Widespread SD Card issue with Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2

[dereth]

I think there is an issue with S3 and Note 2 killing SD cards.

In the past 4 months, it killed my 32gb and 64gb class 10 sandisk.

There's a lot of such cases reported on the net. Samsung is not admitting to this and my phone is not rooted.

There's so many cases on the net. Just google and you will see.

As for the reported cases here, look at these threads:

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-micro-sd-icon-appears-right-after-waking-up-phone-4035338.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/s3-showing-faulty-sd-card-4050590.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/32-64gb-sd-card-4047068.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/eh-s3-sd-card-unexpectedly-removed-4049089.html

 

[dereth]

A Google Search:

https://www.google.com.sg/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=samsung+galaxy+sd+card+issue

 

[dereth]

I have several other 32gb and 64gb cards bought at the same time from the same source. All are working perfectly in my BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Olympus OM-D. Even one consistently plugged into my Dell laptop and transferring data to my MacBook Air.

Only these 2 cards used on the Note 2 died out of the whole batch.

 

[dereth]

Evidence in other HWZ threads:

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/64gb-micro-sd-card-where-get-3793969-8.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/sd-card-error-phone-problem-3996943.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/samsung-user-group-136/s3-error-message-sd-card-unexpectedly-removed-3967060.html

 

[Aegis]

I just got my second 32gb sd card destroyed this morning, the first time it happened i thought it was the card. Now I'm convinced it's my s3. I got nothing except music files in there so it's not too bad, just extremely annoyed. Please back up your stuff!

 

[kopi22]

My previous 32GB was busted too. But not the 16BG so far. I think S3 is not compatible for 32GB and above cards?

 

[pker88]

mine no issue on removed
butbis whrn I try to xopy big files on lump it will corrupt my card

which is I dont use my phone direct connect to comp but I tske out my card and insert into comp

so my case is diff
might fovfor samsung made in korea microsd this time to try as all of sandisk is ROC made

last time mine is made in jp no issue even its not a class10

 

[Unknownx]

My old S3 killed my 32GB Sandisk which had been used for my previous 3 phones before and no problem at all on these 3 phones...

 

[deltagame]

Its not s3 killing sd card, is purely just luck or maybe the sd card is not compatible with recently smart phone.

 

[squid93]

for mine, it got show that my memory card was corrupted as well but after reformatting on my computer it was back to normal.

 

[Jhyun]

Try using Kingston ones?

 

[eatcarrotcake]

I got same issues. So is it SanDisk or Samsung, ?

 

[pker88]

I going to hoot samsung pro to try
made in korea over ROC made sandisk

 

[pker88]

kingston no 64gb only 32 max

 

[k3vvie]

Mine died this morning. Suddenly tell me memory card unmounted n then died

 

[balzebub]

Hmm using 16gb one so far so good. .

 

[samson1]

Same here, no issues with 16Gb. Maybe it is a SanDisk batch problem as reported?

 

[stevenang88]

32GB died on me too. Sandisk.

It say SD card corrupted.

What worst is that it drain battery as the media runs in battery.

 

[JAson1980]

Batch problem la, confirmed by sandisk already.

SanDisk says it produced some bad 32GB and 64GB microSD cards

 

[fireduke86]

Batch problem la, confirmed by sandisk already.

SanDisk says it produced some bad 32GB and 64GB microSD cards

Hmm, I have a Lexar 32GB Class 10 that died on me barely a week after I bought it to replace the Sandisk I have in my S3 LTE. Whereas my old Sandisk 16GB Class 4 was okie thus far.