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[Q] Micro SDHC compatibility...

dont have the phone yet, going to get the tmobile one. Was wondering if the following microSDHC would work with it. Or should i get non HC cards?
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...&qid=1373607420&sr=8-2&keywords=micro+sd+card

Of course it will work, but be careful with sandisk sd cards, they have tendency to lose connection with phone... Non HC cards are max. 2GB, so they are rather trash comparing to HC, or XC (64 GB) cards

Bairei said:
Of course they will work, but be careful with sandisk sd cards, they have tendency to lose connection with phone... Non HC cards are max. 2GB, so they are rather trash comparing to HC, or XC (64 GB) cards
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microSDXC technically maxes out at 2048 GB (2 TB). Also, I've never encountered this disconnection problem people keep talking about. Using a 64 GB SanDisk microSDXC in my phone. If yours does, I would recommend you take it back to the retailer to swap it out.
lilant510 said:
dont have the phone yet, going to get the tmobile one. Was wondering if the following microSDHC would work with it. Or should i get non HC cards?
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...&qid=1373607420&sr=8-2&keywords=micro+sd+card
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Get one of these instead: http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i/?capacity=32GB
It's their new series. While it wont reach its potential maximum in the Xperia Z, it will in your next phone.
You should know that the phone can take 64 GB cards without any problems. I have one of these in my phone and you can't go wrong with that card either. But as I said I would go for the faster card. If nothing else, the faster card will be MUCH quicker to backup into something which does support UHS-1 speeds, like most laptops and ultrabooks do these days.

Rekoil said:
microSDXC technically maxes out at 2048 GB (2 TB). Also, I've never encountered this disconnection problem people keep talking about. Using a 64 GB SanDisk microSDXC in my phone. If yours does, I would recommend you take it back to the retailer to swap it out.
Get one of these instead: http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i/?capacity=32GB
It's their new series. While it wont reach its potential maximum in the Xperia Z, it will in your next phone.
You should know that the phone can take 64 GB cards without any problems. I have one of these in my phone and you can't go wrong with that card either. But as I said I would go for the faster card. If nothing else, the faster card will be MUCH quicker to backup into something which does support UHS-1 speeds, like most laptops and ultrabooks do these days.
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But from what I read online is that the max it supports is a 32gb?

lilant510 said:
But from what I read online is that the max it supports is a 32gb?
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In 4.2.2 changelog sony writes that Z has officially support for 64GB SDXC cards... In 4.1 as i heard you can also use them without any bugs

lilant510 said:
But from what I read online is that the max it supports is a 32gb?
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Lies, all lies, the reason behind the lies was that most 64GB microSDXC cards come pre-formatted to exFAT, and if people have used them in something else, sticking them in Android would cause them to be formatted, making users lose data. So they said "we don't support 64GB cards", even when theoretically the reader won't have any problems with 2048GB cards assuming such cards existed. OK, I don't know for a fact that 2TB cards would work (hard when they don't exist ), but a 256GB card likely wont cause any trouble for example. There was a guy who stuck a microSD to SD adapter in his Note II and used a 256GB SD card with that. Most likely the same will work on an XZ as the readers are quite indifferent to capacity as long as the cards adhere to a common format (in this case the SDXC standard). Obviously a microSD to SD adapter isn't practical with the XZ, but when larger cards come out they should work flawlessly in the XZ, as long as they are SDXC cards.
In 4.2. Sony added support for exFAT, since then the formatting problem wont occur so they thought it was safe enough to announce support I guess.
It annoys me a little when device specifications indicate a maximum filesystem size, because I know that is only dependant on which SD standard is in use (SDHC only supports up to 32GB) and on the filesystems available to the operating system. Really, when looking at device specifications, what should be indicated is which SD standards are accepted by the phone, and not the largest size the manufacturer has tested.

