Noob question about changing micro sd card

[CoryBantic]

I just got a 16gb PNY micro sd card. It says it's a Class 4, what does this mean? Is PNY compatible with my phone or, should I return the memory card?

 

[techspark]

Yes it should work fine as long as it is a decent one that is becasuse I haven't heard of pny before.
Regarding the class....class determines the speed of your sd card....class 4 means the sd card will read/write at maximum speed of 4mbps...which is twice as fast as the stock sd card in evo which is just class 2.

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[davisondan]

Is a class 10 16 gig micro sd card compatible with the Evo? Best Buy has this card for $ 50, is this a good deal or should I save a little and get a class 4 card? I read somewhere that the ideal speed card would be a class 6?

 

[Herb Tarlek]

Is a class 10 16 gig micro sd card compatible with the Evo? Best Buy has this card for $ 50, is this a good deal or should I save a little and get a class 4 card? I read somewhere that the ideal speed card would be a class 6?

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think that the only thing that the card speed will really impact is if you're taking HD video; slower cards will have a more difficult time keeping up (or might not work at all, I don't shoot video with my phone so vv )

 

[JKTex]

Class 10 cards don't always work well with Android. Android has a rear/write limit. I think you'd be hard pressed to see anything different from a class 4 to even a class 6. Class 4 is probably the best bang for the buck.

PNY is a very well known. But I think many card are actually manufactured by the same companies and re-branded. You'll notice good and vary bad reviews on same spec cards from different manufactures. There has been a long standing thread discussion micro SD cards, quality etc.

 

[c00l0ne]

Im a noob too,,just got my INFUSE at costco and how do I transfer files from the original sd to my new 16g sdcard? should i removed the sd card from my phone then copy and paste the files to my pc,,then copy it to the new sd card?

 

[SmokeCrawler]

Just transfer what is on your old card to your pc and then move them to your new one. Also doing this you will have a backup of what is on your card just in case your new card acts up.

 

[c00l0ne]

Just transfer what is on your old card to your pc and then move them to your new one. Also doing this you will have a backup of what is on your card just in case your new card acts up.

Thanks SmokeCrawler,,appreciate it