> Phones are similar, Samsung's new flagships don't have SD card slots or audio jacks AFAIK, meaning they are following a trend away from the things that made m

> Phones are similar, Samsung's new flagships don't have SD card slots or audio jacks AFAIK, meaning they are following a trend away from the things that made me go with them in the first place. If I had to get a new phone today I'd be looking at this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_PRO-I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_PRO-I It has SD card support and a headphone jack. I've got a Samsung device now, but they aren't very trustworthy. My first Samsung phone shipped with a keyboard that was logging what I typed and sending that data to a 3rd party whose privacy policy said it was used for things like market research and to make guesses about my cogitative abilities. My second one was filled with so much spammy garbage (like pre-installed facebook) I had to spend a long time disabling stuff using ADB commands before I was comfortable using it at all. At this point I'm not even mad that Samsung is moving away from features I depend on; I'm ready to move away from Samsung. I can't promise Sony is any better, but I'm willing to follow the features I need to give them a shot at disappointing me.