Xiaomi and Realme confirm upcoming SD 7+ Gen 2 phones, tipster suggests another chip is on the way

17 March 2023
The Redmi Note 12 Turbo and Realme GT Neo5 SE are expected to launch in the coming weeks.

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Anonymous, 21 Mar 2023microSD is overrated because it can only be use to store me... more"It's not good enough for installing apps."
*laughs in desktop Linux OS* -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dxe_L-ZORI

Speaking of UFS cards, Samsung has been making one since 2016. However, it didn't gain much popularity since it costs 2x to 3x more than a typical microSD card and only works on Samsung notebooks.

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    • 21 Mar 2023

    YUKI93, 19 Mar 2023And yet there are lots of people, including those on this s... moremicroSD is overrated because it can only be use to store media.
    It's not good enough for installing apps.

    But future UFS card is interesting
    It could be the real solution

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      • 20 Mar 2023

      This sd7gen2 plus could be the best chip ever for it's price range and if it ends up in a phone with a SD card slot then I'm going to cry from joy! Was considering getting sd8gen2 which is finally a great flagship sd upgrade after the 888 and sd8gen1 fiasco but this chip sounds so unreal that idk what to do.

        Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023Gen 1 is completely different, the biggest failure in recen... moreI think you're mistaking the 8+ Gen 1 for the 8 Gen 1. The two are manufactured by two different companies and have MUCH different efficiencies. 8+ Gen 1, which is produced by TSMC, is much more efficient than 8 Gen 1 which is produced by Samsung. (Bad naming I guess, ordinary people will be confused for sure.)

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          • 19 Mar 2023

          Xiaomi...another 6.67 zillionth umpteenth variant-the 6.67" company

            Woohoo, 18 Mar 2023Almost forgot to add – another very overlooked benifit (imh... moreAnd yet there are lots of people, including those on this site, who always think that microSD card is outdated and irrelevant. They always like to defend such a useless thing when they don't even know cloud storage servers still use tapes ffs*! Do people still use home VHS tapes in 2023? I totally doubt it.

            *https://techmonitor.ai/focus/magnetic-tape-storage-is-seeing-cloud-go-back-to-the-future-for-its-archival-data-needs
            *https://www.cioinsight.com/news-trends/tape-storage-amazon-microsoft-meta-ibm/
            *https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/tape-a-storage-solution-for-the-past-present-and-future/

              Wow.
              That’s amazing. It’s the same degree of upgrade we saw when Qualcomm made the upgrade from the special QSD 768G+ to the lowly QSD 778. As a reference; that previous midrange could barely compete against the ancient QSD 845, with most of its variants being even slower, to a newer midrange chipset which was outperforming the legendary QSD 855, a chipset that was a heel-toe behind the then-flagship QSD 888 chipset. That was a huge upgrade, and this is the same thing happening.

              It seems Dimensity chipsets were getting pretty competitive there, hence Qualcomm has stepped up. For those that didn’t understand, this is the new “flagship grade” chipset. It’s great to see this performance and efficiency for customers, as a midrange/cheaper/better value.

              It should outperform an overclocked QSD 870, which I used to call “flagship grade”. All the while, this shouldn’t have any throttling issues like we saw with the QSD 888, QSD 88+, or it’s newer cousin the dreaded QC 8g1. RIP the Sony Xperia 5 mk IV.

              This is essentially the same chipset as the QC 8g1+ but it’s clocked 10% lower. I would hesitate to call that an upgrade, ditto for the new QC 8g2 as well. The only reason to NOT get this chipset would be because of the QC 8g3 in 2024 which is an upcoming new standard, and a huge upgrade for Android devices.

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                • 18 Mar 2023

                Anonymous, 18 Mar 2023Wdym by wifi storage? I like the idea of a NAS, but it�... morewhy all people think that accessing local network needing isp ? wtf bringing fiber optic cable 🤣 .dude you just need a router capable mu mimo or using wifi 6 as bare minimum and a wifi storage with wifi 6 speed as minimum (not a F nas for office) and done.

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                  • 18 Mar 2023

                  Anonymous, 18 Mar 2023Such lies. It's 4 = four = 四 OS upgrades on current Sa... moreahahahahaha

                    Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023Nobody needs that USB 3.2 It's like 1 out of million ... moreOk, marketing fanboy who scarred to using your nicknamed account?. You still need useless billion colours of panel? Wireless charging but not wireless? Huge virtual gimmick ram crappied your internal?, lagging wireless peripheral? huge internal but less durable by using QLC and variant with ambigue of 4D nand? Huge megapixel of camera is just merely interpolation only become burden of memory and cpu? Huge wattage only become burden on your ic and batteries, include other components.

                    I just wondering why you not complaining about this issue, but make it look like an innovation right? Is just marketing trick to make the customers always bought new phone every year.

