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From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:30:21 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:41:01 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :


>> Please don't make excuses for illogical behaviors.
> 
> It is not illogical. I still have more than 30 GB free memory in my
> phone. I don't need more. This is not illogical.
> 
>> A phone without the sd card (all else being equal) is always going to be
>> inferior in capability to a phone with the sd card. That's pure logic.
> 
> So what? I don't the superior phone, no matter how you try to convince me.

Hi Arno (I'm following Carlos' advice to be extremely patient & kind)

The discussion about the functionality of the basic industry standard SD
card slot isn't to convince you that you need a "superior" phone or that
your current expensive phone isn't perfectly adequate for your needs. 

Instead, I'm discussing with you the inherent design capability of the
device itself. And how you were forced to make decisions that you didn't
even realize the OEM forced you into making. Marketing is brilliant.

A phone with an SD card slot, by its very design, has the capacity to do
more things than an identical phone without one. It offers a range of
potential functionalities that simply aren't present in the other device,
regardless of whether every user chooses to utilize them.

The empty sd slot is like a pickup truck with a tow hitch.
Versus a pickup truck that doesn't have that tow hitch.

A truck with a hitch can tow, even if its owner never does. The ability is
built-in. A truck without a hitch simply cannot tow, no matter how much the
owner might wish it could in a specific situation. It's about the option
and flexibility being available to the user from the outset.

You either pay a *LOT* more for a bigger truck (which is what you did).
Or you scramble to find a way to carry a larger load.

So, while you might not need that extra capability, there's a reason most
Android phones have this basic industry standard hardware of the sd slot.

Some of those reasons (which I understand, you do not need) are...
a. Cost-effective storage expansion for massive media libraries.
b. Easy, offline data transfer and backup.
c. Enhanced privacy and control over your data.
d. The ability to hot-swap different content collections.
   
The unassailable logic is simply that the absence of an SD card slot means
these options are completely removed for the user, forcing them into
potentially more expensive or less convenient alternatives. 

It's not about what you personally need today, but about the designed
limitations that impact users who value those specific functionalities.

The cynically calculated (aka "courageous") removal of basic industry
standard hardware creates problems that manufacturers then 'solve' by
selling accessories, higher-tier storage models, and subscription services. 
-- 
Functionality, in this context refers to inherent, direct, and unencumbered
capabilities, not workarounds or replacements that add cost/complexity.