How to choose a MicroSD card for your smartphone

MicroSD card is the best tool that can expand the internal storage of almost all current smartphones. Recently, some smartphone producers seems to remove SD card slot out of from their devices. 

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MicroSD card: something you need to know

MicroSD is a type of removable flash memory card used for storing information. SD is an abbreviation of Secure Digital. Firstly, there are two kinds of popular microSD cards that you can easily have: SDHC and SDXC. The only difference between these two is an amount of database that they are able to contain. While SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) can be capable of 4-32 GB, SDXC (Secure Digital Extended Capacity) is competent to include 64GB and more over than that.

Secondly, it is necessary to choose the well-defined type that your smartphones support, especially for online shopping. I recommend you’d better have a trial as possible as you can. In case it is not available for you to try. It will be wiser in case you choose a microSD card with the equal or lower capacity compared to manufacturers’ information. It is because the mid-range smartphones rarely pack a high storage capacity.

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Thirdly, it is about the card class rating. Primarily, you need to know what “class” means. It is memory card transmission speed which depends on the microSD’s manufacturer and brand. “Class” commonly accompanies by even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. There are two kinds of speed indications regarding SD bus generation: Speed Class and UHS Speed Class. Class 10 cards have a minimum transfer rate of 10 MB/s.  Otherwise, UHS Class 1 cards have a minimum transfer rate of 10 MB/s.

MicroSD: does it help you smartphones be stronger?

Fourthly, a good microSD does help your smartphone run smoothly. You have a great amount of movies, videos, images but you do not have enough storage. An SD can save your information in order to provide a quick access to the database without any errors. Fifthly, be careful with a card if you are handling a high capacity smartphone. Such device does not need an SD to make it slow. Moreover, it is likely impossible to put an onboard flash memory and a microSD in comparison. Built-in memory will definitely win.