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I ran a quick compatibility test of the SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC with five relatively new phones. Three of the five phones are capable of taking advantage of the full 8GB storage while the other two maxed out at 4GB.
The Nokia N95-3, HTC Touch from Sprint and the Blackberry 8310 from at&t passed the compatibility test with flying colors.
HTC Touch from Sprint
Blackberry 8310 Curve from at&t
Unfortunately, the Motorola RAZR2 and Samsung’s new F700v or Croix for Vodafone only able to see 4GB of the 8GB total.
Motorola RAZR2 from Sprint
Samsung F700v Croix from Vodafone
Make sure to check that your mobile device is fully compatible with the new 8GB MicroSDHC cards before running out to your local electronic store or placing an order online. If you really have to have a larger capacity MicroSDHC card and know for sure your phone doesn’t fully support the 8GB, it’s worth checking out the 4GB version from Kingston.
50 Responses to “SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC compatibility test”
stephen October 27, 2007
Do you know if my N80 would work???
aloha
NeutralAJ October 28, 2007
should work, since nokia implements better tech than those like samsung n moto…crap.
NeutralDylan October 28, 2007
[quote comment="30450"]should work, since nokia implements better tech than those like samsung n moto…crap.[/quote]
I’m with you about moto, but samsung is pretty decent
NeutralMatthew Stevens October 28, 2007
Which N95 unit is this? N95-1 or N95-3?
Neutralcam October 30, 2007
palm centro w/ 8gb?
-1luc-mobile November 1, 2007
Beware! Don’t buy an 8Gb MicroSDHC card for a Blackberry based on this superficial review. Many users are having problems with the 6Gb MicroSDHC cards. Although the phone seems to detect the full capacity correctly, everything gets corrupted as soon as you write more than approximately 2.5Gb, and the card has to be formatted again. I have a 6Gb MicroSDHC card and can’t use it either. Check the Blackberry forums, there are plenty of reports.
+3Tighten November 1, 2007
Any ideas if this card will work with kaiser ?
NeutralHippo Man November 7, 2007
[quote comment="30455"]Which N95 unit is this? N95-1 or N95-3?[/quote]It would have to be the N95-1, because the N95-3 doesn’t have the option for installing a memory card. It comes with a non-removable 8Gb card.
-2zxon November 7, 2007
HAHA!!! Further proof that motorola phones are utterly crap! The RAZR2 is very new, whereas the N95 was released earlier this year… and the RAZR2 still can’t cope with the new cards :P
With regard to the other brands though… my top three would be Nokia, SonyEricsson, then Samsung.
NeutralStu November 7, 2007
[quote comment="30842"][quote comment="30455"]Which N95 unit is this? N95-1 or N95-3?[/quote]It would have to be the N95-1, because the N95-3 doesn’t have the option for installing a memory card. It comes with a non-removable 8Gb card.[/quote]
+2Actually, the N95-3 DOES support microSDHC (it ships with a 1GB mSDHC card) – bought an N95-3 in Chicago Nokia store last weekend. N95-2 is the 8GB model.
James November 13, 2007
Is the LG Viewty Compatable with 8gb as this woudl put it on par with the iphone and none of the locked to apple/crap camera limitations
+1NoopA November 13, 2007
4gb kingston worked on n95-1!!!!!!!! 8gb = 100$ =(
+1viewty November 16, 2007
did anyone find out if u can get the viewty to take the higher capacities then . i ordered the phone last night and i need to order the car next. i read on Wikipedia that there were reports of 8gb working, i really dont know what would bring LG to hid that fact which is clearly a selling point
+5ElectroPig November 26, 2007
I’ve had the N95-1 and I currently have the N95-3. I bought the SanDisk 4Gig card when I bought the N95-1, and it worked flawlessly…but they didn’t HAVE the 6Gig or 8Gig card available at the time. (Grrr…)
Now that they do, I definitely appreciate hearing that my prior thinking (despite Nokia’s claims to the contrary) was correct, and that the 6 and 8Gig card would work just fine with the N95-3…although there IS some question about the N95-1 which still remains, and I’d be very interested in hearing about that…as would a great number of other people, I’m sure!
