Mi9 64GB or 128GB - Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers

Hello guys, please tell which of this two versions you've got and why.
Does it mather to pay about +-50 more to get the 128GB version instead of 64GB, if just the storage size changes?

dkionline said:
Hello guys, please tell which of this two versions you've got and why.
Does it mather to pay about +-50 more to get the 128GB version instead of 64GB, if just the storage size changes?
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Well sadly no expandable storage which sucks, so get 128gb if you can. Personally I have 64gb because thats the only version available at Amazon.

I depends on your usage, how much space do you use on your current phone?
I had less than 20gb left on my 64gb Mi A2, and now, i have 73 gb left on my 128gb Mi 9, if i had the 64gb version, i would have only 9gb left. You also need to think about your space for 2 years from now, and also for the resell value.

I bought the 128gb and I don't know why. 64GB would be enough.

Buying the 64GB here. Even with Netflix downloads, a few GB games and tons of photos., I’m hoovering at 20 GB free space after a year and a half. Google Photos saves a lot of space and unlimeted cloud storage in a decent enough quality.

Gokh said:
I depends on your usage, how much space do you use on your current phone?
I had less than 20gb left on my 64gb Mi A2, and now, i have 73 gb left on my 128gb Mi 9, if i had the 64gb version, i would have only 9gb left. You also need to think about your space for 2 years from now, and also for the resell value.
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Running 32GB internal + 64GB external, but most is on external SD btw. I have some OTG C to use too.

128g here! the way i look at it rather have too much than not enough haha

I have 6GB/128GB because the Mi 9 has no external storage

I have the Mi 9 because Belsimpel (dutch shop) only has the 128GB version in blue.

I wanted the 128gb version but it was out of my budget (was way overpriced too). So i went with the 64gb and to be honest i'm gonna miss my 128gb i had with my redmi note 4 as external storage ... but oh well at least i can sell it and get some money back out of it. c:

I have 6/64 and for me it is ok.
I don't need many space in mobile phone, just some gb for mp3 to listen in can via bluetooth.
If better 64 o 128 gb depend of your own use of mobile phone.

bought the 128gb version myself as the price i got on it was quite cheap but 64 one would have been just fine too (as i had a 32gb s7 edge previously with 32gb sdcard)

256GB, the more the merrier

Do note that the storage speed differs quite a bit between the two versions. The 128GB one has faster sequential reads (almost 800MB/s, compared to 620-690 the 64GB one gets) while the 64GB one has almost twice as fast seq write speeds (about 390MB/s compared to 180-ish the 128GB one gets). The other parameters are usually in line, they also tend to differ between ROM versions on the global dev I've been running until now.

My current phone is the LG V10 so I went with the 8/128. I don't like buying phones so I wanted to make sure this one lasts as long as possible.

Noticed that no-one is mentioning how much space you do actually get after turning the phone for the first time. I have see somewhere that 128g version has 117g free. Is this true?

phnikola said:
Noticed that no-one is mentioning how much space you do actually get after turning the phone for the first time. I have see somewhere that 128g version has 117g free. Is this true?
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Yup. I just roughly calculated it and I got 116,88gb. Don't remember the exact value.

Try get 128. But only if you use your camera often (specially video). I bought 64gb and now only my gallery take 15GB. 4min video from some event takes 1, 2GB. So let's think before.

I got the 64gb because the 128gb was too expensive when I ordered it. I use Google Photos so no storage space used for photos on my phone and it's free. Thanks whoever posted the RAM speed differences. I was unaware. I wonder if the 256gb has faster speeds?

Just before I purchased the phone, I changed my mind and went for 64gb version.
My previous phone had 64gb storage and 64gb SD card, and I was using around 100gb of the total.
On the way to the shop I had a little cleaning, and checked the files on my SD card and it turned out almost all is useless and I just keep it on my phone (I had 2 year old TWRP backups, many custom ROMs and mods that I don't need and use etc)
Same apps and similar amount of downloads (on Netflix, Spotify, Photos etc) and I have 30gb free on my 64gb Mi 9. So, I don't think 128gb is necessary for a regular user.
Now, I can use the 50 euros I saved, in buying a 20W wireless charger and a power-bank.

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Is a 128GB microSD Card Overkill for the Note 4?

