The microSD card is the best friend of Android smartphone users who consume a lot of media files. Photos, music, 4K videos, the microSD card is the best way not to quickly run out of storage capacity. But be careful not to buy anything! Here are the pitfalls to avoid.
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What are the dangers of a fake microSD card?
Because yes, there is. The first and most dangerous is the loss of the data you store on it. Counterfeits often display a storage capacity much greater than reality, especially thanks to pirated firmware. Your phone will then attempt to write data to a space that does not exist.
You may therefore end up with an empty external storage space, with error messages, or data that overwrites others. The poorer performance of fake microSD cards can also cause big problems and adversely affect the performance of your smartphone which will experience slowdowns or crashes.
How to recognize them and avoid the pitfalls
While some unscrupulous online sellers are using official product photos to sell fakes, there are other ways you can avoid the pitfalls. The first is to buy from a trusted site, from a trusted seller. Consider looking at reviews from readers who have already purchased these products or from this seller.
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The price / storage capacity ratio is also to be taken into account. It sounds like common sense, but many still get tricked into buying microSD cards with 512GB of storage for $ 10. It is best to compare with other similar offers, if the price difference is huge for the same specs, there is surely a problem.
How do you know if your microSD card is counterfeit?
If you have already purchased a microSD card and want to verify its authenticity and quality, there are several ways to do so. The first is to look at the card itself and the quality of the build and print of the characters. Chinese counterfeits often have misaligned letters or poor print quality.
You can also download a free app from the Google Play Store called SD Insight. Once launched, it will immediately recognize the name of the manufacturer, the serial number, the capacity and the date of manufacture of a real microSD card. So many details impossible to find a counterfeit version.
But the most reliable test is still to manually put as much data as possible on the card to fill it up and then see if your data is correctly recorded or not. Now you have the weapons to avoid buying bogus microSD cards or replacing your own if you've already been fooled.
If your smartphone is slow and apps crash frequently, it may be that you moved the files to the bad SD card. So be vigilant and study the question well before putting one in your smartphone.
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