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Samsung 256GB 100MB s U3 MicroSDXC EVO Select Memory Card with Adapter MB ME256GA AM

Last Updated: October 26, 2019 (Refresh Now)
9.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
33
Spam Test
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100 GB
MEMORY
Yes
VIDEO
4K
RESOLUTION

Review Analysis - 967 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Memory
 126
memory, card, capacity, gb, memory card
+92%
-8%
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" ...  Rated capacity 128gb.  ...  "
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" ...  Holds more memory  ...  "
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" ...  I use this as removable storage in my car stereo.  ...  "
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" ...  Samsung has always made great solid state storage media and TVs.  ...  "
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" ...  Ran out of space with my 256GB card for my NOTE 8. ... I transfered all my 256 gb pics and videos over to this card in about 4 hrs via cpu and everything transferred fine.  ...  "
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" ...  Enough space and fast enough for my Samsung Galaxy phone to take HD photos, UHD Videos and store data.  ...  "
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" ...  Reliable storage and a good deal.  ...  "
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" ...  Clears up so much space on internal storage.  ...  "
Storage
 113
sd, cards, memory, memory card, microsd
+87%
-13%
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" ...  Worked for my phone and i like how it comes with an sd card for my computer as well  ...  "
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" ...  This 32GB MicroSD card is perfect for my wi-fi security cameras, with ample storage at a great price!  ...  "
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" ...  Simply the best micro sd  ...  "
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" ...  A standard SD card worked as intended  ...  "
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" ...  Very good micro sd reliable fast and authentic, beware of a counterfeits there's loads of these that are counterfeits l, tge one shipped straight by Amazon seemsnto be authentic, storage, speed is all on par to spec, serial number verifies authenticity although u can't always go by that either  ...  "
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" ...  Its a good value priced memory card  ...  "
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" ...  This is class 10 memory card to it is very fast. ... I am string so much stuff to this memory card.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to keep up just fine with phone file storage/transfers/external storage for apps and also 4k video from the Mavic play just fine (little bit of distortion but barley noticed and it's probably the drone more than the card).  ...  "
Overall performance
 66
fast, card, write, read, speeds
+89%
-11%
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" ...  Had worked well with no performance issue.  ...  "
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" ...  I used this brand a long time ( over 15 years), Speed read/write on Memory card is very good.  ...  "
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" ...  no problems, good read and write speeds  ...  "
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" ...  Does the job exactly like advertised  ...  "
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" ...  I didn't run any extensive tests, just copied a lot of audio files over for use in my DAP and the speed was pretty much what I expect from a fast USB3 device.  ...  "
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" ...  Fast and without issue for now.  ...  "
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" ...  No issues, fast read on my PC.  ...  "
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" ...  Excelent memory very fast  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 63
tablet, works perfectly, works great, raspberry pi, galaxy
+89%
-11%
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" ...  Most people wouldn't notice it, but I use mine in my Android Phone and it matters, speed wise.  ...  "
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" ...  Works perfectly in Samsung Galaxy A6.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this product to extend the memory of my tablet.  ...  "
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" ...  Try that with an iPhone!  ...  "
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" ...  Use it in my Raspberry pi 4.  ...  "
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" ...  I pair the phone with my Aiwa Arc-1 BT Headphones and I am a happy camper.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm currently using this in my Galaxy Note 8, I have tons of stuff on my phone and I'm only at 50GBs.  ...  "
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" ...  Works PERFECTLY with my galaxy!  ...  "
Product Reliability
 59
months, issues, card, year, samsung
+75%
-25%
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" ...  I've had this item for a while and it's working flawlessly.  ...  "
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" ...  I've ordered two of these in the past couple months for different Samsung phones.  ...  "
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" ...  Mini chip worked perfectly as designed.  ...  "
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" ...  It's been working great.  ...  "
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" ...  Will update after six months  ...  "
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" ...  So far it's working out perfect!  ...  "
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" ...  I'll be sure to update should I run into any issues.  ...  "
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" ...  Still in the first stages of being tested and has worked thus far  ...  "
Price
 56
money, value, worth, cost, waste
+89%
-11%
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" ...  Well worth the buy!  ...  "
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" ...  Bang for the buck  ...  "
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" ...  Value is impressive  ...  "
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" ...  Favorably met all expectations.  ...  "
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" ...  totally worth it  ...  "
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" ...  Good value for your money  ...  "
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" ...  Good for the price  ...  "
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" ...  Great card for the price  ...  "
Marketplace
 53
amazon, time, original, works as advertised, item as described
+75%
-25%
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  It was as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  exactly as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  Showed up on time.  ...  "
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" ...  Item as described  ...  "
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" ...  Item was shipped on time and functions just as expected will buy again.  ...  "
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" ...  came as pictured. ... came on time.  ...  "
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" ...  No fake here  ...  "
Fit
 33
holds, works great, fit, dash cams, slot
+91%
-9%
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" ...  Bought it for the dash cam, works fine  ...  "
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" ...  Using this a s a storage for my car's Dash Cam  ...  "
