Not exactly “news” but the recent Samsung Galaxy Ax6 phones (A26, A36, A56) all does not have the MicroSD card slot, only the Galaxy A16 still has it.
I fucking hate this. I love having a mini-TV with me. I can load up a Terabyte of TV shows I love rewatching. You know, maybe you travel or something. Also, good for recording like a lot of videos. Now, new Samsung phones cannot do that anymore.
Sorry for the rant, but honestly, I have to vent: Fuck Samsung. Fuck this capitalist bullshit.
I’m thinking of stop buying Samsung for the future, but honestly, other manufacturers might follow suit, so it ultimately might not matter. I hate this bullshit. I will carry a portable SSD if I have to, I ain’t buying your stupid cloud. I’m broke AF and I don’t got no money for subscriptions. (Also, they could hold your data hostage and refuse access for random “ToS” violations)
What are your thoughts? What’s the future of MicroSD card slots in phones?
(future looks so bleak)
Not having microSD isn’t a trend I like, since expandable storage with less reliance on cloud services and not being upcharged to move up a tier on internal storage is ideal. It is sad to see it is mostly dead over the years.
But, one good thing I do look forward to is the EU requiring user-replaceable batteries by 2027 that will hopefully make replacing batteries much easier than it is now. I miss the days when batteries could be popped out and swapped on the spot.
Might be expensive for the specs but there are a lot of pluses. On-the-go replaceable battery, no 3.5 jack though…
https://www.fairphone.com/
I’m quite happy with mine. Bought when the promotion was the extra battery.
I’m looking to switch from using Pixel phones to a more open alternate, I don’t know who I should order through to get these in Canada
I’m in the US and while Fairphone doesn’t sell the 5 here I was able to “import” it via Clover Technology.
Check with Fairphone if the phone is compatible with your carrier, and then order directly. Just a warning, check also about the warranty.
AFIAK you cannot get it directly to North America. You need a mail-forwarder. And of course, there’s no warranty. And if you need replacement parts, it also has to go through the mail forwarder.
And since they haven’t been “approved” they only work on 1/3 of the carriers, and T-Mobile could change their policy at any time.
Edit: Just checked the website, it only ships to EU countries.
Murena sells the Fairphone 4 (with e/OS) to North America, but not the Fairphone 5. Fairphone 4 is about to lose support in 2 years, so not really worth it.