[Question] What is an X-Sim Card? - Xperia Play General

I have heard about the name but I have no idea what it is.

El_Colombiano said:
I have heard about the name but I have no idea what it is.
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x-simcard is a thin special card which you insert along with your original simcard. When x-simcard is in the phone, your phone is unlocked.
Amazing what you can find by googling.

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So, still no word on how to format MicroSD?

Really disappointed. I need to use it in another phone and can't believe I can't format it.
Hopefully Newegg will exchange it.
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GrayWolf said:
Find a Nokia or Windows Mobile 6.x phone that has a micro SDHC slot on it (such as the AT&T Tilt) and you should be in business.
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Would a MetroPCS Samsung Code work? It has Windows 6.5 and I'm 99% sure has a MicroSD spot.
Not all WM devices can do it. Tilt is probably an anormally. My HTC Pure can't format it.
xThe Enforcer said:
Would a MetroPCS Samsung Code work? It has Windows 6.5 and I'm 99% sure has a MicroSD spot.
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I'd give it a shot. You really aren't risking anything other than a little time getting it set up to test.
GrayWolf said:
I'd give it a shot. You really aren't risking anything other than a little time getting it set up to test.
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Yep. Should be doing it soon and I'll keep ya'll updated.
I'm so glad I got back to Android..
eortizr said:
I'm so glad I got back to Android..
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Same here!!! It ended up not working and I exchanged my Focus for a Captivate.
WOW. I'm speechless.
Once I rooted and put a custom ROM on my Captivate it seriously OWNED the Focus.
And I had to send my SD card in to Newegg for a replacement. WP7 is a failure.
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xThe Enforcer said:
Same here!!! It ended up not working and I exchanged my Focus for a Captivate.
WOW. I'm speechless.
Once I rooted and put a custom ROM on my Captivate it seriously OWNED the Focus.
And I had to send my SD card in to Newegg for a replacement. WP7 is a failure.
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I get a laugh out of comments like this. Another expert predicting the death of an OS. I wasn't aware that I was so blessed to have joined a group with such brilliant market experts. Thanks so much, I'll just dump my Focus now.
Can anyone confirm that the Tilt will successfully format the card? I read that the Tilt 2 won't, but can seem to find anyone who tried the Tilt.
JamesAllen said:
I get a laugh out of comments like this. Another expert predicting the death of an OS. I wasn't aware that I was so blessed to have joined a group with such brilliant market experts. Thanks so much, I'll just dump my Focus now.
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Good idea; enjoy the tiles.
clfosk said:
Can anyone confirm that the Tilt will successfully format the card? I read that the Tilt 2 won't, but can seem to find anyone who tried the Tilt.
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Wasn't able to get my Tilt to even see it. As far as I can tell there's only one person on here who was able to get their Tilt to reformat it, whereas most people (myself included) failed.
I heard the Nokia N8 and the Sony Vivaz will format the card.
PaullikesWINMO said:
I heard the Nokia N8 and the Sony Vivaz will format the card.
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Don't know anyone who owns one and a replacement is already on the way. Thanks though.
nvm !
Meh
So it turns out that my Tilt-reformatted card must've been a fluke due to the fact that my 32GB Class 4 Kingston card flaked out on me. While I was able to successfully reformat that card (which worked for a day or two before causing the phone to become unstable), I was not able to do so for a Sandisk 8GB Class 4 card that works perfectly in my colleague's Focus.
As such, I officially retract my previous belief that the Tilt is a viable platform for reformatting microSDHC cards since it clearly isn't capable of formatting "locked" cards.

