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- magnaroader
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potato4k, 23 Oct 2023I don't understand people's fascinations with SD cards. SD cards are designed for pa... more"Most"
VS majority of the world that isn't the US.
Keep pretending like you speak for the rest of the world.
90% of the people in my region actively search for phones with SD cards because they do not want to lose access to years of photos and videos.
- Minu
- ter
potato4k, 23 Oct 2023I don't understand people's fascinations with SD cards. SD cards are designed for pa... moreRelatively unpopular opinion, but I agree.
MicroSD slots are useless in countries where strict copyright rules apply, especially the US.
Either way, we should appreciate that low end phones still retain the SD slot, to listen to our favourite music and save data when mobile data is inaccessible in rural areas.
As a person from a third world country, I appreciate that convenience.
Otherwise companies should make these features region-exclusive, since it's pretty ironic to see flagships that have an atrocious asking price without subjectively essential features
- Minu
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GregLu, 22 Oct 2023And to have several model with incremental price based on storage, sometimes more RAM too to j... moreAnd imagine that happening in a time where modern hardware is cheap as chips, and all of the phones, including Apple products, are outsourced to Chinese ODMs!!
There hasn't been anything innovative since 2015, and nothing has improved since 2017. This is disappointing to notice since these companies definitely had time and resources post-pandemic to make technology accessible to all.
- potato4k
- XZ8
I don't understand people's fascinations with SD cards. SD cards are designed for passive operations like digital cameras and MP3 players. They were never designed for full computer OS I/O. There's a reason that google already "ditched" SD card way back since the Galaxy Nexus days. Besides, with how cheap NAND chips are and the fact you can get handsets with 256GB internal storage in the $250-$300 price range, most consumers don't care about SD cards anymore. The only group of people that do are pirates.
- potato4k
- XZ8
Minu, 22 Oct 2023The saddest part is that these companies chase behind changing our priorities to make profitsThe only company price gouging on cheap NAND storage is Apple.
Meanwhile, even $250 Android phones now can come with 256GB storage.
- tr3ei
- AZY
potato4k, 22 Oct 2023Sounds like Google want more people to subscribe to Google One.exactly. they also made backing up all photos in their "original" quality the default. the setting is now really hard to find an change as well.
- GregLu
- p@r
Minu, 22 Oct 2023The saddest part is that these companies chase behind changing our priorities to make profitsAnd to have several model with incremental price based on storage, sometimes more RAM too to justify a bit 😬
YUKI93, 22 Oct 2023As someone who already used half of the Kingston 512GB microSD card for 4K/60fps HDR10 video a... morewell i use sd cards for storing mp3 files and videos. some apk files and photos. just upgraded to 128gb sandisk card😀😀 i hope it lasted much longer.🙏🙏 my old 16gb SDHC card is finally dying on me. so i had to backup the data fast before it's all gone. speaking of headphone jacks, it feels like an essential feature on a phone for me. i could have more selection of earphones at a cheaper price.
Minu, 22 Oct 2023Imagine the irony and pointless nature of not including MicroSD slots in Wingtech/Huaqin-made ... morei mean, they sold ufs cards but virtually no devices are being used or adapt the format. what's the point of making and selling sd cards when they can't be utilized on S series?
- Minu
- ter
YUKI93, 22 Oct 2023I'm not sure about that since my friend still has his functioning Z2 and 10 Plus and even... moreNice!!
Either they use their phones carefully, which I appreciate, or they're part of the lucky "minority".
The Z2 was one of the best phones ever released imho.
The quality degradation had been noticable at least since the XZ2 series, where a lot of defective Sony devices have seeped into our second hand phone market as "parts only" or "barely functional".
Regardless, I'm supportive of Xperia devices. Not by durability, but by functionality.
- YUKI93
- IVG
Minu, 22 Oct 2023The only problem we can notice with Sony is that they have a poor quality control, owing to be... moreI'm not sure about that since my friend still has his functioning Z2 and 10 Plus and even uses them as secondary backup phones despite daily driving the first-gen 1.
- Minu
- ter
YUKI93, 22 Oct 2023As someone who already used half of the Kingston 512GB microSD card for 4K/60fps HDR10 video a... moreThe only problem we can notice with Sony is that they have a poor quality control, owing to being completely operated by Foxconn.
That's why they end up in second hand markets in third world countries with a poor resale value or as e-waste, with malfunctioning hardware of otherwise great phones.
At least they have something to set them apart from other brands
- Minu
- ter
magnaroader, 22 Oct 2023I will never understand how most companies like Samsung have stopped giving us an SD Card slot... moreImagine the irony and pointless nature of not including MicroSD slots in Wingtech/Huaqin-made smartphones under their own brand name while advertising their own MicroSD cards lol
- magnaroader
- 7Pk
I will never understand how most companies like Samsung have stopped giving us an SD Card slot in the 1000+ device WE bought.
They are even pushing ads for their new SD cards with higher speeds, what's the point if you don't want us to use SD card slots?!
- anon
- pE7
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2023The market is dictated by people who keep insisting that 128gb is enough. Who also used to be ... moreAs someone who takes zero photos 128 gb is enough and this doesn't affect me either. Imagine actually turning on RAW shooting on a phone.
- YUKI93
- IVG
Armorkingu, 22 Oct 2023So, if I don’t use Google Photos, I’ll be okay?I never use it anyway since I keep them all in my phone's microSD card slot. If I have to make a secondary backup, I'll use an external SSD, not a cloud storage.
- YUKI93
- IVG
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2023Just disable internet connection and manually move the raw files to some other folder.You do know you can disable any folders you don't want to upload to the cloud, right?
- YUKI93
- IVG
you have to suffer, 22 Oct 2023"That's not ideal if you take a lot of pictures in RAW since RAW files are larger th... moreAs someone who already used half of the Kingston 512GB microSD card for 4K/60fps HDR10 video and FLAC/WAV music files, it's still a truly relevant feature in 2023 and beyond, alongside the headphone jack. That's why I only look at Sony as my next new phone since LG exited the smartphone market. Not only they still keep it for their phones, but they also make the SIM/microSD card slot toolless for this year's flagship models.
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