Not exactly “news” but the recent Samsung Galaxy Ax6 phones (A26, A36, A56) all does not have the MicroSD card slot, only the Galaxy A16 still has it.
I fucking hate this. I love having a mini-TV with me. I can load up a Terabyte of TV shows I love rewatching. You know, maybe you travel or something. Also, good for recording like a lot of videos. Now, new Samsung phones cannot do that anymore.
Sorry for the rant, but honestly, I have to vent: Fuck Samsung. Fuck this capitalist bullshit.
I’m thinking of stop buying Samsung for the future, but honestly, other manufacturers might follow suit, so it ultimately might not matter. I hate this bullshit. I will carry a portable SSD if I have to, I ain’t buying your stupid cloud. I’m broke AF and I don’t got no money for subscriptions. (Also, they could hold your data hostage and refuse access for random “ToS” violations)
What are your thoughts? What’s the future of MicroSD card slots in phones?
Not sure what the need to be a dick about this it, but I don’t agree that just because they are a “sliver of phone users” doesn’t mean what they’re talking about isn’t still important. It’s good for users to try and think of ways to keep things the least expensive for themselves, while increasing their technical knowledge. I’m seeing a lot of younger people without any basic knowledge of technology who are going to be at the whim of changes made by tech giants because they don’t know how to modify their own systems.
The more people work together and ask questions to try and grow as well as try and share their discontent with design decisions of those tech giants in hope others might take note and stop, the better. It’s a small effort by one person, but it’s more than just throwing up their hands and saying “just get a thumb drive and stop crying”.
I think it’s also pushing subscription based cloud services. To me, the SD card slot is a convenient backup target when away from home. It fits my 3-2-1 backup strategy. Without it, more people will consider backing up to paid cloud services, like how Apple does it.
For the record, I hate this trend. Hands off my sd slot and my 3.5mm jack. But I also want GrapheneOS or something similar. Can’t have it all…
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If there is no expandable storage, you have to buy the 2x expensive phone with more internal storage. That’s the game they are playing.
Step 1: Buy portable SSD
Step 2: Duct tape said SSD to back of phone, connect USB-C cable
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit?
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Not sure what the need to be a dick about this it, but I don’t agree that just because they are a “sliver of phone users” doesn’t mean what they’re talking about isn’t still important. It’s good for users to try and think of ways to keep things the least expensive for themselves, while increasing their technical knowledge. I’m seeing a lot of younger people without any basic knowledge of technology who are going to be at the whim of changes made by tech giants because they don’t know how to modify their own systems.
The more people work together and ask questions to try and grow as well as try and share their discontent with design decisions of those tech giants in hope others might take note and stop, the better. It’s a small effort by one person, but it’s more than just throwing up their hands and saying “just get a thumb drive and stop crying”.
I think it’s also pushing subscription based cloud services. To me, the SD card slot is a convenient backup target when away from home. It fits my 3-2-1 backup strategy. Without it, more people will consider backing up to paid cloud services, like how Apple does it.
For the record, I hate this trend. Hands off my sd slot and my 3.5mm jack. But I also want GrapheneOS or something similar. Can’t have it all…