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Google Android Phone Supports SanDisk 16GB Card

No upgrade needed

By Ovidiu Rautu, Mobile Editor

2nd of October 2008, 07:30 GMT

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Last week, we were telling you that SanDisk would bring to the market 16GB microSDHC mobile memory cards, while also voicing what could only have been the question on most mobile phone users’ mind, meaning, how many of the existent devices would be able to support them upon release. At the same time, we also mentioned the possibility that most phones that support 8GB now would probably work with a 16GB memory card as well, with the stipulation that they would probably access the data on it very slowly.

The memory cards are at this point in time,  the world’s largest removable storage capacity solutions for mobile phones. You can get them at Best Buy Mobiles and Verizon Wireless, the two first major retail outlets in the United States to carry them.

But there’s more good news than just the US availability of the 16GB card. As it turns out, Google managed to get its hands on one and to test it on the Android Phone. The results were more than satisfying, for both the company and end users. “We have completed tests, and the new SanDisk 16GB card will run on the current version of Google’s Android Phone. No new firmware required.” a Google spokesperson revealed.

Originally, Google said that T-mobile's G1 would support up to 8GB microSDHC, while a firmware upgrade to come in the indefinite future would also enable it to work with the 16GB card. Clearly, Google’s own tests have come to show Google wrong. This means that users can insert a SanDisk 16GB memory card into the G1 as soon as they get it out of the box, and rest assured it will run just fine with it.

The price for the 16GB microSDHC card is going to be set at $99.99, while availability has been announced for November, at the retailers named above, Best Buy Mobiles and Verizon Wireless.

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