Also, for those who are still considering a purchase, hit http://myspace.com/ElectroPig and you’ll find links for both the N95-1 and N95-3…both listed as “unlocked”, although in reality they were “never locked”…they really need to work out another term for phones which never got “hacked” by cellular carriers, don’t they?
NeutralElectroPig November 26, 2007
Just to clear up an open point I just made, above…
PS: I got the distinct impression that the Nokia Techs were trying to steer me towards “Nokia released accessories” the whole time…never once did I honestly believe that the SanDisk cards wouldn’t work if Nokia implemented the MicroSD standard properly…which apparrently, they did!
Neutraltony December 9, 2007
One thing I notice using my new 8GB sandisk micro SDHC card with my new Sprint HTC Touch is that Windows Vista can’t see the card as a separate storage device for windows media player sync. However it does show up within the sync center. Weird.
NeutralRon December 12, 2007
LG Viewty 8 GB Micro SDHC
LG KU990 Viewty 8 GB Micro SDHC
EN:
Yes it works! I used a SanDisk 8 GB micro SDHC. The LG Viewty shows you only 2 GB in the storage management, but however you have access to all data on your storage card.
But be careful! Do NOT use the formatting options of the LG Viewty! Because then only 2 GB will be available on your storage card in future! Also when you put your storage card into your PC by an USB adapter!! Only 2 GB will be usable! I made this mistake :(((
But this malfunction is reversible. You can use a special formatting tool on your windows PC:
http://www.sdcard.org/about/downloads/sdfv2000.exe
Format your SC or SDHC storage card with this tool and you will get back the full capacity of your storage card.
DE:
Ja es funktioniert! Ich habe eine SanDisk 8 GB micro SDHC verwendet. Die Speicherkarte zeigt im LG Viewty zwar nur 2 GB in der Speicherverwaltung an, aber man hat trotzdem vollen Zugriff auf alle Daten der Speicherkarte!
Aber vorsicht! Man sollte NIEMALS die Formatierungsfunktion des LG Viewty verwenden. Denn die Speicherkarte wird dann so formatiert, dass nur 2 GB zur Verfügung stehen, selbst wenn man die Speicherkarte dann in den USB-Adapter und dann in den PC steckt. Auch das nachträgliche Formatieren mit Windows bringt dann nichts mehr. Es stehen nur 2 GB zur Verfügung. Ende. Diesen Fehler habe ich leider gemacht :(((
Allerdings ist diese Fehlfunktion reversibel, denn es gibt ein spezielles Formatierungstool für Windows-PCs:
http://www.sdcard.org/about/downloads/sdfv2000.exe
Wenn man eine SD oder SDHC Speicherkarte mit diesem Tool formatiert, so erreicht diese wieder ihre maximale Kapazität.
So, und angesichts der unverschämten Preise von T-Mobile für das iPhone (rund 900 € in DE ohne Vertrag, wobei das in USA nur 400 $ = rund 320 € (!!!!!!!!) kostet), und der schlechten Kamera des iPhone (nur 2 Mpx statt 5 Mpx im viewty) sowie des viel größeren Funktionsumfangs im Viewty, was Klingeltöne etc. angeht, so finde ich, dass das Viewty die WEITAUS bessere Alternative zum iPhone ist.
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland!
Greetz from Germany!
Ron
+7Triky December 28, 2007
[quote comment="30842"][quote comment="30455"]Which N95 unit is this? N95-1 or N95-3?[/quote]It would have to be the N95-1, because the N95-3 doesn’t have the option for installing a memory card. It comes with a non-removable 8Gb card.[/quote]
NeutralTriky December 28, 2007
No the N95-3 or N95 NAM (North American Version) does allow for micro SD, but the N95-2, otherwise known as the N95 8GB does not.
