Android tablet – how to make sure you will not run out of storage

Jul 4
07:32

2012

miyoung

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The first android tablet was launched onto the market just two years ago, in the spring of 2010.

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It is surprising that there is still a number of people who are not familiar with the fact that the tablet’s storage actually has little to do with the tablet itself. That is because all android tablets,Android tablet – how to make sure you will not run out of storage Articles no matter their brand or model, usually come with a very small amount of built-in memory, which is only enough for supporting the basic processes which occur within the device.

If you want to use your android tablet the best way, then you are going to have to increase its memory by the so called SD cards. The three most common types of SD cards are 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Of course, there are smaller than 16GB and larger than 64GB too but they are not recommended for tablets. It is because the first category of SD cards will usually not be enough for a tablet whereas the second category of SD cards (those above 64GB) can make the android tablet slow and unproductive.

But let’s get back to the aforementioned three types of SD cards available -16, 32 and 64GB. Some people share that they really find it quite difficult to pick up one of these three for some reason. The truth, however, is that it is very simple to make your choice by trying to answer the question what you are going to be using the android tablet for. For instance, if you plan to store a lot of movies, tracks and games, you shall probably go for the 64GB. By doing so, you will make sure you will not have delete files in order to ensure storage for new files. Anyways, you should make sure your android tablet’s processor is powerful enough otherwise it might get a bit slow even with a 64GB.

If you are not sure your tablet will be good with such a large SD card, you shall probably go for a 32GB one, especially if you do not have plans to go store lots of movies and games. By the way, many people tend to think they will need a lot of storage for their android tablet, but afterwards they figure out it is not needed. Just think about the fact that even if you watch a lot of movies on your tablet (which is not likely to be the case), you will probably delete the movies as soon as you have watched it. In other words, you are not going to have to store more than a couple of movies on the SD card. If you add up several hundred tracks and approximately the same number of photos, you are going to be good even with a 16GB card. According to a recent survey, over 85% of the android tablet users need less than 10GB of storage. So most probably, you will be good too. Plus, your tablet will be really fast.

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