Bairei said:
In 4.2.2 changelog sony writes that Z has officially support for 64GB SDXC cards... In 4.1 as i heard you can also use them without any bugs
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Ahhh I see. But I'll be getting the tmobile version so it'll be 4.1.2.
Also you happen to know if I can use the volume button to take pictures or videos?

lilant510 said:
Ahhh I see. But I'll be getting the tmobile version so it'll be 4.1.2.
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It will still work, you'll just have to format it to FAT32 prior to using it. I would suggest backing up and formatting to exFAT again once the 4.2.2 update drops for T-Mobile, considering the benefits of that filesystem such as filesizes >4.5GB and better Unicode support.
lilant510 said:
Also you happen to know if I can use the volume button to take pictures or videos?
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Not using the stock camera app unfortunately.

i use exactly same cards (sandisk 32GB uhs1) it works fine for me
tried transcend cards too and still working

Rekoil said:
microSDXC technically maxes out at 2048 GB (2 TB). Also, I've never encountered this disconnection problem people keep talking about. Using a 64 GB SanDisk microSDXC in my phone. If yours does, I would recommend you take it back to the retailer to swap it out.
Get one of these instead: http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i/?capacity=32GB
It's their new series. While it wont reach its potential maximum in the Xperia Z, it will in your next phone.
You should know that the phone can take 64 GB cards without any problems. I have one of these in my phone and you can't go wrong with that card either. But as I said I would go for the faster card. If nothing else, the faster card will be MUCH quicker to backup into something which does support UHS-1 speeds, like most laptops and ultrabooks do these days.
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How much did you get it for? Can't find it on amazon. I have amazon gift card. Lol

[Q] Best 32GB MicroSD to buy for Xperia Z?

Guys...
I am thinking of buying a 32GB Class 10 Micro SD for my Xperia Z...Just wanna know which one is good to buy from below..Thanks in advance..:angel::angel:
SANDISK-MOBILE-ULTRA-CLASS-10-32GB-MICRO-SDHC-SD-32G-MEMORY-UHS-I-U1
TOSHIBA-MICROSDHC-CLASS-10-32GB-32G-32-G-GB-MICRO-SD-HC-UHS-I-U1
TRANSCEND-MICRO-SDHC-PREMIUM-32GB-CLASS-10-UHS-I-U1-32G-32-G-GB-MICRO-SD
KINGSTON-MICRO-SD-MICRO-SDHC-C10-32GB-32G-32-G-CLASS-10

This one: http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i/?capacity=64GB
...32GB is weak, go for 64GB instead.

Rekoil said:
This one: http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extreme-uhs-i/?capacity=64GB
...32GB is weak, go for 64GB instead.
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im limited in my budget...so looking for a 32 GB..
which brand is good Sandisk/ Transend/ Kingston/ Toshiba

blacjack00 said:
im limited in my budget...so looking for a 32 GB..
which brand is good Sandisk/ Transend/ Kingston/ Toshiba
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Only used SanDisk so can't really comment on the others. In my experience they are pretty good, budget-wise you might be better off with a Transcend or something though.

Rekoil said:
Only used SanDisk so can't really comment on the others. In my experience they are pretty good, budget-wise you might be better off with a Transcend or something though.
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price is almost the same....thnx bro..
waiting for others comments...

blacjack00 said:
I am thinking of buying a 32GB Class 10 Micro SD for my Xperia Z...
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I have a corrupted new 64 GB Sandisk Ultra Class 10.
My advice is make a full search here in General and Q&A threads about SD Cards before buying, because a great number of Xperia users are unhappy with their incompatible / corrupted SD Cards, especially the SanDisk ones.

Definitely Sandisk (the ultra)I use them in all xperias, no issue so far altought I don't use the 64Go it's too big for my use, 32Go is enough.

http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--12...IA_Type_HD_32GB_microSDHC_UHS_I_Card_Class_10

Based on my experience, here is the rank I suggest:
1) Sandisk 2) Toshiba 3) Kingston 4) Transcend
...and I also strongly suggest, only choose between Sandisk and Toshiba.
Am currently using a Sandisk 64GB on my Z for media like songs and videos, which I carried along from my Note (my very first android; then followed by Ion / V / TX) since day one, and a 32GB one for Titanium's and NAND backups. Both never encounter any problem... so far.