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" ...  Yeah, also in many dash-cams as well :)  ...  "
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" ...  This one fit the bill.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great with my dash cam!  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this to try in my dash cam.  ...  "
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" ...  I am also shopping right now for a dash cam.  ...  "
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" ...  It is honestly even a very nice looking card, seems to have a look of elegance and style and it fits perfectly in card tray in phone and slot in Mavic.  ...  "
Storage
 32
storage, capacity, extra, plenty, listed
+94%
-6%
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" ...  If you need high capacity, I recommend this one for the value.  ...  "
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" ...  Every thing i was looking for just plug it in and done more thin enough space for me and i use it to record for my youtube channel  ...  "
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" ...  The amount of storage offered for the price was the best I found.  ...  "
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" ...  Definitely helpful for extra storage.  ...  "
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" ...  Ran out of space with my 256GB card for my NOTE 8.  ...  "
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" ...  Has plenty of space for recording  ...  "
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" ...  Clears up so much space on internal storage.  ...  "
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" ...  Love the extra space!  ...  "
Camera
 27
pictures, cameras, action, used, trail
+93%
-7%
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" ...  I bought this with an action camera, and it seems to work ok.  ...  "
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" ...  Works well in my cameras  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for my new action cam, and so far, so good!  ...  "
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" ...  The high capacity for my phone to take and store pictures while I am on the go.  ...  "
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" ...  Action camera card works  ...  "
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" ...  Used for security cameras - work well  ...  "
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" ...  This works great on my camera  ...  "
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" ...  Photos stored on the card open quickly.  ...  "
Software Platform
 23
storage, phone, android, raspberry, ran
+74%
-26%
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" ...  Worked perfect for Samsung galaxy tab E 9.6  ...  "
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" ...  Hope the 1TB version will be available soon.  ...  "
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" ...  Over 60 apps with 8 Gig internal storage to spare.  ...  "
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" ...  Good value for my new Samsung phone.  ...  "
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" ...  All work fine as mass storage extensions under Windows or Linux.  ...  "
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" ...  If you are looking to expand the memory of your Android!  ...  "
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" ...  We had no issues using it in a Samsung Galaxy S9.  ...  "
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" ...  I formatted it on my Chrome Book set for FAT 32 with no problem.  ...  "
Product As Described
 18
item as described, works as described, exactly as advertised, like, advertised
+100%
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" ...  It was as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Item as described.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Does exactly as advertised  ...  "
comment
" ...  It works as advertised.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Item as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as described  ...  "
comment
" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
Original Product
 14
original, card, samsung, received, product
+36%
-64%
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" ...  Worse part is I am not sure if it is Samsung's fault or if I got a fake from Amazon.  ...  "
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" ...  Fake Fake fake not original  ...  "
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" ...  Or is the card just a fake?  ...  "
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" ...  This is probably a fake item.  ...  "
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" ...  Looks official, but is most likely a fake.  ...  "
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" ...  The advertisement fails to state it is not original.  ...  "
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" ...  I received a fake card.  ...  "
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" ...  I think this is a fake product with real capacity of only 5GB.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 12
easy, phone, install, fast, easy to install
+100%
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" ...  Great quality, easy to use  ...  "
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" ...  Ease of use  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to insert  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to format in the camera also.  ...  "
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" ...  adaptable, easy to use, and does exactly what it's designed to do!  ...  "
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" ...  So simple to install and no more storage issue.  ...  "
Video Playback
 10
video, space, store, pro, go
+90%
-10%
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" ...  I purchased this with a Dash cam to store video.  ...  "
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" ...  , data transfer and playback 1080p videos on PC.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for my gopro7 hero which I use a lot to video my youtube videos.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as expected with an action camera for storing FHD and UHD videos.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this one for my big big huge tablet Galaxy View2 :) which is i enjoying the movies very much and i needed some more space for store my fav movies and songs and I've been using alots of producta before and thisvone is the best of the best  ...  "
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" ...  It works well on my go pro 4k video!  ...  "
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" ...  Enough space for all my Go Pro Videos  ...  "
Delivery
 10
delivery, arrived, received, quickly, product
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  Best price found, delivered quickly, no issues  ...  "
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" ...  Very fast delivery too!  ...  "
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" ...  came on time.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived on time.  ...  "
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" ...  So happy with my purchase, delivered on time, excellent quality and a great product, 100% recomended  ...  "
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" ...  Works great on time delivery!  ...  "
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" ...  showed up very quickly and in perfect condition.  ...  "
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" ...  Shipped on time.and.nothing damaged.  ...  "
