible, there are few projects started to add a MicroSD card to N7,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866988
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30797-op...in-micro-sd-card-reader-to-nexus-7-build-log/
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Is possible, there are few projects started to add a MicroSD card to N7,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866988
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30797-op...in-micro-sd-card-reader-to-nexus-7-build-log/
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If this is true, where is he on the forums? Both of those projects are still in the workings and this guy is SELLING all of his supposed hard work. I find it hard to believe...
Tone_Capone said:
If this is true, where is he on the forums?
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You asked if is possible to have 80GB on a N7 tablet, not where is the guy hiding.
TECK said:
You asked if is possible to have 80GB on a N7 tablet, not where is the guy hiding.
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True story, I just fond it hard to believe. May have to contact him and have him show proof.
Doubt its real. This pics are from the internet...
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It says he Expanded storage space.. Not added internal storage.. I think as stated above its nothing more then otg 64 gb card. I Would say message him and ask for Pictures . tell him you want a blank piece of paper in the background of the pictures slightly under the tablet with say random numbers written on it .. 4567 or 9034 .. hehe anything. This will tell the story.
Let us all know whats really up
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It says he Expanded storage space.. Not added internal storage.. I think as stated above its nothing more then otg 64 gb card. I Would say message him and ask for Pictures . tell him you want a blank piece of paper in the background of the pictures slightly under the tablet with say random numbers written on it .. 4567 or 9034 .. hehe anything. This will tell the story.
Let us all know whats really up
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I sent an email asking for pictures with a recent newspaper or blank piece of paper with the word "banana" written on it. We shall what this guy is trying to sell, if he responds of course!
These have been on eBay too. While I don't doubt the possibility of soldering memory to the USB bus internally, I highly doubt that a seller would be doing this without it being posted somewhere, on some forum, to completion.
The eBay sells turn out to be OTG packages. Its likely this will too.
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Operation 32gb sd card!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883582
I remember seeing this back when I had the HD7. Thought it was interesting. So why not buy an 8GB and rip it open and replace the mem chip>?
I know you will have to be a man with an iron heart and nerves of steel to crack it open.
But I am sure someone will! May be...
Well i don't think that the nexus uses a SD card i think it uses something called Nand chip but i am not sure
I didn't know it was truly an SD chip in there. Even class 10 SD memory isn't all that fast.
If it does actually use a micro sd card, and it's actually accessible, that would be revolutionary news! No one would need the 16GB version
I don't think so.
Try this
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...rame=N&application_id=594507&fcc_id='ZNFE960'
3rd and 5th entries.
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
I don't think so.
https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=1785527
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That page is blocked btw.
I assume you're linking to the internal shots though, which of course don't seem to show any signs of a microsd card, right?
jacklebott said:
That page is blocked btw.
I assume you're linking to the internal shots though, which of course don't seem to show any signs of a microsd card, right?
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Thanks, fixed it.
And yes, that's where I was referring. Pretty complete tear down, no SD card.
How in the world...??
what website is that?
circleofomega said:
How in the world...??
what website is that?
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It is from fcc.gov
That link kicks a$$ thanks really interesting to just look at the files.
Wow.. the document show of the internal teardown had also means the battery replacement will be quite easy too. Good news?
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ZhenMing said:
Wow.. the document show of the internal teardown had also means the battery replacement will be quite easy too. Good news?
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Yes..it is already on Twitter..my concern was the memory..if mem card could also be just easy, we have more POWER!
Are there internal pictures of OptimusG?
Maybe PCB is similar and we have sdcard breakout
m11kkaa said:
Are there internal pictures of OptimusG?
Maybe PCB is similar and we have sdcard breakout
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https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...plication_id=633865&typ=8374&fcc_id='ZNFE970'
Some manufacturer should make a case with a micro-usb to sd-card integrated on it.
I'm quite sure the device is using nand flash memory chip, would make no sense to include an internal SD Card.
If you look at this the user manual on the FCC website, there's a section about using a memory card. It's located at page 32 if you use Acrobat and page 33 of the guide. And page 33 or 34, it says "NOTE: The LG-E960 supports memory cards up to 64 GB."
There's no slot but they say how to mount/dismount SD card...
Pingus25 said:
If you look at this the user manual on the FCC website, there's a section about using a memory card. It's located at page 32 if you use Acrobat and page 33 of the guide. And page 33 or 34, it says "NOTE: The LG-E960 supports memory cards up to 64 GB."
There's no slot but they say how to mount/dismount SD card...
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It's also missing pictures on those pages, so can't really tell if the manual is just not in line with the actual device.
Could be just an early adaptation from the Optimus G user guide.
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https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...plication_id=633865&typ=8374&fcc_id='ZNFE970'
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My god that is the worst put together phone in the world.
I was hoping the Nexus 4 internals was just pre production but it's really shipping like that?
If you take an iPhone 4 apart it is like a work of art and I don't even like them.
Venekor said:
My god that is the worst put together phone in the world.
I was hoping the Nexus 4 internals was just pre production but it's really shipping like that?
If you take an iPhone 4 apart it is like a work of art and I don't even like them.
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