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)
“Bluetooth is good” is not a counterargument though. Because all the phones with headphone jacks also had Bluetooth. They took away headphone jacks and gave us absolutely nothing in return except coercing us into buying more expensive and disposable shit. I’ve been using the same $20 wired headphones for 7 years; can you say the same about your $150 BT buds? I got a pair of Pixel Buds A with my P7 and they died in <3 years.
Most $20 earbuds don’t make it more than a year, and that’s that I take good care of my stuff.
These are the ones I got (they’re $16 now) note the replaceable wire. Also added some Comply foam tips (not sure exactly which ones) and they’re so comfortable that I will forget they’re even there sometimes.
Yeah actually my Jabras are probably pushing 5-6 years right now. Maybe slight reduction in battery life but I never wear them for extended hours anyways.