SD card as Internal? Is it really a good thing to do??

[ReX-Hell2heAven]

Even though I got 32gb internal and having Samsung 32gb sd card, I selected the option to make 'Sd as Internal' (I thought that in future I'm gonna install huge games and there would be internal memory lack).

But after doing this I can't see my internal Storage and same time Im sensing that my 32gb internal will be not fully used. And I know(as I have some android knowledge) apps in internal(system) will run smoothly than in sd card. And class 10 sd card is good for media not for system contact. Now I have to dump my data(songs&movies) in the same storage where system treating it as 'Internal'. So I may not put huge data in my sd card at where as my internal will be some what unused much.

If you have 32gb internal(this is almost enough to run apps without lags) and 32gb sd(more songs&stuff) I suggest you "Don't make your Sd as Internal".

This is my opinion. What's yours? Am I correct or You want to change my mind throwing some light?

 

[iloveindia]

yeah I did the same thing!! 32 gb is enough for apps

 

[T_I]

If you have 32gb internal(this is almost enough to run apps without lags) and 32gb sd(more songs&stuff) I suggest you "Don't make your Sd as Internal".

This is my opinion. What's yours? Am I correct or You want to change my mind throwing some light?

I agree. With Android 6 the 'external' storage (microsd card) can no longer be used for moving apps to. It's data storage only. When you have a phone with limited memory (say 8 GB) and want more to store your apps, you can use the SD as internal. This will format (and encrypt?) the SD and replace the internal storage.

As SD is generally slower, I would advice against it. When in a couple of years we're at Android Z and the 32 GB is indeed a bit small, you can opt to go to the 128 GB SD, but until then I would use it for data only. (I have my Titanium and TWRP backups on it, next to some media, nothing more)

 

[Androsid]

32 GB (23~25 usable) is more than enough for apps and few games..and I don't recommend to use SD card as internal..unless your device has only 8gb memory then use a high end SD card..such as Samsung evo+ or pro. (Correct me if I am wrong but I think Google introduced this feature for their low end Android one phones..)

 

[jobitjoseph1]

Don't do it , formatting sd card as internal will reduce its performance and also it will be encrypted. So you can't use the data with in it without the same phone you have formated it with. Since g4 plus have 32 gb internal it's totally unnecessary