Is a 128GB microSD Card Overkill for the Note 4?
Only you know what is on your card and how much of it you have. Some people hoard some don't.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S
BACARDILIMON said:
Only you know what is on your card and how much of it you have. Some people hoard some don't.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S
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I have a 128GB sd card on my Note 4 and have about 38GB of space remaining. I like to have nandroids of four or five different roms that I can go back and forth on - having a lot of storage makes that easier (of course I also have music and videos and tons of photos )
I have a 16GB card in there now. I got a $20 gift certificate to WalMart and that's all they had in stock when I went, so it's what I got. I plan on getting a 128GB or 64GB card later when money permits. I don't need a whole heck of a lot of space, but I do tend to use my phone as a flash drive on occasion and being able to keep a couple of recent nandroid's for restore purposes is quite handy. That being said I sill have about 8GB of free space on the card now. It has some music, my photo backup and a few APK's I commonly re-install when switching ROM's.
Other than that for my uses I find the built in 32GB to be plenty. My old S3 had 16GB and I didn't have an SD card in it. I never really had space issues.
I appreciate all the replies thus far, never a bad idea to buy a larger capacity microSD when they are on sale. I really don't see any real-world differences between my 64GB Evo and 32GB Pro (both Made by Samsung). Perhaps I should install the Pro on my GoPro Camera instead of the Note 4 and give the Note 4 more storage space, would that seem more feasible?
The Evo is also a Class 10- UHS spec.
Temetka said:
I have a 16GB card in there now. I got a $20 gift certificate to WalMart and that's all they had in stock when I went, so it's what I got. I plan on getting a 128GB or 64GB card later when money permits. I don't need a whole heck of a lot of space, but I do tend to use my phone as a flash drive on occasion and being able to keep a couple of recent nandroid's for restore purposes is quite handy. That being said I sill have about 8GB of free space on the card now. It has some music, my photo backup and a few APK's I commonly re-install when switching ROM's.
Other than that for my uses I find the built in 32GB to be plenty. My old S3 had 16GB and I didn't have an SD card in it. I never really had space issues.
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I picked up a 64gb for 20$ at best buy during the crazy sales of black Friday.. Yu have to take advantage of those days

Galaxy Note8 Storage Options - 256GB

Do we know when the 128GB or if Samsung would grace the rest of the world; the 256GB option? Im surprised that no outlet has records for the 128GB or is it coming after launch since I only see 64GB versions available for preorder 'globally'.
I've been trying to find a 128gb version as well.... But no luck.
So right now im holding out ordering and waiting to see if the 128gb is releasing soon some where in the world.
North America never gets anything but the lower option - 64gb. Which is enough for now especially adding in the 256gb micro SD. That being said, I personally would love to have 128gb option and would pay $100 more for the extra storage. Just like I would also pay $100 for a BL unlocked (Dev version) of the Note 8. Don't think they have offered a Dev version of the Note since the Note 4, of which I bought the Dev version of that phone.
The versions with more storage, more ram, etc are usually very rare and only release in the asian markets. Not sure why they do that as there would be buyers elsewhere in the world. Head scratching.
Yeah Im in the USA however I couldnt care less where the device is coming from.. I preordered a 64x from clove.. but like you wanted the 128 at least (which is in my s6e...) so im taken aback how the internal storage options are still paltry. Yes the card.. but its not UFS2.1 speed so i dunno what gives.
sidenote, the note 8 has a ufs card reader which is up to 3x faster than usdxc.. slight mitigation.. if you can find cards.
I doubt a 128 much less a 256 version will appear—it's a classic Samsung tune, with every model since Note 2 they've been promising a “Luxury” of whatever version of the same model, always with double the storage.
I've waited for a couple of those before—they've never materialized…
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shadym1lkman said:
sidenote, the note 8 has a ufs card reader which is up to 3x faster than usdxc.. slight mitigation.. if you can find cards.
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I am sure if they exist they would be very expensive
not a peep about then since last summer either, so it's surprising to find that they've included the reader.. some expectation then of release. but.. bixby, so who really knows.
teegunn said:
North America never gets anything but the lower option - 64gb. Which is enough for now especially adding in the 256gb micro SD. That being said, I personally would love to have 128gb option and would pay $100 more for the extra storage. Just like I would also pay $100 for a BL unlocked (Dev version) of the Note 8. Don't think they have offered a Dev version of the Note since the Note 4, of which I bought the Dev version of that phone.
The versions with more storage, more ram, etc are usually very rare and only release in the asian markets. Not sure why they do that as there would be buyers elsewhere in the world. Head scratching.
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Just buy exynos if you want an unlocked bootloader .
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
Only in korea.
Better buy SD Card a fast one that has fast reading speed sandiak 200 gb or samsung evo 128 gb.
With 200 gb sd card (180 gb actual space) + 64 gb storage (52 gb actual space) =
232 GB Of total storage.
Which is just as much as 256 gb samsung phone.
Cause 256 gb samsung phones have 235 storage due to software.
Cool Person said:
Only in North korea.
Better buy SD Card a fast one that has fast reading speed sandiak 200 gb or samsung evo 128 gb.
With 200 gb sd card + 64 gb storage =
232 GB Of total storage.
Which is just as much as 256 gb samsung phone.
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Lexar 1800x 128gb is the fastest ive ever seen by a country mile..
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force70 said:
Lexar 1800x 128gb is the fastest ive ever seen by a country mile..
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
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I heard bad things about lexar despite its read and write speed being really high. I heard it gets corrupted easily for some customers no thing solid thought...
But who knows..
I still have the evo 256gb that I got free with the note 7. Works like a champ. I also tried to find this ufs card but no luck.
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I heard bad things about lexar despite its read and write speed being really high. I heard it gets corrupted easily for some customers no thing solid thought...
But who knows..
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Ive had mine for a year and zero issues
You can get it here
http://www.ebayshopkorea.com/main/view?itemID=332346076771
$1370, that's a little steep, $440 more than standard version.
force70 said:
Ive had mine for a year and zero issues
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I am buying 256 gb one then hope it doesnot run out.
Its price is really low and its fast sd card.
Apparently a 128gb version is expected to be launched in India. But i haven't been able to confirm that....
Tho a lot of sites selling phones with india as target audience is listing the 128gb version
In mexico the major carrier telcel only offers the 128 gb option

