apple is master of planned obsolence. and other are learning later but following close. battery as you said is almost the norm now. sd card dissapeared from a

apple is master of planned obsolence. and other are learning later but following close. battery as you said is almost the norm now. sd card dissapeared from all android devices save from some expensive sony ones. and with storage prices dropping (ssd just broke the 50c/gb barries) this is a sure way of making next year device much more appealing. scren resolution being improved in homeopatic doses. year over year. this also contributes to new storage needs as apps space quadriplicate to support all screen sizes, reinforcing point above.