thanks guys for the helpful comments....i will buy a sandisk 32 Gb...

guys i have ordered the SANDISK-MOBILE-ULTRA-CLASS-10-32GB-MICRO-SDHC-SD-32G-MEMORY-UHS-I-U1
jus wanna know how to format it for use...
1) Do i put it to phone and format?
2) Do i format it in PC with card reader?
Which type to format (NTFS/ exfat)
Thanx in advance..:angel::angel:

blacjack00 said:
guys i have ordered the SANDISK-MOBILE-ULTRA-CLASS-10-32GB-MICRO-SDHC-SD-32G-MEMORY-UHS-I-U1
jus wanna know how to format it for use...
1) Do i put it to phone and format?
2) Do i format it in PC with card reader?
Which type to format (NTFS/ exfat)
Thanx in advance..:angel::angel:
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Put it straight in the phone and it will do it all for you.

When I bought my Sandisk 32GB and 64GB, both were formated with FAT32 out of the box.
Problem with FAT32 is that it won't support over 4GB a file.
If you have no intention to put over 4GB a file (like video) onto the card, you can just leave it as is and use it right away without doing anything.
If you're planning to put over 4GB a file onto the card, format it with exFAT with you computer by using a card adapter. XZ can read exFAT natively since 4.2.2.
You can also format your card with NTFS. Like exFAT, it also supports over 4GB a file. However, XZ can't read this file system thus you need to root and install a third party app like "Paragon exFAT, NTFS & HFS+" in order to read.
My suggestion is, use exFAT, since it's more versatile, and is natively supported.

[Q] 64 gb card?

Does this phone support 64 gb card? Anyone tested??

No and no.
Superhero340 said:
Does this phone support 64 gb card? Anyone tested??
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Support: no. Tried: no. Running exFat 32 GB Sandisk UHS-I just fine.

No and Yes
Hey,
Using a 64 gigabyte Sandisk Ultra micro-sd and working just fine.
Officially it does not support but unlike tyrael_pl is telling you everybody I know using the Xperia SP has 64 gigabyte memory cards working.
Just insert the card and the phone wil format it automaticly. Then transfer files to it with a cardreader

I can confirm, it works with my Samsung Class 10 64 GB card.

it will definitely work. some people at TMO are using 64gb sd cards on Nokia N900 then how XSP cannot support 64gb ?

yes it works on xperia sp too. 64gb sandisk ultra

Robin>Hood said:
Hey,
Using a 64 gigabyte Sandisk Ultra micro-sd and working just fine.
Officially it does not support but unlike tyrael_pl is telling you everybody I know using the Xperia SP has 64 gigabyte memory cards working.
Just insert the card and the phone wil format it automaticly. Then transfer files to it with a cardreader
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I just said that officially it is not supported, not that it wont work. I also added i never tried, 32 is plenty for me. If a given 64 GB card is or isnt working might me related to allocation unit size. It is reasonable to think that if formated with the smallest possible all. unit size the system might not be able to address the whole card's capacity. I would say that even card's brand and class might be influential. All in all those might be the reasons why 32GB< are not listed as supported. I, myself would like to hear why exactly the official support lists 32 GB as max - from someone who knows and not guesses like me.
Does the 64 GB cards work at full speed? My 32 GB UHS-I works at: read: ~42 MB/s, write: ~14 MB/s

Ah, my bad, I interpret your 'Tried: No' as in 'Tried and did not work'.
For you to understand why 64GB is compatible you need to understand the differences between different types of SD cards and their readers.
The difference between SDHC and SDXC is not a hardware difference but a file system difference. SDHC is formatted in Fat32 and SDXC in exFAT. So hardware compatibility always exits on any SDHC compatible device. In our case android 4.0+ I believe it is is compatible with the exFAT filesystem so that is why it is possible to read and write to the SDXC card. Whether or not a non exFAT compatible android device (or other) would be able to read a 64GB SDXC card formatted in fat32(there are tools who can do this) I do not know.
Also for as far as I know any 64GB SDXC card is supported by the Xperia SP.
EDIT: Not all Android devices support exFAT, but it is supported, I guess that is why Sony does not 'support' exFAT officially, this way they do not have to garantee the workings of SDXC.
Read 25 MB/s, Write 12 MB/s. Enough for me, do not know if it is the max.

