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๐Ÿ’พ Expandable storage โ€“ Yes, it still exists!

(Topic created on: 07-16-2025 10:28 AM)
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alejcho
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No Space? No Problem!

If youโ€™re on the fence about storage options on a new Galaxy device, donโ€™t stress โ€“ there are easy solutions that wonโ€™t break the bank

I took the brave leap last week, pre-ordering the ZF7256GB model instead of my usual512GB config - so let me tell you why it may not matter๐Ÿ”Ž


๐Ÿ”Œ The Adapter Arsenal

Pop in adapters and - boom! External storage returns for quick backups, photo dumps, or relocating that mysterious folder titled โ€œH0m3w0rk_oNLy.โ€

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Unfortunately misplaced the actual MicroSD โ€“ enjoy the adapter cameo + bitty shipwreck for moral support

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OTG wizardry โ€“ USB-A thumb drives back in the game (USB-C ones for direct plug and play!)
 

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M.2 NVMe on a phone โ€“ peak techie degeneracy unlocked


๐Ÿ›’ Best part?

These adapters are cheap as chips! (figuratively โ€“ almost had to AfterPay my Red Rock Deli the other day)


๐Ÿšฐ Soโ€ฆ what have you inserted into your USB port?



๐ŸŽ Extras

Went down a storage rabbit hole after Samsung x Mwave LevelUp, where the Bitty Pop + 64GB Stick + Tote Bag joined my hoard: https://www.mwave.com.au/catalog/levelup-samsung

Here's some snaps from the event last month;


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Profressional tier Samsung SSDs (not pictured) clocked up near ~15,000MB/s! My brain lagged trying to comprehend

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My mate blitzed the sim racing challenge and scored a Samsung gaming monitor. Totally not jealous. At all. Nope.

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This 3D monitor blew away my last 3 brain cells โ€“ words, pictures, even videos canโ€™t do it enough justice!


*Edit - credit to @Hs_NzAu, for non-hardware options, shoot for the cloud(s)!

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Great post! ๐Ÿ‘
Don't forget there's also cloud storage options ๐Ÿ˜Š
But yes after promo time it goes into subscription mode, so external is probably the cheaper option ๐Ÿ˜… until you misplace it ๐Ÿ‘€1752618522755.jpg
alejcho
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ah yes! forgot about cloud! cheers, definately a better one for butterfingers like me ๐Ÿ˜‚ can I add to post?
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Of course mate ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ
alejcho
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just goes to show knowledge is power ๐Ÿ’ช ty mate
BiXbY2025
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I took up the Cloud Offer as well and in 6 months will make a call if I continue or drop back down a tear level.
alejcho
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2TB sure is mighty - how are you fairing atm? have you maxed out?
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BiXbY2025
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Not even close :)

Have used almost 256GB so will need to see how much more backs up to Google come December this year than make a call and drop to a plan closest to my usage
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What if 300GTB (giga-terabyte) was an actual thing that existed ๐Ÿ’€
alejcho
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if onboard a phone - I'd probably add it into Cart and dream about affording it one day ahaha ๐Ÿ˜‚
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