Memory Sticks for Mobile Phones and PDAs
Your mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) will come with a certain level of in built storage memory for files and data. Memory sticks for mobile phones and PDAs help to increase the amount of storage memory available.
What is a memory stick used for?
Memory sticks are useful for expanding the amount of storage space you have available within your mobile phone or PDA. This is handy if you, for example, take a lot of photos, as the expanded memory storage space allows you to store more images than you would have been able to without the stick.
How do I use the memory stick for my mobile phone or PDA?
There are several different varieties available. Some will plug directly into your phone or PDA's micro USB socket. Others require an adapter to be fitted so you can place the memory stick into the adapter, then insert that into your device. Others fit directly within the device itself, though these are generally known as expansion memory cards , rather than sticks.
Some types of memory stick for mobile phones and PDAs
External flash drive memory sticks are the type that fit into the micro USB slot on your mobile phone or PDA device. They are similar to the type of memory stick you can purchase for your laptop or computer, though they will have a smaller input jack in order to fit into your phone or PDA.
Adapters are available to convert a standard sized memory stick so that the input jack will fit into a micro USB socket of the type that you probably have on your mobile phone or PDA (these are smaller than standard USB sockets and are often the same slot that is used for inserting the phone charger).
Card memory sticks will require an adapter for inserting into the micro USB slot, or they may be the type that will fit directly into your device's micro SD slot (though these are usually known as memory cards, rather than memory sticks).