NeutralSpinatra February 5, 2008
Ron,
Great news on the getting the 8GB working, do you happen to know what ‘Class’ your microSDHC was for your Viewty ?
Thanks
NeutralRaver February 6, 2008
To be clear about the product Mfr : SanDisk Mfr Code : SDSDQR-8192-E11M
SanDisk 8GB Micro SD (SDHC) memory card Class 4 (based on SD 2.00 Specification)
Available as Class 4 only to date. Still I’m getting one for my Viewty so will let u know in due course how it goes for me. See detailed explanation on these new cards at
http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/...../SDHC1.pdf
Samsung have an 8gb Class 6 but it isn’t fully SD compliant. I won’t get one :)
NeutralTed Carp March 11, 2008
Hi,
Currently, blackberry curve supports a maximum of 4 gig cards.
Ted
NeutralJuan March 21, 2008
Hi,
I have the HTC-touch 3050 from Telus. You said the 8gb card works ok with HTC-touch from Sprint. Does anyone know whether there are any differences between the devices sold by Telus and Sprint? Anybody tried the 8gb with Telus HTC-touch?
NeutralThanks
Sharon April 25, 2008
[quote comment="30866"][quote comment="30842"][quote comment="30455"]Which N95 unit is this? N95-1 or N95-3?[/quote]It would have to be the N95-1, because the N95-3 doesn’t have the option for installing a memory card. It comes with a non-removable 8Gb card.[/quote]
Actually, the N95-3 DOES support microSDHC (it ships with a 1GB mSDHC card) – bought an N95-3 in Chicago Nokia store last weekend. N95-2 is the 8GB model.[/quote]
The North American version, the N95-3 does have a removable memory card and it will take the 8 gig. card. I have the N95-3 and have a 8g. card in it right now and it works great!!
NeutralBrian Su April 28, 2008
Does anybody know N95 can compatible with Class 6 MicroSDHC memory?
NeutralThanks a lot
Dom May 29, 2008
What about Treo 700wx Palm…?
NeutralAlan July 25, 2008
I see that the 8g sdhc worked in the LG Viewty but i am wondering if it will work in my LG env9900? it has the micro sd slot but the manual is vague about which card is compatable.
NeutralAny help would be apreciated :) thanks
Khai August 7, 2008
hey LG Secret KF750 seem to support 8gb, im using it, odds even so it say support upto 4gb…? why?well dun know but i buy sandisk microsd 8gb just to see if it work on my lg secret.. well it does.. haha damn im happy
NeutralHonda FIT Racing August 7, 2008
I just bought the sandisk 8gb micro sdhc for my brand new nokia 5310 xpressmusic and it works fine. the nokia recognizes the 8gb micro sdhc.
NeutralAntonio C. August 29, 2008
Added an 8gb Sandisk to my Nokia 5310 and it did not recognize the full 8gb, only 3.7 gb.
NeutralJonesy September 11, 2008
I just bought a Sandisk 8gb card for my LG Viewty, it wont work in my computer doesnt come up, and when I put it in my phone it shows as 4gb space 1. summat gb used and is showing as full, a also have a 4gb that does the same things as above, any help?
NeutralPlease
Jonesy
Jonesy September 11, 2008
[quote comment="48873"]I just bought a Sandisk 8gb card for my LG Viewty, it wont work in my computer doesnt come up, and when I put it in my phone it shows as 4gb space 1. summat gb used and is showing as full, a also have a 4gb that does the same things as above, any help?
Please
Jonesy[/quote]
Just thought I would add that the card comes up as 8gb when I use my phone as usb mass storage device, but i cannot take any pictures with the card on external memory.
Hope this helps
NeutralJonesy
R.I.P September 16, 2008
Do not buy kingston memory cards for mobile ohone when u add too much data it stops working it is a useless piece of junk buy memory cards from another brand not kingston
Neutralione September 29, 2008
you are right with kingston cards i have a 4 gb sdhc kingston and it doesnt work on n95 when a i put more then 2 gb of data on it, its crap!
Neutral