[Q] sd card problems

My new NST does not seem to read my Sd cards anymore (I was able to use it only a couple of times). I don't really remember forcing the card but I don't really feel the spring in the slot anymore. Since I don't live in the US, I can't go to a BN store unfortunately. What can I do? I would appreciate any pointers and help?
leoparis said:
My new NST does not seem to read my Sd cards anymore (I was able to use it only a couple of times). I don't really remember forcing the card but I don't really feel the spring in the slot anymore. Since I don't live in the US, I can't go to a BN store unfortunately. What can I do? I would appreciate any pointers and help?
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I faced this problem before... After I replaced the SD card with original SD card HC
it is worked well.. If your SD card original HC then make format by PC using USB card reader..
Ketabi said:
I faced this problem before... After I replaced the SD card with original SD card HC
it is worked well.. If your SD card original HC then make format by PC using USB card reader..
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I think his problem is that the spring in the SD reader broke, not the SD card itself.
The card used to work so it's probably Sd vs SDHC issue. Also, I slide the card all the way in and use my nail to take it out, rather than pushing on the spring. I wonder what exactly happened. I have owned and used many devices with SD card slots and soemthing like this has never happened to me.
leoparis said:
The card used to work so it's probably Sd vs SDHC issue.
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I don't think that'd be an issue, but it might.
leoparis said:
Also, I slide the card all the way in and use my nail to take it out, rather than pushing on the spring. I wonder what exactly happened. I have owned and used many devices with SD card slots and soemthing like this has never happened to me.
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Huh. I tend to use the spring rather than trying to pry it out.
Googie2149 said:
I don't think that'd be an issue, but it might.
Huh. I tend to use the spring rather than trying to pry it out.
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Sorry a typo. I agree with you that it's probably not an SDHC issue.
I would prefer the spring as well but it's not working for some reason. I still don't understand why or how the slot could have been damaged (this seems to be the only explanation). If that's the case, the SD card slot must be very very fragile.
leoparis said:
I would prefer the spring as well but it's not working for some reason. I still don't understand why or how the slot could have been damaged (this seems to be the only explanation). If that's the case, the SD card slot must be very very fragile.
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Was it broken when you purchased it?
Googie2149 said:
Was it broken when you purchased it?
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No it was fine for a day or so.
Micro SD cards are so fragile...
Yeah, be sure to use the spring when ejecting it.
brendan10211 said:
Micro SD cards are so fragile...
Yeah, be sure to use the spring when ejecting it.
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My cards are fine in fact. The slot seems to be damaged somehow and that never happened to me before.

Will the i9505x ever be a fully fuctioning phone?

Unlike people in here that say that there is no sim slot, there is but it doesnt read the sim card. Will it be able to be a real phone ever?
sedde said:
Unlike people in here that say that there is no sim slot, there is but it doesnt read the sim card. Will it be able to be a real phone ever?
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So you stole the DEMO version of the phone and trying to use it like a normal one?
The answer to your question is 99.9% no.
oliver005 said:
So you stole the DEMO version of the phone and trying to use it like a normal one?
The answer to your question is 99.9% no.
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Yes dude, i stole it. It was sent to me by samsung at a price of 0.01€ to put in the front of my mobiles shop. I was asking purely on a developing angle.
No.... you will need sammy to install what they need to.
Why would they let demonunits be so cheao and give the opp to easily make them work . Ppl would get them left right and cente like you and start using them as real units. And potentially selling on for profits.
You dont need a working model to dev for im sure....
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Both Sims & SD Card Simultaneously?

