they don't. manufacturers just go with the biggest size available regarding supported size and that's it. my 2010 nexus one with official support up to 32gb had no problems with a 64gb micro sdxc and a 128gb sdxc i hacked into the case with an adapter.
just insert card, android prompts you to format it an you're good to go. only downside is that it gets formatted fat32 so files >4gb are a no go.
Is there any reason to believe that they actually won't work in older devices? I remember lots of people complaining about the fact that 64GB cards were "unsupported" by older devices, which didn't license exFAT, but if you formatted them to FAT32 then they would work fine.
It's an SDXC card. It should be supported by SDXC devices, including any Samsung phones or tablet released in the past 2 years. S3, S4, Note 2, Note 3. It should work with any and all of those.
Long run I don't really think SD cards will be important in developed markets. The only thing that keeps the SD cards relevant is in developed markets where it has become the primary medium for video content distribution.
Most non iPad tablets will need SD cards just to be viable. Tablets are slowly replacing TV in the developing world.
According to the SD Association themselves, the SDXC standard will be able to offer capacities up to 2TB. Which is to say, if your device is SDXC-compatible (which is likely these days, as major manufacturers are very quick on the uptake in regards to these changes), it'll will be good for any SDXC-labeled card, which theoretically will continue growing in capacity up to the 2TB point. As mentioned in a previous comment, though, manufacturers don't quote this theoretical 2TB limit as the maximum supported capacity, because at the time of marketing the product, no such card exists, so they merely advertise it as being compatible with the largest card available to the public as of the product's release. But, as the SDXC standard grows in capacity, so, too, will its compatible devices.
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krazyfrog - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
I had a 256MB MMC in 2006.jo-82 - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
Does it work inside Galaxy S3 / Android 4 devices? I'm eager to have my complete Musiccollection with me.bd1212 - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
No. The only devices that currently support this are the Sony Xperia Z2 and the Galaxy S5.markiz - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
Do the newish windows tablets? Like T100?invinciblegod - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
I still don't get why these cards need driver updates to work. I never needed drivers upgrading from hard drive to larger hard drive.fokka - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
they don't. manufacturers just go with the biggest size available regarding supported size and that's it. my 2010 nexus one with official support up to 32gb had no problems with a 64gb micro sdxc and a 128gb sdxc i hacked into the case with an adapter.just insert card, android prompts you to format it an you're good to go. only downside is that it gets formatted fat32 so files >4gb are a no go.
teiglin - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
Is there any reason to believe that they actually won't work in older devices? I remember lots of people complaining about the fact that 64GB cards were "unsupported" by older devices, which didn't license exFAT, but if you formatted them to FAT32 then they would work fine.Dentons - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
What's your source of that information?It's an SDXC card. It should be supported by SDXC devices, including any Samsung phones or tablet released in the past 2 years. S3, S4, Note 2, Note 3. It should work with any and all of those.
av911 - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
Pretty sure it'll work, it's based on SDXC format. And people have modded their Note phablets with 128GB SD cards.shabby - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - link
Almost pointless now, google screwed up microsd cards with android 4.4 unless you have root.errorr - Thursday, February 27, 2014 - link
Long run I don't really think SD cards will be important in developed markets. The only thing that keeps the SD cards relevant is in developed markets where it has become the primary medium for video content distribution.Most non iPad tablets will need SD cards just to be viable. Tablets are slowly replacing TV in the developing world.
Davidjan - Thursday, February 27, 2014 - link
Cool!! Meenova microSD reader supports card storage up to 2TB. http://goo.gl/2iJ6gfdstarr3 - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - link
Here's a useful link:https://www.sdcard.org/developers/overview/capacit...
According to the SD Association themselves, the SDXC standard will be able to offer capacities up to 2TB. Which is to say, if your device is SDXC-compatible (which is likely these days, as major manufacturers are very quick on the uptake in regards to these changes), it'll will be good for any SDXC-labeled card, which theoretically will continue growing in capacity up to the 2TB point.
As mentioned in a previous comment, though, manufacturers don't quote this theoretical 2TB limit as the maximum supported capacity, because at the time of marketing the product, no such card exists, so they merely advertise it as being compatible with the largest card available to the public as of the product's release. But, as the SDXC standard grows in capacity, so, too, will its compatible devices.