Samsung's 512gb micro sd card?

Anybody have any idea on this. I can't seem to find it out there , also can't seem to find a bundle with the note 9 and the 512gb micro sd card.
Thanks!
There is no bundle with a 512GB SD Card. Samsung is expected to release a 512 GB Micro SD Card, most likely when the Note 9 officially releases in 2 weeks
sandeepsb said:
There is no bundle with a 512GB SD Card. Samsung is expected to release a 512 GB Micro SD Card, most likely when the Note 9 officially releases in 2 weeks
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Oh boy Im on that
I got the 128 gb evo card and I have a older 32 gb evo
And they have been great
TheMadScientist said:
Oh boy Im on that
I got the 128 gb evo card and I have a older 32 gb evo
And they have been great
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That's going to have a price tag more absurd than this phone I bet! Maybe... $350? $400?
PsiPhiDan said:
That's going to have a price tag more absurd than this phone I bet! Maybe... $350? $400?
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Screw that. I got my 128 for 25 bucks
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Screw that. I got my 128 for 25 bucks
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Haha, well the 256GB is about $150 now, but was $250 or $300 when released. So maybe the 512 will be in line with those prices.
Really wish they bundled that instead of headphones.
PsiPhiDan said:
Haha, well the 256GB is about $150 now, but was $250 or $300 when released. So maybe the 512 will be in line with those prices.
Really wish they bundled that instead of headphones.
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I found mine at a buddies shop. And prob coulda gave less. But I offered 25
Now it's in my jail broke PS Vita. As internal storage
PsiPhiDan said:
Haha, well the 256GB is about $150 now, but was $250 or $300 when released. So maybe the 512 will be in line with those prices.
Really wish they bundled that instead of headphones.
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My thoughts exactly, I got the 256gb with the Note 7 , was hoping to get the 512gb with the 9. Really dont need another set of headphones.
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The only current 512gb micro SD cards on the market are the Integral (a UK brand), which just dropped from $399 to $350, the PNY, which just came out at $350, and the TeamGroup, a lesser know Korean brand that retails around $300, but can be found for $290 if you are lucky. The PNY and TeamGroup are both out of stock in the US right now, and the Integral is hard to find for the $350 price tag.
I wonder how the speed of the 512gb will be. card size is important but speed I can transfer files matters too if I'm moving such large files.
and the SanDisk/Samsung micro SD card naming scheme is so confusion..
I'm sure the speed is great as I have the 256gb microsd I received with the Note 7, the 512 should be faster. I move a lot of my apps to the sd and it runs just fine. I'll be using this 256 with the Note 9 when it arrives. Can't wait!
Who really needs this though, honestly...? I mean, if you need massive storage, it's cheaper to get the internal memory ($250, basically). I have a really hard time imagining someone needing 1TB of space on a phone right now, haha.
Personally, I ordered the 512gb phone and will be using my 256GB card I got from the Galaxy "Fireball". I think I'll get by with 768GB. ?
It started to pop up in Samsung stores around the world. At least Germany and US.
warning, high capacity samsung sd cards have slower write and read speeds in samsung phones. and samsung phones alredy have a reduced ext sd performance by default... so you do the math.
dont think the note 9 even has a UHS rating and poor performance backs it up.
save some money and get a cheaper card instead. if this sounds like Chinese and you have money, then why not.
bober10113 said:
warning, high capacity samsung sd cards have slower write and read speeds in samsung phones. and samsung phones alredy have a reduced ext sd performance by default... so you do the math.
dont think the note 9 even has a UHS rating and poor performance backs it up.
save some money and get a cheaper card instead. if this sounds like Chinese and you have money, then why not.
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Really? I find that hard to believe as the read and write speed is stated on the packaging. If it is not true then Samsung could be sued for false advertising.
iceepyon said:
Really? I find that hard to believe as the read and write speed is stated on the packaging. If it is not true then Samsung could be sued for false advertising.
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in any uhs usb 3 cars reader speeds are on pare.
as stated earlier, in a phone, you will never get those speeds.
my samsung evo plus 256 performs like a cheap class 10.
so i can only imagine a 512gb.
ive made a thread about this....
a smaller 64 gb outperforms the bigger cards that have the exact same ratings.
Its 512gb micro sdxc compatible with my samsung s7 edge?
400 GB sandisk card $99 on Amazon
If you do a lot of 4k and slomo photography the sdx comes in handy to save wanted media, 4k is like 10mb'sec
PsiPhiDan said:
Haha, well the 256GB is about $150 now, but was $250 or $300 when released. So maybe the 512 will be in line with those prices.
Really wish they bundled that instead of headphones.
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Hhhh
I bought a Lexar 200gb with a crazy price: 30 USD.
Price off Samsung 256gb card in Morocco is 85 USD.

