Daniel 11, 15 Dec 2022The presence of a micro SD card slot seems to me a useful and important feature.
In the cas... moreI also use FreeFileSync and it's absolutely a Godsend because of how useful it is 😁
USB sticks are absolute trash (if that was what people are referring to by flash).
If phones are capable of connecting to actual HDD/SSD and M2 enclosures via USB-C they would be WAY more useful than microSD cards.
Unfortunately, even flagship phones today don't support them. I'm guessing because the enclosure needs both data and power to work, but phones cannot provide the necessary power needed.
I agree that UFS4 internal storage is way superior to microSD cards in every way. Besides, microSD cards stopped being "removable/hot swappable" many years ago. So it's better to just use internal storage.
But manufacturers are deliberately charging hundreds of dollars for a simple bump of 128 GB or 256 GB, at a time when NVMe storage is cheaper than ever and only costs cents per GB.
That is the real culprit. If manufacturers offered capacities starting from 1 TB, I'm sure everyone would gladly ditch the microSD card.
The only reason I still use the microSD card slot (and this is a very niche use because I'm a power user) is because I often switch ROMs or test different kernels etc which requires "clean-flashing" (basically formatting/wiping the entire internal storage) every time, so my data is always safe on the microSD card and I don't need to transfer it from the PC via MTP, which is notoriously finicky and prone to stopping unexpectedly.
I will always stick to Micro SD. In an emergency when your phone could die, you can at least be sure your personal files are safe. Plus increased internal storage phones sold by the companies are more expensive than Micro SD. They're basically taking our money by not including a card slot!
Anonym, 04 Dec 2022Tapes are incredibly cheap per TB, while SD cards are several orders of magnitude more expensi... moreOh yes, why buy a genuine factory-backed lifetime warranty microSD card and get 4x more storage for like $50 when you can pay an extra $100 to $200 for only 2x the storage? Seriously, people can really be ignorant fools. 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Anonymous, 05 Dec 2022Just buy a decent flash drive and an otg. When you need to reset your phone or free up storage... moreScrew that when you just insert a sd card in your smartphone.
Anonymous, 07 Dec 2022Oh please, don't speak like you are representing the whole industry. If anything, you get... moreYou don’t speak for me Richard head.
Anonymous, 07 Dec 2022Cloud storage is far more secure than any SD card. Unless google is going to suddenly disappea... moreYour opinion is a laughable and your a boot licker to defend theses greedy cloud storage companies I prefer to pay 400 British pounds 1TB sd card than using rip off cloud storage.
The presence of a micro SD card slot seems to me a useful and important feature.
In the case of smartphones, a parallel cannot be drawn with laptops, for example, since in the latter (in the vast majority of cases) both the RAM memory and the mass memory are removable.
In the case of a smartphone, if it fails at the level of the motherboard or the processor, the mass memory can no longer be accessed.
On the other hand, if you have to give up the phone, it means that you also give up the memory (RAM and mass) which are quite expensive.
Let's look at the features of SD cards.
- they are slower than mass memory but appreciably cheaper (they are not exactly suitable for installing programs on them but they are very useful for storing files)
- they have better reliability than cloud services (personally I have never had the problem of a card failing, but I have encountered many situations where for various reasons I could not access online services)
- data transfer is faster than in the case of online services and in addition does not consume data traffic which in certain situations can be slow and expensive
You can change the phone while keeping the card.
You can buy a cheaper version with less internal memory if card is supported.
An SD card is useful for back-up. I noticed that there are quite a few people who suggest using a USB data stick as an alternative.
For me SD card and USB stick are not similar in functionality but synergistic. It wouldn't be practical to stay with the stick plugged into your phone all the time.
I personally use both.
In the internal memory I have a folder for files important to me.
I use the FolderSync program which ensures the automatic synchronization of the folder in the internal memory with the one on the SD card on the one hand, and the synchronization of a folder on the phone with a folder on the stick.
I usually connect the stick once every few days.
And of course it is very easy to move the card to another device thus transferring a large volume of data in less than 1 minute.
A second use of cards that seems important to me is in the case of rooted devices to store backup files (nandroid backup).
It is possible to store them in the internal memory but it doesn't really make sense.
JustSomeRandomGuy, 13 Dec 2022
they do, I was one of them that's why I switched. I complained the hell out of the iPho... more. give it a watch, it's objectively very good - oh yeah he is mocking iphones all the time heh
check this out I was ROFL-ing 😁🤣😂😅
https://youtu.be/JI_8648YdNY
AnonD-1058210, 13 Dec 2022u don't have to copy my post the reply feature does it for you
I don't use otg al... more
they do, I was one of them that's why I switched. I complained the hell out of the iPhone 6 Plus back in the day. slow charging, barely any cuztomization, no ultrawide camera and more. guess what? after years of compaints and competition, Apple yielded. iPhones now support fast charging natively, much better customization, prioritizing UW cam to the point that it's even used on the non Pro model rather than the telephoto as opposed to the dual main + telephoto lens setup prior. constructive criticism is needed for every product, not just iPhones but those are being choked up to simply "Apple haters hating on iPhones" and get lost in the sea of actual Apple haters
Jon Prosser has a video about this titled "Apple sucks now and it's your fault". he highlighted that Apple fans are so obsessed with Apple that they take everything Apple does even though it's a negative but defend it. give it a watch, it's objectively very good
JustSomeRandomGuy, 13 Dec 2022"Well very low percentage of ppl uses two or more smartphones."
