How Can I Differentiate between an Original and a Fake SD Card?
SD Insight: The first method has to do with SD Insight. Some of you must have known about it but others don't. We'll talk about it below and dictate the steps of using this tool to know if a memory card is fake or original. The packaging on SD cards can make it difficult to distinguish a fake SD card from the real thing. But with SD insight, you can easily get that done. SD Insight is a free, fast and easy-to-use mobile application to view SD card manufacturing details, original size and more. Insert an SD card and in seconds your SD card information is displayed in a simple format.How Do I Use SD Insight To Know if a Memory card is original or fake?
Step 1. Download SD Insight from Google Play storeStep 2. Insert an SD card into your Android cell phone. (Note: You may need to turn off your cell phone to do this).
Step 3. Launch the SD Insight application. In seconds your SD card information is displayed in an easy to understand format on the cell phone's screen.
Step 4. You can see information such as manufacturer name, date of manufacture, and the product name and serial number. Click the Menu button to see more detailed information about your memory card.
Step 5. If you have more than one memory card in your device, you will also be able to see details for each of the memory cards.
Step 6. You can also view validation of the SD Card against its class rating for the minimum data transfer rate (e.g. Classes 2, 4, 6 and 10)