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Review on πŸ“· 128GB SanDisk Ultra UHS-I/Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card With Adapter - SDSDQUAN-128G-G4A [Previous Version] by Alfonso Wilson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Consider reformatting to increase storage capacity

I like the 128GB extra storage in my smartphone. Fits my entire music collection + 20GB offline navigation maps for North America and Europe. Works perfectly in Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. A tip: Reformat your memory card on a PC with a smaller "allocation unit size". If I remember correctly, the default factory formatting of this card was in units of 16 kilobytes. If you store a lot of small files (like Nokia HERE Navigation does with its maps - it stores thousands of small files), you're wasting several GB of storage space since each individual file is at least 16KB (no matter how small the file is on the map ). actually). ) with standard formatting. I reformatted with an allocation block size of 4096 bytes and was able to save an additional 20GB (due to the many small files I keep) that was previously wasted due to the large allocation blocks. Another tip: If you have an Android smartphone, try the free navigation software Nokia HERE. Amazing offline navigation free. Beats other "paid" navigation apps I've tried.

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Some bugs