Thoughts on this MircoSD memory card?

[Nexus18]

Need a new memory card as I am running out of space on mine at the minute and did a benchmark the other day and it was crap, something like 2-3MB write speed and 7-9 MB reading speed , also getting ready for the Cyanogenmod froyo beta , so:

I am looking at the Samsung 8GB Micro SDHC Plus Memory Card (Class 6), which can be bought for £12.99 (free delivery).

Will this work/be compatible with my samsung spica i5700 (pretty sure it will be, but just to be on the safe side).

Was also looking at the SanDisk 8GB Micro SDHC Memory Card for £9.49 (free delivery), but obviously the Samsung MicroSD has a much better spec, but from what I have heard Sandisk are the best when it comes to reliability and just overall the best memory/company providers, plus for nearly every user review, everyone has given it full stars, and there are not too many reviews for the samsung one.

So should I just get the samsung 8GB microSD?

TIA

 

[Nexus18]

tbh either will be good. A sandisk 16gb class 2 can be had for £16.79 if you search.

Hmmm, yeah I seen that, personally though I don't want to spend much more as I am on a pretty tight budget , not only that, but apparently the 16GB and 32GB aren't as reliable as the smaller sized ones and people seem to have issues when flashing ROMs etc. with the bigger SD cards (well for the i5700 anyway, as I have read that a couple of people swap there 16 or 32GB for a smaller 2 or 4GB one just for flashing and also I don't need that much storage just yet , thanks for the suggestion anyway

Personally I would go for a Sandisk as I've never had any issues with their cards. Don't buy from ebay/marketplaces though as you have probably heard of all the fakes flying around.

SanDisk are the gold standard in SD cards. I wouldn't touch any other card.

Just make sure you buy from a reputable source. eBay is flooded with fakes.

Yup, heard about all the fakes etc. not buying from ebay etc. don't think I can say where I am getting it from.

Hmmm, yeah see I really don't know what to do, as sandisk are the much better company overall, but it's just that Samsung card is class 6, which is much quicker than class 2, considering the price it seems like a steal and also the other features of it, if there true about the protection etc.

Thanks

 

[Nexus18]

My Sandisk 8gb class 2 card performs exactly as your current card, write 2mbps and read 7mbps most times. I got it from a large reputable retailer. I don't really see much point in you getting one if you want faster speeds.

That's weird, just when khaaan posted a screenshot of his speeds with the exact same memory card (sandisk 8GB class 2) using this app:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/sd-card-speed-tester/br.com.fast4ward.sdcardspeedtester

He got this here:

Plus on gsmarena, they link you to a memory card website and it gives benchmark results for the read and write speed;

- For the sandisk the read and write speed are exactly the same as what khaaan got except the read speed on that site says 15MB/s.

- For the samsung class 6 the read speed is 17MB/s and the write speed is 13MB/s according to that site again.

Also I need a new card anyway as I am running out of space on my 2GB class 2 microSD, so I thought I might as well get a faster/better one

I've just received a Samsung 8GB Micro SDHC Plus Memory Card (Class 6) and put it in my HTC Desire. My original card that came with the phone was a Sandisk 4GB class 2.

Using a program called SD Card Speed Test my old card measured 2MB/s write, 1MB/s read. I have no idea how accurate that program is, but by comparison the Samsung reads 8MB/s write and 6MB/s read.

I always thought write would be slower than read

, well it's faster than your old one anyway, have you noticed a difference in general speed of loading stuff up (if your using app2sd) or anything else.

Thanks.

 

[Nexus18]

I would suggest Khan's card might be a fake, as they often report stupidly high speeds. That looks far to quick for a class 2 card.

Lol , yeah I thought that at first as well, but then I seen that other memory card site reporting pretty much exactly the same speeds as his (for class 2 as well), so just thought it would be that speed then.

I use the same SD Card Speed tester and have tried multiple different ROMs and the highest write I get is 2MB/s - card boguht from reputable etailer (Play - I think I'm allowed to say). I've been following similar speed tests recently a lot due to the kernel patching that has been going on to improve Sense based ROMs.

Right ok, think I might go for the samsung and see how it works out.

I was going to say that's where I am going to buy mine from in my first post but didn't think we where allowed to mention them

 

[Nexus18]

I've ordered the Samsung class 6 8gb one from a rainforest site. Should be good. I have 3x Sandisk (genuine) class 4 8gb, 1x kingston 4gb, and 1x generic 4gb, and 1x generic 1gb so it will be interesting to compare them.

Nice, think I will order my samsung one tonight as well from play as it will take about 1 week to arrive (free delivery), which will be just in time for the CM 2.2 beta (hopefully )

Let me know anyway what the Samsung 8GB is like compared to your other ones when you get it.

Thanks.

EDIT:

If OCUK had more stock that wasnt Kingston, I'd buy from here.

Same.

