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)
Its beyond bleak – dead.
Samsung A series were the last hope. Now, that they are dead – and stuck on 256gb. Your only options are portable SSD/micosdcard with type C support, buying a phone with 512gb/1TB storage.
Honestly, the A56 makes literally no sense. You could just get the S24fe since it lost the one defining feature which would’ve made it worth Samsung’s asking price.
I just look at the next biggest smartphone manufacturer, Motorola.
The Moto G (2025) (USD $200) and Moto G Power (2025) (USD $300) both has MicroSD Card slot and headphone jack. The $300 one has IP68/69. Samsung’s A26 is also $300, but lack the headphone jack, MicroSD card slot,
doesn’t have eSim capability(nvm, it actually does have it), doesn’t have wireless charging, doesn’t have stereo speakers, stereo speakers that even the Moto G (2025) that’s $100 cheaper have.But the Motorola phones still use LCD, bummer for the colors. And also is a bit slower. Their flagships also don’t have SD card slot. Welp, I guess its the cost of wanting my favorite features. My phone aint breaking any time soon (I hope I don’t jinx it), so I don’t need to buy anything right now. But if I needed one today, its probably a Motorola.
But I fear one day, Motorola would kill it too, as with other manufacturers. And there’s also the issue of Google potentially dropping the SD card slot codes from AOSP Code, and small manufacturers would just go with the easiest option and drop SD card support, instead of spending time to write code for it.
I hate this future.