Re: What's the actual *advantage* of HAVING an sd slot?

On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:53:01 +0000, Tyrone wrote :

What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?

 
What is the advantage of HAVING an SD slot?
 
Since we already have USB-C, which BTW can handle everything, there is no
point in a bunch of slots that might never get used. Slots that are also
wasting valuable internal space of the device.  Why not have a wired network
port, HDMI, Display Port, audio in/out and USB-A slots in addition to the SD
card slot?   
 
Because that would be absurd.  If one needs those ports, then get a USB-C dock
(I have 3) for those things. Problem(s) solved.

There is no advantage to not having an sd slot, and, in fact, the advantage
of not having an sd slot is that you have to pay money to replace the
functionality - and that advantage goes to Apple, Google, Motorola, etc.

Not to you.

A phone sans an sd slot is (all else being equal) a substandard phone.
In other words, it's crap.

A phone without an sd slot can't do what a phone with an sd slot can do.

It's IMPOSSIBLE to replace the functionality of portable storage.

Sure, you can *pay your way out* of that substandard phone by using cables,
and gadgets and Internet cloud accounts, etc., but the fact you have to pay
someone else to replace the functionality tells you WHY they removed the
slot.

The *only* reason to remove the slot - is for them to make money off you.
Because you can't replace the portable storage for any amount of money.

Notice that fact.

It's *impossible* to replace what portable storage does, without it.
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Note anyone talking about "expansion memory" without also talking about
portable storage is an idiot because that means they have no idea what they
are talking about. Nor anyone who speaks about USB cables. Or the cloud.