Samsung or Sandisk would be my preference. Apparently you get different speeds depending which country the card was manufactured, and Sandisk at least are made in lots of places including Korea, China, Vietnam, USA, Japan. Japanese cards are supposed to be fastest.

Yup, personally from all the reviews and things that I have heard about Sandisk, I would rather have them, but the samsung one just sounds too good, especially the price of it for a class 6



Lol, never heard of that before

But in some ways it does make sense , the Japanese always have much better tech than any where else

 

[Nexus18]

What's wrong with Kingston. I've had this card for years now, it writes at 11MB/s and reads at 21MB/s with Windows 7.

Nothing is wrong with them , actually when I was researching about micro SD cards, apparently sandisk and kingston are the same pretty much, but slightly different iirc.

Edit:
My order from the rain forest came ordered a 16gb class 2 scandisk and they sent a class 4 instead superb.

Nice

Read through all the comments for the sandisk 8GB class 2 on a certain site, and some people stated that they received a class 4 card instead, which was swaying me towards it even more, but knowing my luck I would have received a class 2 instead

So I ordered the samsung 8GB class 6 on Thursday and it should be here on Wednesday or Thursday, although won't be using it till there is a beta of froyo for the samsung spica i5700 as I cba backing up apps etc. to just put a new card in and then do it a few days later when possibly a beta will be out that will require a clean start anyway.

So I'll post a screenshot of the benchmark result when I get froyo up and running.

 

[Nexus18]

new card arrived today.

Hmm, my initial thoughts are that it (Samsung class 6) doesnt appear to be any faster than my sandisk class 4 card but I will test them both and post comparative benchies

Ok. Here are the results of my benchmarking. I used a USB microSD adapter (Sandisk branded) on all three of the tested cards. I'll let the results do the talking but ultimately I'm not overly impressed by the performance of the Samsung card, when compared to the "lower" class Sandisk.

awwwwww, CURSE IT!

Ok so the Samsung is water/shock/magnet proof. I will bare that in mind next time I go swimming in magnet-infested waters...with my phone.

Lol

That's also one reason I went for the samsung card, due to the protection.

Well it should be faster than my 2 year old un branded SD card anyway (I hope ). As long as it is reliable and doesn't fail after like 1 week of use.

EDIT:

NVM, got the links for pics now.

Thanks

 

[Nexus18]

- anyone know why it's not letting me use image tags or use the button to add these images? or do the forums just hate me

Yup, sorry but the forums just hate you........


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Should try uploading the images to tinypic/imageshack and then use the image code.

BTW, my samsung card has just arrived as well

Also what is the name of that software that you used to test the cards, thanks

 

[Nexus18]

the software I used to benchmark is free and is called Crystaldiskmark - you can google it, and I think it's crystalmark.com or something for the correct place to download it from.

Regarding the images, I had tried hosting the images on an alternative site too, and renamed them .JPG .jpg made them gifs and pngs... none worked maybe they just allow images from those certain uploadable sites. I dont have an account with them and cba tbh. ~Oh well.

Ok, thanks, will download it and test my current 2GB class 2 one now and post some screenshots once done.

Hmmm, that's weird. When I upload screenshots I just use the sniping tool (windows 7) to copy the image and then save it (JPEG) and just upload it to tinypic (don't have an account either).

 

[Nexus18]

Lol, the benchmark is taking forever to do, like more than 30 minutes, so far on the first bar it is 5.809 MB/s, going to stop it now.

Think it's safe to say that the samsung micro SD will be better than my current card

EDIT:

Second part is done now, a whopping 3.404MB/s , don't think anyone can beat mine

 

[Nexus18]

I'm still annoyed though, since the 8gb sandisk can be bought at the same place for £8.49 - sorry that's for a class 2... but Im sure the class 4 ones can be found for cheaper than that samsung card. and they have a high shock rating too, in fact better than the shock rating on the samsung IIRC.

Correction £9.49 (well last week it was when I checked, that's if it's the same place where I got mine from that your talking about)

I had a look, but couldn't find it any where at all (8GB class 4) for less than £14, also couldn't really see that many sites that sold a class 4 8GB sandisk card anyway from a trusted/good site that is.

Saying that, I would say that the samsung class 6 one would be faster than the sandisk 8GB class 2, which was the other one that I was looking at (only by a bit though).

 

[Nexus18]

There's a one day sale of sandisk class 4 16gb for 13.99 which are a steal IMO.

FUUUUUUUUUUU



O well, the one I got today, should suit/do me fine for a couple of years I reckon.

BTW:

I am currently on 2.1 using app2sd, where you have to format part of the SD card to store the apps on, so how do I transfer these apps over, without loosing any data etc. and with no factory reset?

Take it I will need to use a backup program and if yes, which one is better my backup pro or titanium?

Thanks.

EDIT:

Also SqualidChimp they are £8.49 now , must have just decreased in price sometime in the last few days.