Android is an incredible OS platform for the smartphones and handheld devices. This OS was developed by Google and is based on the Linux Kernel. We always have the need to transfer files between the devices. This is the reason why, people are always looking for faster means to share the files with their friends and family. Bluetooth is one of the ways to share files. However, it is frustratingly slow and unreliable. Many new file sharing apps have emerged which allow the users to transfers the files at a much higher speed. These apps do not require any data or Wi-Fi connection. Here is a quick comparison between some of the most popular file sharing apps.
- Flash Transfer or Xender
Flash Transfer, available as Xender in many app stores, is truly a spectacular app to transfer and share the files with the users. One of the greatest advantages of using this app is that it has the Swipe and Share feature which is not present in other apps. You just need to make sure that the phones sharing the files all have this app installed and open. You can share the files by connecting minimum two (and up to 5) devices. With a simple swipe, the files get transferred easily.
- SHAREit
SHAREit app is indeed the most popular and widely used file transfer apps on the Android OS platform. However, it is available for the Windows and iOS users as well. Thus, it makes cross-platform file sharing very easy. As long as the sharing devices are within the range, you can share large files including movies and songs. This app also features group sharing allowing you to connect with and transfer files to up to 5 users simultaneously. Now, you can download SHAREit app for computer directly without any emulator.
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- SuperBeam
Just like Xender, SuperBeam is also a remarkable app for file transfer. The phones with this app installed on them can simply connect with NFC, QR Scan, or manual key sharing. Once the connection is established, you can transfer large files in a matter of minutes. This app has a very easy to use interface and file sharing is also pretty simple. You just need to select the files to be shared and send them to the paired devices.
- C-Share
C-Share is known for its high-speed data transfer between the smartphones and smart handheld devices without using Wi-Fi, mobile network, or data cable. It can achieve transfer speed of up to 60 times that of Bluetooth. This means that even if you have a huge file to transfer, you can do that easily with this app. If you have a file of 1GB, it will not take more than 3-4 minutes to transfer to other devices.
- Fast File Transfer
Fast File Transfer app is what it is named for – fast file transfer. Videos or documents, Songs or images, this app will transfer it all at a high-speed. You do not need to worry about any data charges or broadband bandwidth usage as this app will use none of it. You will just need to make sure that the app is installed on the sharing devices and they are within sharing range.
- Zapya
Zapya is another great app allows one to transfer huge files including images, movies, videos, audio and documents with the Internet. The app is being considered best among all other running apps in the market and is capable of transferring huge file 10X faster than Bluetooth etc. Now, you can easily run Zapya on PC following same procedure that applies on the phone.