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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: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:18:56 +0200
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Marion, 2025-06-24 19:36:

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> Android doesn't need more than 64GB of storage if it has an sd slot.
> Why pay enormously inflated prices for storage you don't even need yet?

I would not call around 200 USD for a 5G phone with support for multiple
eSIMs beside the physical SIM, 128 GB internal memory, OLED display with
integrated fingerprint reader and punch hole camera and an excellent
camera which supports shooting RAW images with the provided camera app
of the manufacturer an "enormously inflated price".


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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de