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What Speed MicroSD Card?

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Hexadecimus

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According to This Thread there is some difference between the read speed and random access time of different classes of MicroSD cards - otherwise the class refers to minimum write speed.

Has anyone noticed any lag on Class 4 cards? It looks like the market is mostly class 4 now with a few class 10's (aside from eBay, read: counterfeit/hacked).
 
Hexadecimus said:
According to This Thread there is some difference between the read speed and random access time of different classes of MicroSD cards - otherwise the class refers to minimum write speed.

Has anyone noticed any lag on Class 4 cards? It looks like the market is mostly class 4 now with a few class 10's (aside from eBay, read: counterfeit/hacked).
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came across this the other day it was posted in the warp subjects:

SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC Class 6 Memory Card works on warp

http://androidforums.com/zte-warp/5...bile-ultra-microsdxc-class-6-memory-card.html
 
Found 32GB Class 4 and 6's for about $30. Sprang the extra $7 for a class 10 on NewEgg. :)

I'd still be interested in knowing just how much difference it makes to a ZTE Warp in the real world though.
 
Hexadecimus said:
Found 32GB Class 4 and 6's for about $30. Sprang the extra $7 for a class 10 on NewEgg. :)

I'd still be interested in knowing just how much difference it makes to a ZTE Warp in the real world though.
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I am not sure about the warpo, but if it's anything similar to cameras, then I can attest that a class 4 to a class 10 makes a noticeable speed difference.
I was takeing pics with a class 4 microSD card, and it seemed after taking the snapshot, that it was spending alot of time processing it to save. When I say alot of time, it's not alot in real world actually, more like seconds, but with some things, especially in gadgets such as phones or cameras, seconds count.
After dealing with this for about 2 weeks, I was reading and asking around about how much difference could a class 6 or even a class 10 REALLY make, because I ws like really? it makes THAT much difference? So after some research and asking I decided to bite the bullet and stop being cheap and I bought a class 6 first.
I put the class 6 in and to my pleasant surprise, it made a noticeable difference. Wasn't drastic, but it was noticeable. I then decided to try a class 10 out, and I was again pleasantly surprised at the increase, while not a drastic amount it was noticeable.
Now from a class 4 to a class 10 I can say you would probably see a nice increase, but from 6 to a 10, or 4 to a 6, I would say you might see some increase, but not a drastic amount.
For me it was a nice increase and I am now on a class 10 8gb microsd card.
Haven't really seen a need to get more just yet, as I still have not used my internal mem, I am only down to 2.3gb on internal, and the sd card is only about 3.6 gig left, so I still have plenty of room.
 
Just to follow up, I did notice a slight difference between a Class 4/6 (I forget which) and my class 10 card. It isn't a lot, but if you're like me and get frustrated when an operating system isn't perfectly responsive, it's well worth the extra cost, especially if you're working with 32GB.
 
downthemachine said:
Class 10 all the way
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downthemachine said:
I had 11meg write speeds and 15meg read
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You mentioned that in my thread, however my 64 gb is almost full now.. I notice very little difference in my 32gb class 10 and the 64gb class 6 - yes in benchmarks yours wins in write speed. In read we are very close if not tied (16/19mb varied) I wonder if it is a limitation of the phone? also keep in mind the 64gb is supposed to be 200x faster or something stupid like that then sdhc but the ZTE warp doesnt support it.
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Mike525 said:
You mentioned that in my thread, however my 64 gb is almost full now.. I notice very little difference in my 32gb class 10 and the 64gb class 6 - yes in benchmarks yours wins in write speed. In read we are very close if not tied (16/19mb varied) I wonder if it is a limitation of the phone? also keep in mind the 64gb is supposed to be 200x faster or something stupid like that then sdhc but the ZTE warp doesnt support it.
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I doubt having a faster card really matters that much on a phone... I cannot think of any reason to have the faster speed except for faster picture taking... except the camera's pictures aren't really worth 5MP as they stand, in my opinion.
 
Hi everybody i found this micro sdhc card on newegg 32gb class 10 by wintec filemate professional does anyone think this card would be good on this phone? its like $27.24
 
I gkt a 16 class 4 from radioshack and its perfect and got it on sale for $10 i honestly think that the class makes little difference compared to how you use and treat the card and phone
 
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