Flashback: the rise (and fall?) of the microSD card

04 December 2022
The microSD card grew to bigger and bigger capacities over the years and got faster along the way. So why is it waning in popularity?

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  • 06 Dec 2022

potato4k, 06 Dec 2022What's the size? And how do you back them up? microSD ... moreTo an external Hard Drive of course. They are extremely inexpensive nowadays. All you need is an enclosure.

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    • Anonymous
    • vjX
    • 06 Dec 2022

    AnonD-1058210, 06 Dec 2022Woow good luck with ip68 if you would want removable batter... moreRemovable batteries is not even a tech. It is a feature.
    And why do you need IP68? IP67 is enough and is doable in phones with removable batteries e.g. Galaxy S5.

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      • Max of TR
      • nXD
      • 06 Dec 2022

      They almost always made errors and files deleted, 10s of cards for me with android

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        • SoNic
        • XH4
        • 06 Dec 2022

        My wife dropped her S20 on the concrete and shattered the screen. No touch, no display. No means to access the data.
        Luckly the photos were saved on the microSD card, so they were easy to recover.
        S21 and newer don't have that option anymore... That's progress...

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          • Anonymous
          • uS%
          • 06 Dec 2022

          potato4k, 06 Dec 2022What's the size? And how do you back them up? microSD ... moreI still have working 16GB Toshiba Class 6 microSD card which I bought I think in 2011 or 12 still working to this day. Though I don't use it on my phone as I now replaced it with a faster Kioxia(Toshiba) 128GB. Its now used on our IP Camera & hasn't corrupted for atleast 10 years now?.

          Only storage drive that got corrupted for less than 3 or 4 years of constant personal use were Sandisk & Kingston thats why avoid them nowadays. Haven't tried other brands like Samsung, Netac, Strontium since i havent experience any broken Toshiba or now Kioxia SD Cards yet.

          Looks like some brands just broke fast & some dont.

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            • Max of TR
            • JLi
            • 06 Dec 2022

            They almost always made errors and files deleted, 10s of cards for me with android

              potato4k, 06 Dec 2022Whatever pirate, keep making up excuses.Whatever ignorant, keep being ignorant.

                Mediatek sux, 06 Dec 2022Keep being ignorantWhatever pirate, keep making up excuses.

                  AnonD-1058210, 06 Dec 2022The latest ones since year or two even 3 old all of them ha... moreYou seem to really love drives dangling out of your phone.

                    potato4k, 06 Dec 2022Tell me without telling me you're a pirate.Keep being ignorant

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                      • AnonD-1058210
                      • 3aL
                      • 06 Dec 2022

                      Sin, 06 Dec 2022Smartphone really have been growing bigger over the years ... moreWoow good luck with ip68 if you would want removable battery which is impossible I remember this website was crying about back in days and now they wouldn't like removable battery .. Even if smartphone manuf would go back with removable batteries ppl would hate it and would see it as old ancient tech ..
                      You want milions ports and main thing is apple want their phone port free even buttons free 🤷‍♂️

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                        • Sin
                        • 3aP
                        • 06 Dec 2022

                        Smartphone really have been growing bigger over the years

                        I do want pc grade active cooling system and high speed ssd comes too smartphones and user removable bigger battery's 6000mah too 9000mah

                        Use the little extra thickerness for

                        I really do smartphones too improve the number of ports they have

                        ports like usb 3.0 x2 & HDMI
                        I want quad sim card slot & triple SD card slot & dual changing port & deal headphone jack

                        Just me there enough room and even a user removable battery and repairable smartphone can have a water proof seal and water proof case are out there

                        I also think flagship Smartphones should improve the overall smartphone amount and make 1tb standard for a flagship smartphone

                        If the jelly phone 2 can fit SD card slot & headphone jack in it
                        full size or 7-inch tablet sized Smartphones like we have today should have no problem at all with them and extras

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                          • AnonD-1058210
                          • 3aL
                          • 06 Dec 2022

                          YUKI93, 05 Dec 2022Not all phones have OTG support. Even if you use the adapte... moreThe latest ones since year or two even 3 old all of them have it's in soc normally if some doesn't have they must be very old phones
                          You have to manually turn it on because it drains battery there is auto off after 10 minutes ..
                          Hard drive and connecting to phone ?jeez never seen anyone doing that you need external power phone can't deliver so much current 2.5" SSD require 5V usb flash drives need 3.3V which phones has

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                            • AnonD-1058210
                            • 3aL
                            • 06 Dec 2022

                            Anonymous, 05 Dec 2022You seem to be the kind of guy that would by a Windows Tabl... moreNoo that's exaggeration normal IIISi Z16 Hiroshi Fujiwara limited edition laptop I have i7 11800H 3060 RTX web cam is there never used it .. Hooked up onto the 55" Samsung 4k@120 TV via thunderbolt 4 playing warzone 2.0 😜
                            I have mini rtx rig as well pc connected to tv witj Ryzen 3700x 1660 super and strangely it performs much faster than laptop lately .. They updated Windows 11 and it is only worse and somehow it dropping frames laptop does not run on full performance they messing with drivers it was all good month ago

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                              • AnonD-1058210
                              • 3aL
                              • 06 Dec 2022

                              Anonymous, 05 Dec 2022It's simpler to have them both included inside of the ... moreNah i don't have it so bad it is only used in bed 🙂

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                                • Anonymous
                                • xq5
                                • 06 Dec 2022

                                Anonymous, 06 Dec 2022Or buy a phone with sd card slot and enjoy the best of both... moreBrands will slowly but surely remove your beloved slot. So when you have to buy a new phone you won't have choice anymore. If that happens remember my useful advice.

                                  Mediatek sux, 05 Dec 2022Why? If i can play pokemon on my phone why would i carry an... moreTell me without telling me you're a pirate.

                                    ME, 05 Dec 2022I have all my music & fotos on an micro-sd ..... why wo... moreWhat's the size? And how do you back them up? microSD cards don't last forever, they do get corrupted with time. They're not intended as permanent/archival storage medium.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • sUS
                                      • 06 Dec 2022

                                      Anonymous, 05 Dec 2022Using cloud storage is completely dumb. First, they can ... moreYoutube Music and Stadia too. And yes, the people who allow these things to happen are the very people the tech companies are making gadgets for.

                                      Soon we will have a cloud-only Windows and they will be happy because there will be more space on their 128GB ssd lmao.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sUS
                                        • 06 Dec 2022

                                        [deleted post]Lmao. Resorting to personal insults when you cannot have a counterpoint. I have loads of sd cards, HDD and SSDs. I also susbcribe to r/datahoarder so I don't end up like cloud-only people being surprised when something bad happens.

                                        Oh, do remember what happened to Youtube Music? haha