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SDHC is formatted in Fat32 and SDXC in exFAT
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SDHC is formatted in Fat32 but by what? If you mean the native format you get it in - yes it is true. If you mean the phone default format file system - true again. If you mean the format it is possible to format in - i formated my card in exFat with no problem and phone runs flawlessly with it. No problems whatsoever, sd a1 bench even measured better read/write time then with internal storage (which i highly doubt and am skeptical about that, but that's just me).
So the true and compact answer i got somewhat right but the full answer as to why 32< GB card are not *offically* supported is:
Larger then 32 GB prefers exFat (due to Fat32 old and outdated addressing issue) to utilize it fully and mindlessly (user fool-proof, on fat32 you need to know that you need quite large sectors to address all of the on 32< cards), and exFat is not offically supported by SP? So... it will work as long as you know what you are doing... If you format a 64 GB card with some ridic small cluster size on fat32 you will only get what 28bit addressing will allow you to.
On the side note, i really suggest anyone to format their cards in exFat. I know it is by far not the best possible file format and is far from perfect but it has some upsides:
+ supports 4GB< single files
+ tests suggest it improves transfer rates quite a bit vs Fat32
+ has no issues with addressing the largest available capacities, no 32GB limit for support
+ does work on JB
Has still some issues:
- *officially* NOT supported by JB
- incompatible with many older win family systems, pre-XP (XP with no SP)
As well as many other details that are not as significant from user perspective, try wiki for more. ExFat seem the best available, somehow large scale compatible file format for mass storage devices (SD, pendrive).
Conclusion:
32< GB cards? No problem as long as exFat formated.

tyrael_pl said:
SDHC is formatted in Fat32 but by what? If you mean the native format you get it in - yes it is true. If you mean the phone default format file system - true again. If you mean the format it is possible to format in
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What do you expect? That what I am trying to say is that formatted in fat32 by turkey sandwiches or meatballs? Ofcourse out of the package, I guess we all know we can format storage carriers the way we want them to be formatted.
The only thing I told you is the reason so you might have an idea.
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and exFat is not offically supported by SP? So... it will work as long as you know what you are doing...
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That is what this whole topic is about dude :cyclops:
Are you just having a hard time understanding or what ?
Im gonna format myself a meatball sandwhich hehe.

Being cocky, somewhat rude and overly sarcastic doesnt solve anything and is not really welcomed here in most cases. Dont treat other's the way you wouldnt like to be treated.
Some things that are obvious for you or me are not as obvious for all readers thats why i personally like to fill the details i am able to. Next time form your thought in more polite manner, i don't spend my time here i be made fun of.
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Sorry for the offtop.

Thanks on all information

128gb SDXC + Xperia-Z working?

Hello has anyone here tested if the Xperia Z supports the new 128gb SDXC-Cards?
I know that officially the Xperia-Z just works with cards up to 32gb but have also already read about 64gb Cards being used without any problem.
And if it should work with 128gb cards, then i rather buy the 128 instead of the 64gb SDXC as those should be future-proof.

luluchambler said:
Hello has anyone here tested if the Xperia Z supports the new 128gb SDXC-Cards?
I know that officially the Xperia-Z just works with cards up to 32gb but have also already read about 64gb Cards being used without any problem.
And if it should work with 128gb cards, then i rather buy the 128 instead of the 64gb SDXC as those should be future-proof.
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It'd be great if it did. I know it works with 64GB cards as I've got one in mine at the moment. Sadly I can't afford to splash out on a 128GB card yet so I can't test.
Anybody else know?

Yea they are still kinda pricey, i guess it would still be more affordable to buy 2x64gb SDXC rather than one 128gb, but if you have a quite large music-collection there is no real alternative.
I was used to about 128gb (total capacity) on my old SGS3 before, and it was really convenient to have the music-library just a swipe away
Therefore iam looking for the same on the XperiaZ.
Lets see if someone here has the spare-parts to test

I too would like some feedback on this if possible, I am looking at buying a Xperia Z to go with my 128 GB MicroSD card I just bought, the ONLY use for this device will be as a media player, so don't want to get it for that intended use and it not do what I want.