                    Is funny to see when can give huge wattage but not usb 3.2.

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                      • 18 Mar 2023

                      Anonymous, 18 Mar 2023only on flagship not on midrange don't get misleading ... moreSuch lies. It's 4 = four = 四 OS upgrades on current Samsung midrangers.

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                        • 18 Mar 2023

                        Almost forgot to add – another very overlooked benifit (imho) of USB 3.2 & even microSD (other than the obvious fast sequential read/write speeds for the actual transferring bit) is the much faster random read speeds which come in clutch while actually browsing through your media on a laptop for example!

                        A few months ago, my brother could simply, very easily & quickly just put in his 256GB microSD from his 64GB Realme XT into his laptop, browse, select & transfer files, compared to me – I had to plug in my 256GB X7 Max into my laptop & then wait for what felt like an eternity for the DCIM folder (the Camera sub-folder for the pedantics) to even load up completely!
                        And then when I go to scroll & "try to" select the files for transferring, by the filenames ofc (because Windows conveniently doesn't show previews), or God forbid try to filter & sort by date, the Explorer(.exe) would crash & in fact fail to even load the desktop (or explorer.exe essentially), until I unplugged my phone!!
                        And when I finally manage to re-plug, wait for it to load & select some files, I can't select too many together, or it would crash. Plus it doesn't even show the transfer speed (not that it's much to begin with lol), so I keep Task Manager Open for monitoring!
                        It's just a GIANT pita!!

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                          • 18 Mar 2023

                          Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023who cares about usb 3.2 maybe only using phone as laptop. ... moreWdym by wifi storage?
                          I like the idea of a NAS, but it's a tad expensive if you don't have the time to build your own, plus you won't always have super fast internet connection on your client side even if your NAS is hooked up to your super-fast fiber (again assuming that majority even have that)
                          Or are you talking about that USB port on most ISP routers into which you hook up your HDD?

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                            • 18 Mar 2023

                            Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023It's not really needed for mid range and entry level b... moreI agree mostly, but I'd argue that even mid-rangers costing upwards of $350-400 should have it, the entry-level MAY skip it though!

                            Not everyone who shoots a lot MAY want or could afford a flagship!
                            I've been shooting in 4k ever since I got my first phone in late 2016 (a 64GB ~$250 Android back then, without microSD slot-I think that's enough clues to guess which phone, gosh I miss that form-factor so much), except when I was (or am) low on storage, want better stabilization rather than stabilising it later in an app (since OIS isn't common on mid-rangers, but that's another pain-point to take up later), or if I just want to capture a video but not in the highest quality because the subject might not be important in my eyes.

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                              • 18 Mar 2023

                              Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023Nobody needs that USB 3.2 It's like 1 out of million ... moreWhat stupid logic!?
                              I honestly don't even feel like typing out me answer!

                              Btw, by your logic, "everybody" (or at least 1 Million – 1 people) "NEED" the 2+2MP (ooh, wow!) Macro & Depth cams and honestly crazy (in a bad way) 100W+ charging, let alone 200W+!! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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                                • 18 Mar 2023

                                rizki1, 17 Mar 2023oh yes, what a good excuse to say this is not good.. This f... moreWhat excuse? It's most likely just a chip swap and some fancy new back design!
                                What do you want me to say as an "excuse" then?

                                And care to explain "WHAT/WHICH" feature "NOBODY" cares about & not "EVERYONE" needs??

                                I like how funny it is that people just assume that they equate themselves with "everyone" & if they don't care about or need it, then certainly absolutely definitely NO ONE needs it!! 🤣

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                                  • 18 Mar 2023

                                  I just need 128 internal storage, and 8GB Ram and gorilla glass

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                                    • 18 Mar 2023

                                    Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023Joking right? Samsung gives 4 or even 5 android updates. No... moreonly on flagship not on midrange don't get misleading by others. on midrange samsung only offer 1-2 os update.

                                    in xiaomi or realme you get 1-2 os update but also 4-5 years miui/realme UI update...the new features alway on their miui/realmeui not from OS

                                      Hemedans, 17 Mar 2023People dont need usb 3.2 or they dont know usb 3.2 benefits... moreExactly. Without USB-C 3 and wired video output, you definitely cannot use Android Desktop Mode. I always use it when travelling light without my Windows desktop. I only need to bring my UPERFECT X Pro 15.6" lapdock, and that's about it.

                                        Dan, 17 Mar 2023Why don't they just remove those two other secondary c... moreI can see the usefulness of an ultrawide camera on smartphones, but the depth/macro sensor has to go. I really can't see any worthy use for them, especially when you can embed macro capability on both primary and ultrawide cameras. Huawei can even do it on the telephoto camera as in the Mate 50 RS Porsche Design.

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