Apps
 9
apps, card, songs, samsung, s7
+78%
-22%
comment
" ...  Over 60 apps with 8 Gig internal storage to spare.  ...  "
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" ...  If you are looking to expand the memory of your Android!  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect for the Samsung Galaxy S7  ...  "
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" ...  I got 2 of them and i use them to store photos, songs, videos, and even apps on my phone  ...  "
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" ...  It works great the only reason why I have a four star and not five to storage capacity is because I have alot of app on my phone and I need more than 64gb.  ...  "
Resolution
 9
write, read, hd, fast, video
+100%
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" ...  It works perfect with my Rove R2-4k dashcam.  ...  "
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" ...  4K recordings at 60 FPS sometimes feature weird artifacts and droped frames.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as expected with an action camera for storing FHD and UHD videos.  ...  "
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" ...  Very fast send or recieved medias like more than 5 or 19gb HD or 4 K movies  ...  "
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" ...  It works well on my go pro 4k video!  ...  "
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" ...  It produced a strong 80 MB/s sequential read, 45 MB/s sequential write, 6 MB/s 4K read, and 2 MB/s 4K write.  ...  "
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" ...  The 4k random read and write speed is good for a memory card, though poor tor a SSD (as all sd cards are).  ...  "
Setup
 8
works, well, perfectly, setup, recognized
+100%
comment
" ...  Work perfectly with fire table, easy to install  ...  "
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" ...  Installed and had no problem recognizing.  ...  "
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" ...  It arrived well packaged and was easy to install.  ...  "
Returns
 8
card, window, went, replaced, got
+13%
-88%
comment
" ...  Will return it again  ...  "
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" ...  I didn't realize until after the window for return and now I'm screwed.  ...  "
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" ...  unfortunately the return time is over and do not know what to do.  ...  "
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" ...  Then went totally doa. ... Since it was outside of the return period I had to contact Samsung to get it replaced.  ...  "
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" ...  I didn't check or use this card until after my window of opportunity to return it had passed.  ...  "
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" ...  I got a damaged card, returned it  ...  "
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" ...  Will be returning.  ...  "
Gaming
 7
use, switch, nintendo, game, download
+100%
comment
" ...  I just use it for to download my games on Nintendo switch  ...  "
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" ...  I could fit all the games  ...  "
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" ...  I use it for my nintendo switch to download games and contents, works as expected.  ...  "
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" ...  Had no issues and use it in a game camera.  ...  "
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" ...  Pretty fast boot on some games and great for storage  ...  "
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" ...  This is great because I actually have room for more games for my switch library.  ...  "
Defective Delivery
 7
card, received, got, time, quickly
+29%
-71%
comment
" ...  Was broken when received  ...  "
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" ...  This card came damaged.  ...  "
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" ...  I got a damaged card, returned it  ...  "
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" ...  Received a faulty card.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this damaged  ...  "
Ports
 7
card, adapter, sd, reader, pc
+43%
-57%
comment
" ...  So just to be sure I took the card of my phone and connected it to my PC using an adapter (over USB-C 3.1) and voila the speeds are nothing as Samsung advertise them to be, this is unacceptable, I don't know whether my unit is faulty or not but this is certainly not what I expected from a brand like Samsung  ...  "
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" ...  Mine shipped with a Korean micro sd with a Chinese adapter.  ...  "
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" ...  Phone, pi, card reader USB attached to a PC, nothing.  ...  "
Design
 7
works, used, poor, design, trying
+71%
-29%
comment
" ...  Works perfectly, what’s to complain about aesthetically?  ...  "
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" ...  Looks great but haven’t used it yet  ...  "
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" ...  Looks great too.  ...  "
Build Quality
 6
trying, plastic, used, small, poor
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  It came just in a small loose plastic bag.  ...  "
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" ...  Waited a few minutes for it to cool off, and it literally fell apart into 3 pieces as I was trying to remove it.  ...  "
Codecs
 4
files, card, also, phone
+25%
-75%
comment
" ...  I also could not format the card with the computer.  ...  "
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" ...  CAN NOT USE, CAN NOT FORMAT ON PHONE OR PC.  ...  "
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" ...  Files are visible on the card but unable to be read.  ...  "
For Travel
 3
took
+100%
comment
" ...  Format was fast and the capacity is mainly what I wanted for long trips.  ...  "
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" ...  Took over 500 pics on a trip and took very little space on the card.  ...  "
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" ...  I used this for my GoPro on a trip I took to Hawaii.  ...  "
Sound Quality
 3
storage, devices
+100%
comment
" ...  Store music and pictures  ...  "
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" ...  I use this as removable storage in my car stereo.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I also use them for my audio and mp3 devices.  ...  "
Lagging
 3
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Def helped with my lag at times  ...  "
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" ...  I’ve never had any buffering issues or laggy video  ...  "
Packing
 3
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  Potentially removed from the packaging and put back.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Check closely at packaging.  ...  "
Video Recording
 3
4k, video, fast, write, speed
+100%
comment
" ...  Got 2 for recording in 4k on my Osmo Action and Osmo Pocket.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Fast enough recording speeds to record 4K video with a drone.  ...  "
Size
 3
plastic, loose, came
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  I like it because it was cheap and useful for the small things that I needed it for.  ...  "
comment
" ...  More space for my wife's cell  ...  "
Comfort
 3
trying
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  In general, these cards are great to have on hand.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I also like to keep plenty of music on hand .  ...  "

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Specifications

Camera
Video:  Yes 
Memory
Memory:  100 GB
Display
Resolution:  4K 
100 GB
MEMORY
Yes
VIDEO
4K
RESOLUTION