I know this thread is almost a year old but I thought it's worth adding a new post to it.
I've just taken delivery of a 128GB SDXC card. It was on sale and I figured I'd risk it.
And it works! I slotted it into my XZ and suddenly I had huge amounts of storage space!
So yes, it works. Go get one now!!

Anyone tested 256gb micro sd on xperia z? ? I need one for countinous video recording.

mhdotcom said:
Anyone tested 256gb micro sd on xperia z? ? I need one for countinous video recording.
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Where did you get one of those from? I could do with a bigger card, mine is getting very full already..
It should work, in theory. Technically, if a phone can use a Micro SD card, it can use any capacity of Micro SD card.

Ticklefish said:
Where did you get one of those from? I could do with a bigger card, mine is getting very full already..
It should work, in theory. Technically, if a phone can use a Micro SD card, it can use any capacity of Micro SD card.
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No it depends on cpu and phone's ram. there could be unsupported sd card massage or some lag issues. even 1tb card is now available. I'm using a 64gb with no problem, but it's never enough for hd recording.
If you'd like to know the app for cvr try Recam.apk I don't know any better app, sth more complete eg for auto replacing old files and more quality options...

SD CARDS supported by Xperia SP

I'm planning to get a 32 gigs sdhc card for my XSP. Since we have varieties of sd cards available in the market. I want some suggestions on card you guys use and performs well with this beautiful phone.?

R3XER said:
I'm planning to get a 32 gigs sdhc card for my XSP. Since we have varieties of sd cards available in the market. I want some suggestions on card you guys use and performs well with this beautiful phone.?
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Hi, i use silicon power 16GB elite and perfect and no problem
sent from Xperia™ SP | Android 6.0.1

I'm using Sandisk 32 GB Class 10 SDHC with no problems...

Iekuta said:
I'm using Sandisk 32 GB Class 10 SDHC with no problems...
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I got the 32 gb samsung sd hc I class 10 and it rocks. Thanks guys for your suggestions.

I use a SanDisk Ultra MicroSDXC 64 Go Class 10, it work PERFECTLY in my SP even if normally it "support only" 32GB .
I just format it in FAT32, because some of root-app (i.e. FolderMount) don't like very much exFAT x)

I heard some said that even 128GB microSD is working with XSP

dic1911 said:
I heard some said that even 128GB microSD is working with XSP
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I can confirm 128GB microSD works. I'm using some chinese LD class 10 card.

gambini80 said:
I can confirm 128GB microSD works. I'm using some chinese LD class 10 card.
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:silly:

Im on 128Gb sandisk microSD card in exFat with no problem

I'm using Samsung evo plus 32gb, it's working perfectly. Even if I formatted as NTFS.

i am planning to buy "Strontium 32 GB Nitro 466X UHS-1 microSDHC Memory Card With OTG Card Reader" from amazon reviews online are good.. just wanted to know weather anyone has tried it ?

electro_nik said:
i am planning to buy "Strontium 32 GB Nitro 466X UHS-1 microSDHC Memory Card With OTG Card Reader" from amazon reviews online are good.. just wanted to know weather anyone has tried it ?
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I'm currently using a 32GB C10 UHS-1 card, basically same spec as the one you mentioned, so it should work.
btw, it's "whether" not "weather" lel

dic1911 said:
I'm currently using a 32GB C10 UHS-1 card, basically same spec as the one you mentioned, so it should work.
btw, it's "whether" not "weather" lel
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:silly::silly::silly::silly::silly::silly::silly::silly:

R3XER said:
I'm planning to get a 32 gigs sdhc card for my XSP. Since we have varieties of sd cards available in the market. I want some suggestions on card you guys use and performs well with this beautiful phone.
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Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDHC 32GB U1 ,thats the perfect for me and i use it for 2 years now in a row.