“I have a Galaxy 5. my photos are maxed out. also a surface with windows 10”
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You haven't stated if you have a regular sized USB port on the Galaxy or on the Surface. I would assume that you have a micro USB port on the Galaxy, and might have a regular sized USB port on the Surface. You can purchase a conversion adapter to plug into a micro or mini USB port (on your Galaxy or Surface) that allows you to plug in the Samsung SSD regular sized USB cable into it. Your speed would only be limited by the speed rating of your ports on the Galaxy and Surface (ie. USB1.0, 2.0, 3.0 etc.), but would allow you to download your photos/videos to the Samsung SSD. I have purchased these adapters from Best Buy in the past ( Dynex Mini HDMItoMicro HDMI Adapter Black, Model: DX-HZ317, SKU: 8440037, $7.99 each), and have used them on my Android tablets (Samsung, RCA, BB with Win 10) and phones to download photos and videos to this SSD. You have to order the adapter from the Best Buy website as they do not stock this item in the retail stores. The speed of transferring the files would depend on the "weakest link in the chain" which would probably be the speed of your USB port on your Galaxy and Surface. The Samsung SSD has the speed of a 3.1 USB (simply described to a non-IT individual), but will operate at the slower USB 2.0 speed if that is what you have on your Galaxy and Surface.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I am using this with my Galaxy 7 with no problems. One thing to be aware of is that you might need an adapter if you have a bulky case for your phone. I have an Otterbox Defender case and had to buy a short microUSB cable to be able to use without taking off the case.
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