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

(Topic created on: 07-16-2025 05:30 PM)
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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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You could fit almost the entire USA metre by metre in photos on your phone if that was real!
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OTG is an option, but dont forget Samsung also offers a USB-C thumb drive.
These are very nice and come in 4 sizes.

https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/usb-flash-drive/usb-flash-drive-type-c-512gb-muf-512da-apc...sXmyonGpLT.png
alejcho
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true - I'll edit that into post shortly ๐Ÿ‘Œ

that one looks quite nice too, kinda matches F7's blue shadow colourway
BAAMM
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Great post there! So true! Although I do miss the times we were able to insert an microsd card, I now enjoy using Samsung portable SSD. They work wonders for your phone with its own app for the phone but also, can plug it in straight to your computer ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š and transfer speed is very fast while the device is small, compact and simple ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ”ฅ
alejcho
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which ssd model you use? I'm looking to get one for holiday travel photos
BAAMM
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I have a few ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ they are all portable samsung SSD and they are: T7 shield, T7 touch, T5, and T7 ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I do have..a...few... ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ love them all. Speed is suppose to be diff but not too noticeable. Perfect for travel and anything I say. I moved on from Samsung USBs to this ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
alejcho
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T for... T-oo much ๐Ÿ˜‚ Jokes lOL, it's actually really good to have spares - a duplicate of a copy is an IT industry way of backing up ๐Ÿ˜‹

Cheers - I'll have a shop now on the different flavours >1TB
BAAMM
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Hahaha T for Too much ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚ so true! Shows how good they are ๐Ÿ˜œ ๐Ÿ˜œ mmm...some are duplicates....but maybe more reasons to buy more.. jokes. 6 is enough for now..... ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚. There are some good deals around. T7 has a good deal on Samsung (if you need a big one and if it is still on sale, just bought my 6th ๐Ÿ˜‚)