So here is the AXON Sim Tray.
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It looks like it is either SD Card or Sim Card and not both at the same time with the way the slot works. (People who have it can confirm whether or not it's true.) But I have a theory of how to get both at the same time.
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With the above photo, you can see that I took the sim card out of they plastic using a hair dryer, some scissors to cut the edges off, & a knife to separate it from the plastic.
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We can then take the card & attach it to the back of the SD card. Theoretically it should be able to read all 3 cards at the same time. The pins are clearly visible for the SD Card and both sim cards when in the slot. I'm in the US so I won't be able to test my theory out until it launches here, if someone wants to try it and report back that would be awesome! I'll end up getting this phone regardless, but if this works it'd just be icing on the cake!
Edit: Thanks to 'jkuczera' we have a couple videos for you to see it.
We have confirmation that the mod works for the Axon 7 guys! 2 Sim cards & an SD card!
Part one of two
Part two of two
That's one hell of a hack, let's see if anyone does try it
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Impressive! Would love to see someone test it.
it should work according to this website https://tweakers.net/geek/111323/tw...de-dual-sim-met-sd-kaart-voor-smartphone.html (it is in dutch) it works for other phones with a similar 2sim/1 sim +sd slot
JCroese said:
it should work according to this website https://tweakers.net/geek/111323/tw...de-dual-sim-met-sd-kaart-voor-smartphone.html (it is in dutch) it works for other phones with a similar 2sim/1 sim +sd slot
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That would be freaking awesome! Looks like a solid possibility.
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Wow, nice idea! I thought about opening the phone and see if there's room inside to move the contacts for the second SIM card to a different place, maybe with flat cables, but in this case, the second SIM wouldn't be replaceable on the fly.
How thick is the disassembled SIM card? Is the chip flat enough to minimize the pressure on both cards? I think about if we have to worry about both SIM and SD card getting damaged.
hmm...damn didn't know about that Slot when i preorderet one...
But this hack is awesome as hell! i think i gonna do it when i got the phone and some reports, that this truly will work.
I'd be worried about this getting stuck in the phone if I tried it
Cypher_01 said:
Wow, nice idea! I thought about opening the phone and see if there's room inside to move the contacts for the second SIM card to a different place, maybe with flat cables, but in this case, the second SIM wouldn't be replaceable on the fly.
The disassembled card is super thin, I really wouldn't be worried about damage from the pressure to either peice.
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Someone should try this... I haven't been able to get the phone. :/ first kids are expensive.
Taking this topic to the top again, very interested in this tweak !
Anyone has tried it or is willing to try it ? Thanks .
I will when I get my device tomorrow
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skinnytoo2 said:
I will when I get my device tomorrow
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Thanks, i'll be eagerly waiting for an update .
djona12 said:
Thanks, i'll be eagerly waiting for an update .
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Pretty sure this is going to work. I had to use an old SIM card in slot2; I'll try a working one tomorrow.
jkuczera said:
Pretty sure this is going to work. I had to use an old SIM card in slot2; I'll try a working one tomorrow.
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Dude! That is awesome! Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it soon.
Success!
Harmtan2 said:
Dude! That is awesome! Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it soon.
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Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
jkuczera said:
Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
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Awesome ! Thanks for the great news
jkuczera said:
Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
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That is awesome man. Thanks for pioneering the mod installation! I'll add your video links to the OP.
Do you think double sided tape would work?
RojasTKD said:
Do you think double sided tape would work?
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I thought about using double sided tape but it would really need to be thin. The great thing about the hot glue is it can be removed cleanly and won't stick to the inside of the phone.
I haven't had any problems yet and I anticipate the phone would be in pretty bad shape if it received the force required to dislodge the SIM card.

