SD Card in Nexus 4: What is it, if no expandable storage?

[Mike_47]

The design of the N4 device does not provide for micro SD card expandable storage. And yet, when I examine the phone's folders with ES File Explorer, an "SD card" is referred to. Please explain. Thanks

 

[Seronac]

Simple: The OS emulates an SD card from built-in storage for apps that may require it.

 

[anon(847090)]

emulated..... so when you connect ur phone to PC it shows only the emulated storage and not the whole system drive.

+1 to above comment

 

[Tall Mike 2145]

What Seronac said.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Think of it more as an internal SD card.

Sent from a Slim 4.3 S3

 

[Tall Mike 2145]

I'm wondering... could be partitioned space. Not sure if they bothered with making it a separate partition. Perhaps someone with specific knowledge could comment here on that point?

 

[Tall Mike 2145]

FYI:

Wikipedia: Media Transfer Protocol