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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:51:46 +0200
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On 2025-06-20 19:54, Marion wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:29:58 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote :
> 

Writing again the quoting you removed:

]
]> So a phone w/o an aux jack is *always* an inferior phone to one with it.
]>                       (all else being equal)

>> this is your opinion, not a fact. It depends on what are the
>> priorities of the owner.
>>
>> (my phone does have a jack)
> 
> 
> Hi Carlos, (this is a kinder gentler me, but always logically sensible)
> 
> It explains a lot when you claim that facts are opinions, as I've heard
> that a lot - but usually they're not confused on an Android newsgroup.

And opinions are not fact. You claim that what are in fact your opinions 
we accept as universal facts. We don't, they are just your opinions.


> 
> I completely understand _why_ you think facts are opinions, but nonetheless
> I have to explain, logically and sensibly why facts are simply facts.
> 
> There's no emotion involved in facts.
> 
> It is a fact that a phone with an aux jack or SD card slot possesses the
> hardware capability to perform specific functions (wired audio output,
> expandable local storage) that a phone without those features lacks.
> 
> When I say 'functional,' I'm referring to the range of built-in hardware
> capabilities a device possesses without needing external adapters or
> workarounds.
> 
> A phone with an aux jack has the inherent capability to output audio
> directly to wired headphones, which a phone without one does not. This is a
> direct hardware capability.
> 
> Similarly, a phone with an SD card slot has the inherent capability to
> expand its local storage beyond its internal memory, which a phone without
> one cannot do.
> 
> I understand that for some people, these features might not be a priority,
> and they might even prefer a phone without them for design reasons.
> However, from a purely hardware-capability standpoint, the presence of
> these features means the phone can do things that the other phone simply
> cannot do without external accessories or cloud services."

Yes; the phone can do something or can not. However, it has a price, it 
uses space, dirt or water can get it. It is the user who decides if that 
characteristic is important to him or not. If the user doesn't care, 
then it is irrelevant.

Me, I prefer to have the jack. To me it is important.


> 
> This isn't about whether someone wants to use these features, or whether
> they're important to a specific user. It's about the objective fact of what
> the physical hardware allows the device to do.
> 
> Think of it like a car. A car with a tow hitch has the capability to tow a
> trailer. A car without one doesn't. Even if someone never tows a trailer,
> the car with the hitch still possesses that extra capability that the other
> one lacks. It's not about whether they use it, but whether the inherent
> functionality is present.

A tow hitch has the capability to damage greatly another car when 
reversing in a parking, and you have to pay expensive damages. So, it 
makes parking more difficult and dangerous.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.