Dual Sim + Micro SD for Galaxy S8

Hi, Guys
Planning to get my Galaxy S8. I'm upgrading from Galaxy S7.
I'm a bit concern regarding the possibility of having Dual Sim + Mirco SD capability on Galaxy S8.
Can someone confirm if this is feasible on Galaxy S8 as well?
Thanks,
Xelir
nope. Its hybrid dual sim. You can either use two sims or one sim and one microsd.
antisocialbratt said:
nope. Its hybrid dual sim. You can either use two sims or one sim and one microsd.
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That's sad
Can't use the 2 simcard + sdcard hack on galaxy s8. Might return my S8 then
I was hoping the S7/S7 edge simcard + sdcard hack will still work on S8.
xelir13 said:
That's sad
Can't use the 2 simcard + sdcard hack on galaxy s8. Might return my S8 then
I was hoping the S7/S7 edge simcard + sdcard hack will still work on S8.
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I was talking about the normal usage. You can try the hack and let everyone else know if it works
At last I have just managed to make it all works together with the second attempt.
Screenshot: https://gyazo.com/bb506665ebaa90af199da388766a9882
satoris said:
At last I have just managed to make it all works together with the second attempt.
Screenshot: https://gyazo.com/bb506665ebaa90af199da388766a9882
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a 256gb sd card? damn thats lit!
anyways, thx for posting this hack and confirmation that it works
timrock7 said:
a 256gb sd card? damn thats lit!
anyways, thx for posting this hack and confirmation that it works
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You are welcome. BTW Samsung Evo+ 256Gb is one of the fastest SD Card, really.
satoris said:
At last I have just managed to make it all works together with the second attempt.
Screenshot: https://gyazo.com/bb506665ebaa90af199da388766a9882
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Nice, can you post the method you used? There are few different videos on youtube. Did you cut the plastic from the tray or removed the plastic from sim and paste it on back of card? Did you had to trim the card too or not?
Can you show how you did it?
Fail to do it..
Hi, thank you for sharing that you have succeeded on dual sim + sd card.
I have try my own and fail to do it.. I try to use sandpaper and thin the front part of the sd card, FAIL!! The sd card is unreadable.. better don't try anything like that.
Compare to S7 edge it's completly different, S7 edge is much easier to do as Samsung S8 sd card slot is very tight and limited space. That's why I am so curious how you succeeded on that, we all are very curious.
I was hoping that you can share with us how you succeed on dual sim + sd card.
Looking forward for the sharing.. maybe, just a suggestion that you can post on youtube as there are none yet showing how to do. You might get hundreds maybe thousands of like and thanks.
never try thinning ur mSD card using sandpaper or any method especially bottom (back) side as it contains very sensitive tiny circuits. my 128GB samsung evo+ damaged due to this.
monx® said:
never try thinning ur mSD card using sandpaper or any method especially bottom (back) side as it contains very sensitive tiny circuits. my 128GB samsung evo+ damaged due to this.
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Please share how you managed to do that..I too tried but failed
Waiting for the method please.
Thanks
From what I understand, you can scrape off the edge on the micro sd that's supposed to help give a grip to pull it out. Then scrape the top part till the lettering is gone. From what I was told, this should give just enough headroom for both the sd and SIM.
TehPirate_ said:
From what I understand, you can scrape off the edge on the micro sd that's supposed to help give a grip to pull it out. Then scrape the top part till the lettering is gone. From what I was told, this should give just enough headroom for both the sd and SIM.
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it still is quite tight fit... broke a Sim tray
TehPirate_ said:
From what I understand, you can scrape off the edge on the micro sd that's supposed to help give a grip to pull it out. Then scrape the top part till the lettering is gone. From what I was told, this should give just enough headroom for both the sd and SIM.
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I have done using sand paper, scrap it very thin and damage the sd card unreadable. Don't try that.. We are still waitting for the MAN to share his method that succeed.
Please help us here all how you done it.. appreciated.
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guyluvsgals said:
it still is quite tight fit... broke a Sim tray
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wow.. must be frustrated until you broke the sim tray. sorry to hear that.. I try using the sand paper, thin it still can't fit. lost a 256gb doing that. hurt my feeling till now.
we hope to get the share information that succeed from doing it..
williamhasan said:
I have done using sand paper, scrap it very thin and damage the sd card unreadable. Don't try that.. We are still waitting for the MAN to share his method that succeed.
Please help us here all how you done it.. appreciated.
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wow.. must be frustrated until you broke the sim tray. sorry to hear that.. I try using the sand paper, thin it still can't fit. lost a 256gb doing that. hurt my feeling till now.
we hope to get the share information that succeed from doing it..
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I doubt the person is willing to share the process he followed
Waiting for the method...Has anyone else had any luck getting sd card and both sims to work together...??
Im new and unable to post link.
There is a youtube with title "Dual SIM & SD Card Work Sim on Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus"
techspark said:
Waiting for the method...Has anyone else had any luck getting sd card and both sims to work together...??
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Found it!!
Hi, thanks to your post. I watched the link that you gave, and coincidentally found a link that someone succeed on dual sim + sd card.
Hướng dẫn độ 2 sim và thẻ nhớ cho S8 Plus ( Dual SIM & SD Card Work Sim on Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus)
But just can't figure out how he did it, as i have tried the way he tried and broke my sd card.
Maybe if anyone succeed on doing it, please post it on youtube and share it with us please.
Thank you..
gerger66 said:
Im new and unable to post link.
There is a youtube with title "Dual SIM & SD Card Work Sim on Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus"
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