kwest12
Android Enthusiast
The title says it all guys. I'm gonna include a poll simply this isn't a matter of opinion, it's an easily identifiable fact.
If you are unsure what class micro SD card your phone came with please follow the following instructions (this should be most of you, because unless you had some reason to check, you won't know this off hand).
1) turn your phone off (full power-off, not just screen off)
2) open up the back of your phone and pop out the battery
3) slide out the sd card (just pull on it with your nail a bit)
4) look for a very tiny little number that is all by itself: it will be 2, 4, or 6. That is the class of your card.
*you need to pull the card out to see what class it is because the number is hidden when it's inserted in the phone
This is urgent because I'm in the middle of dealing with a corrupted card that I already exchanged at a Verizon store. After I left I noticed they had put in a class 2 card. I really was almost certain that it came with a class 4 or 6 but when I called them to question it they told me they had it in front of them and it was a class 2. I suspect they are trying to save themselves the hassle of further dealing with my problem and are either lying to me or not actually checking correctly. Please please please help me guys.
EDIT: PLEASE INCLUDE THE BRAND OF YOUR CARD IF YOU CHOOSE TO POST.... (based on another thread I read, it may be that the class 4 cards are from some no-name company while the class 2 cards are Sandisk cards which have about the same speeds as the class 4 no-names)
EDIT #2: It appears we're dealing with two cards
1) class 2 Sandisk* (Set Your Location)
2) class 4 SD-C16G [Toshiba] (Memory Products - Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.)
*When I walked into the Verizon they actually took one of the 16GB packages w/ the card reader off the wall and just gave me the card from it. This may not be the same quality as the card listed on Sandisk's website, as that one seems to go for a much higher price, regardless of the fact that it is also a class 2 (SanDisk® Mobile Ultra™ microSDHC™ 16GB Card with MobileMate Micro Reader)
As I mention in later posts, I have access to both of these cards. Thus, I intend to test the two cards in question with the Crystal Disk Mark tool when I get home today. (Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskMark)
EDIT # 3 It appears that there its actually a third type of card floating around: it's a class 2 card without branding. It appears that this may have actually been the initial card I had in my phone before it went bad. Surprise surprise, it now looks as though someone else has had this version fail on them as well.
This really is infuriating: not only so they only give some users class 4 cards, but if you do get a class 2 card, there's a good chance it won't even be a quality one!
SUGGESTION FOR ALL NEW BUYERS: CHECK WHAT SD CARD YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN! IF IT ISN'T A CLASS 4 CARD OR A SANDISK CLASS 2, REFUSE TO BUY THE PHONE (if you're in-store that is). ..... You may even want to refuse the class 2 sandisk based on what I end up finding with my benchmarks....
If you are unsure what class micro SD card your phone came with please follow the following instructions (this should be most of you, because unless you had some reason to check, you won't know this off hand).
1) turn your phone off (full power-off, not just screen off)
2) open up the back of your phone and pop out the battery
3) slide out the sd card (just pull on it with your nail a bit)
4) look for a very tiny little number that is all by itself: it will be 2, 4, or 6. That is the class of your card.
*you need to pull the card out to see what class it is because the number is hidden when it's inserted in the phone
This is urgent because I'm in the middle of dealing with a corrupted card that I already exchanged at a Verizon store. After I left I noticed they had put in a class 2 card. I really was almost certain that it came with a class 4 or 6 but when I called them to question it they told me they had it in front of them and it was a class 2. I suspect they are trying to save themselves the hassle of further dealing with my problem and are either lying to me or not actually checking correctly. Please please please help me guys.
EDIT: PLEASE INCLUDE THE BRAND OF YOUR CARD IF YOU CHOOSE TO POST.... (based on another thread I read, it may be that the class 4 cards are from some no-name company while the class 2 cards are Sandisk cards which have about the same speeds as the class 4 no-names)
EDIT #2: It appears we're dealing with two cards
1) class 2 Sandisk* (Set Your Location)
2) class 4 SD-C16G [Toshiba] (Memory Products - Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.)
*When I walked into the Verizon they actually took one of the 16GB packages w/ the card reader off the wall and just gave me the card from it. This may not be the same quality as the card listed on Sandisk's website, as that one seems to go for a much higher price, regardless of the fact that it is also a class 2 (SanDisk® Mobile Ultra™ microSDHC™ 16GB Card with MobileMate Micro Reader)
As I mention in later posts, I have access to both of these cards. Thus, I intend to test the two cards in question with the Crystal Disk Mark tool when I get home today. (Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskMark)
EDIT # 3 It appears that there its actually a third type of card floating around: it's a class 2 card without branding. It appears that this may have actually been the initial card I had in my phone before it went bad. Surprise surprise, it now looks as though someone else has had this version fail on them as well.
This really is infuriating: not only so they only give some users class 4 cards, but if you do get a class 2 card, there's a good chance it won't even be a quality one!
SUGGESTION FOR ALL NEW BUYERS: CHECK WHAT SD CARD YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN! IF IT ISN'T A CLASS 4 CARD OR A SANDISK CLASS 2, REFUSE TO BUY THE PHONE (if you're in-store that is). ..... You may even want to refuse the class 2 sandisk based on what I end up finding with my benchmarks....
