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> 2. Lack of removable storage. Small deal but it was a nice quality of life feature. Nexus phones never had an SD card unless you count the Nexus One. The Nex
by yareally 11y ago
> 2. Lack of removable storage. Small deal but it was a nice quality of life feature.
Nexus phones never had an SD card unless you count the Nexus One. The Nexus One really needed it though, since it only had 512MB of storage. Every phone since has had enough it isn't a huge deal.
- munchbunny 11y agoI upgraded from a Galaxy S3 that suddenly died, so I was a bit peeved when I suddenly couldn't just move my SD card over. You're right though, in reality it's not a big deal, but it would've been nice to be able to just slot an extra 32gb into the side. It's not absolutely necessary, but since I upgrade on a long cycle, the extra storage lets me extend my phone's obsolescence cycle a bit more.
- r-w 11y agoIt would also mean less money for Google—or any smartphone maker, for that matter. There’s no incentive for them to offer a feature that would only exist to divert cash flow to other sources and, even if they did jump into the removable storage industry, preclude them from charging a premium for extra storage. Only offering internal storage also encourages “preparing for the worst”, i.e., getting more storage than you will most likely need.