More storage or NM Card

I'll be getting this phone in about 4 weeks. As I expect to keep it for at least 3 years, I was intending to get the 256 GB version. Unfortunately here where I live the price difference between the 128 and 256 GB versions is about €150.
Would you recommend spending the extra money on more inbuilt storage or will there be any disadvantages in using a Huawei NM Card? An 128 GB NM Card costs here only about a third of the cost of the same amount of inbuilt storage.
It all depends on your habits, what is your main use? Photos? Games? Music? Also, is your next device going to be a Huawei Device? I ask because the only reason I bought the 256gb Version and not a nanomemory card was because I dont think my next device is going to be Huawei and NM only works on Huawei Devices.
and is 128gb not enough? Is google cloud an option? You could get 100gb on google cloud for like 5 years with $150 or whatever it is in euros.

Question Massive System Space on 256GB S8 Tab

Hey Guys,
I got the S8 Wifi 5G with 256GB Space.
Bought it so i can download many offline movies for traveling.
But now i figured out that Just the System takes OVER 136GB OF SPACE !
Is it right even debloating will not clean up this space ?
As the apps are just "deactivated"
am i guessing right we need to wait for a custom rom to get a clean system ?
thx Curtis
nofear5888 said:
Hey Guys,
I got the S8 Wifi 5G with 256GB Space.
Bought it so i can download many offline movies for traveling.
But now i figured out that Just the System takes OVER 136GB OF SPACE !
Is it right even debloating will not clean up this space ?
As the apps are just "deactivated"
am i guessing right we need to wait for a custom rom to get a clean system ?
thx Curtis
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I don't know where you live, here a microsd 512gb cost 40€ in eshops. Just get one. I already have.
sosimple said:
I don't know where you live, here a microsd 512gb cost 40€ in eshops. Just get one. I already have.
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sure, i already got one in my TAB, thats no big deal.
But i am videographer and photographer and travel a lot so i need SPACE and i dont want to switch sd cards between work and travel.
sosimple said:
I don't know where you live, here a microsd 512gb cost 40€ in eshops. Just get one. I already have.
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I would but my experiences with microsd cards are that they tend to have a high failure rate... I've had usb sticks last longer than some microsd. Both microsd in my s20fe and tab s6 lite both experienced failures in under 2 months using 64GB sandisk microsd from walmart. These things have very short lifespans and failure rates, would not recommend it for any meaningful long term use.
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I would but my experiences with microsd cards are that they tend to have a high failure rate... I've had usb sticks last longer than some microsd. Both microsd in my s20fe and tab s6 lite both experienced failures in under 2 months using 64GB sandisk microsd from walmart. These things have very short lifespans and failure rates, would not recommend it for any meaningful long term use.
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totally agree you,
additionally i paid for 256GB and its poor that greedysamsung uses so much

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