How Can You Check the Class on Your MicroSD Card?

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People use MicroSD cards in a number of devices, including cameras and cell phones. These are memory cards and are useful for saving photos and videos. The cards offer a high capacity of storage in a relatively small unit. If you have a MicroSD card, you may want to find out the class of the card so you will know what the transfer speed is. You can find out by inspecting the card.

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Step 1

Take your MicroSD card out of the device it is in.

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Step 2

Turn the card to the side that has "MicroSD" written on it. The class is located on this part of the card.

Step 3

Look for the "C" that has a number inside of it; it is located under "MicroSD." The number inside the "C" represents the class of your MicroSD card. There are three classes for MicroSD cards: classes 2, 4 and 6. The number represents the transfer speed. For example, if your MicroSD card is a class 2, the transfer speed is 2 megabytes per second.

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