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How to choose the right memory card for your cell phone?

Before you are going the buy any memory card for your mobile it is important to see various factors such as your mobile manufacture specification based on the physical size, capacity of the memory card and its type. This will help you decide what memory card your mobile can support, also remember that not all the memory cards are same.

Consider the factors while selecting memory card

1. Physical size of memory card

There are various memory cards available that vary in the size and capacity. Memory cards are becoming smaller and smaller. The size of the card has to connection with capacity of data memory cards can store.

Various SD cards use for the cell phones

SD card – This cards are physically largest SD card and has a write protective switch to protect the data.

Mini SD card – This are smaller than the SD cards

Micro SD card – this are the smallest cards available in the market

2. Memory capacity

The cost of the memory card depends on the amount of storage capacity memory card you want. You are don’t want to store more photos, videos and other applications then you can take memory card with one to two GB data capacity or you may go up to 8Gb data card your mobile phone can support.

3. Types of cards

When you buy SD card for your mobile remember to check whether your device support the SD high capacity type that is based on the SDA 2.0 file system. SD cards are FAT 16 compatible and SDHC cards are the FAT 32 compatible.

Also it is important to check while buying the SDHC card, look for the official logo from the SDA secure digital association.