Multiple Ways to Expand Tablet Storage

Tablets, as products between smartphones and laptops, are larger than smartphones, especially in audiovisual entertainment, allowing for more content display, while also being more compact and portable than laptops. Although many brands develop some PC modes, the results are often not good, and productivity is slightly inferior to that of laptops. More often, tablets are used as portable tools for taking notes anytime, occasionally doing light documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, and other content. Due to account synchronization and data updates, the storage space of tablets becomes very limited, and directly buying a large-capacity model can be quite uneconomical, but fortunately, there are multiple ways to expand storage.

When it comes to expanding tablet storage, many people’s first reaction is to use a TF card, but you may not realize that many tablets do not necessarily support TF card expansion or require specialized types of storage cards for expansion. For example, the NM storage card expansion supported by Huawei’s mid-to-high-end tablets. NM storage cards (NanoMemory Card, abbreviated as NM card) are a type of ultra-micro storage card with independent patents owned by Huawei, which are 45% smaller than Micro SD storage cards and are almost identical in size to NanoSIM cards. They are currently basically covered by Huawei’s mid-to-high-end smartphones and tablets, and more smart devices will join in the future, so be sure to check whether your device supports NM card expansion before purchasing. Therefore, for Huawei tablets, a large-capacity NM storage card is a very good expansion solution.

Of course, if your tablet supports regular Micro SD storage card expansion, then congratulations, you have many options. However, I want to remind everyone that tablet storage card expansion is not as simple as just upgrading to a larger capacity. Currently, the maximum capacity of NM storage cards is only 512GB, while the maximum capacity of regular Micro SD storage cards is 2TB, so choose according to your needs.

Many people are accustomed to saving data on portable hard drives and may not realize that this is also a way to expand tablet storage. Especially now that many portable solid-state drives use Type-C interfaces, they can connect directly to tablets for data transmission, making it more convenient. This way, spreadsheets, drawings, and other content created on the tablet can be directly saved to the portable hard drive, and entertainment and audiovisual materials on the portable hard drive can be played or even edited directly without needing to be copied to the tablet, effectively adding a storage pool to the tablet.

As for USB drives, in addition to Type-C USB drives that can connect directly to tablets, there are also OTG USB drive expansion options. They offer diverse choices compatible with different tablet operating systems, and the capacity and product materials are also varied. Plugging in a USB drive allows for easy data exchange between devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops, which is quite convenient.

Some may say that NAS expansion seems like overkill, but that is not the case. After all, setting up a NAS is not just for expanding tablet storage, but for expanding all devices in the NAS environment simultaneously, with safety and reliability and large capacity. In fact, choosing a reliable NAS private cloud storage can solve many worries. We can understand NAS as a networked mobile hard drive cabinet, or as a network cloud disk placed in the home. However, unlike the market’s cloud storage services, NAS stores data on local hard drives, so the content stored is entirely determined by the user. As a private cloud disk, NAS allows for storage anytime and anywhere, cross-platform file sharing, and easy synchronization of tablet data, while easily utilizing full bandwidth. NAS has ultra-large capacity and high reliability, allowing you to freely create on the tablet without worrying about running out of space for materials and works. NAS can serve as a download machine, media center, virtual machine, soft router, game console, etc., effectively turning the tablet into a “treasure chest” for worry-free enjoyment.

In this era of information data explosion, data growth is rapid, and many people are trying to use various online cloud storage services to expand their storage space, and tablets can certainly do the same. It is undeniable that the cost of online cloud storage services on the market is indeed very low, and some cloud storage services offer generous free space to users. If you do not usually use your tablet as a primary tool, choosing free cloud storage space to store some data is also a viable option, as free storage space is indeed attractive. Moreover, you can register multiple cloud storage services, and the total free space adds up to quite a bit. However, many cloud storage services now have various restrictions, and without paying, you may not be able to use them comfortably. Additionally, the files in cloud storage may be under surveillance, and many users have encountered issues where files in cloud storage become invalid. Therefore, whether to use them depends on your own choice.

Editor: Xiong Le

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