I'm not sure w... moreu don't have to copy my post the reply feature does it for you
I don't use otg almost never only tried if it works... yes exactly and the cloud is or was the main purpose that smartphone manuf removed micro sd.. just becsue of the clooouud.. so we can charge it. all money...all copied from apple... but strange thing is that iphone lovers or users never ever complain that ipohne lacks of something.. as soon as android removes something tons of complains...
AnonD-1058210, 13 Dec 2022Well very low percentage of ppl uses two or more smartphones.
I use micro sd card on mine la... more"Well very low percentage of ppl uses two or more smartphones."
I'm not sure where this is coming from. I only use one phone, the ROG Phone 2 which does not have SD card support so I use an OTG which houses a 64 GB SD card. I wish my phone has the slot natively since it's much more convenient than having to carry an adapter and sticking out of my phone
I understand SD cards are slower than internal storage, no questions about that. however, the main purpose of the SD card, at least for me, is expansion and easy transfer of files. expansion is pretty self-explanatory and transferring of files is as easy as litrerally removing and inserting that same tiny card into any other device that supports it. again, I have a 64 GB card that's nearly full to the brim. imagine having to download all those files using the cloud. not only will that take forever but that would be very costly since data from where I live is insanely expensive, not to mention, "not up to the task" in terms of speed. I could just plug in the same SD card into my laptop or another phone and then, bam! 64 GB worth of files transferred into another device in mins without a byte of Internet data used.
this convenience is absurdly overlooked by a lot of people and OEMs use it as leverage to sell their cloud subscriptions or phone models w/a higher internet storage.
JustSomeRandomGuy, 12 Dec 2022"people tend to defend old tech but in reality they have it in drawer and in reality you ... moreWell very low percentage of ppl uses two or more smartphones.
I use micro sd card on mine laptop and it is enhanced slot with UHS II so I have micro sd V90 which has speed 300 MB/s Read 250 MB/s Write and micro sd V60 which has 300 MB/s Read100 MB/s Write. In your phone speeds are poor basic 30MB/s
Then it is worth using it .. I have drone and action 4k camera and if you insert old SD cad it will notice you ''slow card inserted'' So this is good way to use it not in smartphones.
JustSomeRandomGuy, 12 Dec 2022"people tend to defend old tech but in reality they have it in drawer and in reality you ... moreI agree with you in using both old and new tech as they have their pros and cons so why can't these smartphone brands just add microsd card support together with the fast large internal storage of smartphones
AnonD-1058210, 10 Dec 2022Not always case... people tend to defend old tech but in reality they have it in drawer and i... more"people tend to defend old tech but in reality they have it in drawer and in reality you using the new tech ... but u quiet about it... ppl are hypocrites ..."
I use both tech. I use bluetooth headphones everyday and still have a headphone jack for times that I do need it.
I utilize cloud storage every day for work, school and personal reasons, yet, I keep a 64 GB SD card for easy transfer of files in near instant.
you could use both tech in conjunction with one another since they have pros and cons of their own. why rob the consumer of such feature?
[deleted post]I don't see anyone give an upvote to any of your comments, so it's not like it's hurting me in any way.
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2022Exactly. One new idea doesn't mean the old one is rendered outdated. If anything, that ne... moreNot always case... people tend to defend old tech but in reality they have it in drawer and in reality you using the new tech ... but u quiet about it... ppl are hypocrites ...
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2022I definitely won't give on both of them, especially when LG is the only brand that puts D... moreAs a current owner of an LG V50, I can definitely vouch to say that I don't miss going wireless at all since I started playing around with the built-in Quad DAC. Now, I'm having a set of studio-grade wired headphones with me, and not a single wireless headphone, let alone earbuds, can come close to their otherworldly high-quality sound, and that's with MP3 files. Give them a FLAC or WAV file and they would be left behind even further.
andibad, 08 Dec 2022Is same as cloud storage, when their building get fire, and many of drive are get damaged. and... moreThese companies (Google, Amazon/AWS, etc), if their data center fails and they don't have a backup, they will lost millions of dollars. So I'd rather have them do the hard work backing up stuff.
I mean really, unless you religiously doing your own backup on a daily basis, you are not doing any backups as you will never have an up-to-date backup on your fingertips. So my guess is, you don't have a backup.
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2022Just because you don't use it doesn't mean the other 99 people is the same as you.Haha It's actually opposite ..😅😅😄
1% using it because it is on old phones and nobody want old smartphone but brand new ones ..
So yeh am in 99% in those who using new latest tech and u too u just pointlesly saying "just because I don't use etc.. Is not point .. The point is thw manuf will save a lot of money by not including ports for ext peripherals.. As it costs money
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