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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:11:52 +0200
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Marion, 2025-06-22 15:47:

[...]
> The high-end (read, "expensive") phones have "design choices" of removal of
> industry standard basic hardware, which are designed to limit your options,
> but, a purchaser of a $1K phone can easily purchase back the lost
> functionality (some of it, of course, as it's impossible to get all back).
> 
> a. charger (in the box)

I have a good USB-C charger already which is compatible to USB-PD and
Qualcomm Quickcharge and wouldn't need another one when buying a new phone.



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Arno Welzel
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