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)

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedOPEnglish
    0•6 days ago

    3 years of updates for flagships is not great.

    I mean, might as well just go for the budget Motorola phones, they also have MicroSD card slot, headphone jack, IP68/69 water resistance, they are also at 3 years of security updates.

    What’s all the processing power even for, the Moto G Power (2025) (USD $300) is capable of doing most tasks.

    • @zonnewin@feddit.nlEnglish
      0•5 days ago

      Indeed it’s not great, tho recently it’s been upgraded to 3 major OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates. For a flagship phone that is still not much, but for me the minimum I’d be happy to invest in.

      Of course they also have cheaper phones, which may cover your needs.

    • @Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
      0•6 days ago

      3 years of updates for flagships is not great.

      Also, one of the upsides of Sony devices retaining critically endangered features like the headphone jack and microSD slot is that they appeal to geeks, which generally leads to to good custom ROM support. So it’s 3 years of updates from the manufacturer but you can often stretch their lifespan out a lot longer.

    • @Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
      0•6 days ago

      What’s all the processing power even for

      Gaming and the camera are the least niche use cases I can think of.

      • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedOPEnglish
        0•6 days ago

        Oh yea that sound fucking annoys me. I had one like a couple years ago, they still had that sound.

        I keep my phone on silence most of the time, so, if your ringer volume is off before the power off, you won’t hear it the next boot.