The best ways to add removablestorage to the Galaxy S6
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Samsung, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to remove the microSD card slot from its new flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S6 comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB versions, and you must choose carefully because that’s all you get. Well, sort of. There areways to add more storage to your phone that aren’t quite as convenient as dropping in a microSD card, but sometimes using the cloud simply isn’t an option. Here are some of the best options you have.Leef Bridge 3.0Leef’s main focus is on making flash drives that work with smartphones and tablets, so it should come as no surprise its offering is one of the best. TheLeef Bridge 3.0has a regular USB 3.0 port on one end and a microUSB on the other. Simply plug it into your computer to load all the files you want to have access to in your phone. When the time comes to make use of it, just slide the microUSB plug out and plug into your phone.When the Leef is plugged in, the Galaxy S6 will detect that storage has been added and will open the built-in file manager. From here you can open any compatible file and add more files to the drive from your phone. Data throughputis good enough to watch HD videowithout buffering.The Leef has very good build quality and the sliding mechanismclicks solidly into place. That makes it easy to get it slotted into the Galaxy S6’s somewhat finicky USB connector. You will have a flash drive awkwardly sticking out of your phone, though. It comes in16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities priced from $30 to $70.SanDisk Wireless Flash DriveSanDisk has an option to add a lotmore storage to your phone without having a drive sticking outof the bottom. TheWireless Flash Drivecreates its own WiFi access point that you can tether to and stream content to your phone. It has a rechargeable battery that’s good for four hours of continuous video streaming or more if you’re only using it intermittently.There’s a regular USB port on the end which is used for charging and data transfer. Just load it up, then long-press the power button to activate the access point. You’llneed the SanDisk Wireless Flash Drive app to connect, and it can be a little wonky. You also won’t have internet access while connected to the drive unless you set up connection forwarding in the app, but again, it’s a little picky.One particularly cool thing about this drive is that all the storage is in the form of a microSD card in a slot at the end of the stick. You can pop it out and put in a larger one if you want. This device comes pre-loaded with 16, 32, and 64GB cards priced from $35 to $90.
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