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

Marion, 2025-06-26 17:51:

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Remember when Arno said he didn't need portable storage because he paid an
arm and a leg for a phone that had enough internal storage to last him the
lifetime of the phone? Remember that?

JFTR: I paid about over 200 USD for that phone - this is not "arm and a
leg".

So there *is* a penalty.

Having always the cheapest possible option is not what I want. I want
the option which fits *me* best.

Likewise, remember someone said that they don't use wired headphones so
they don't need the aux jack? Of course, that's fine - but - and this is
important - can you charge the phone and use the USB port for headphones
simultaneously? What if your bluetooth battery dies in your headphones?
What if you're on a long international trip on a plane where you must use
headphones the entire time?

What if the battery of your phones dies? Did you ever hear about power
banks? And there is no situation, where you have to *constantly* use
your headphones without any interruption at all. And you really need to
make sure, that you have a headphone all the time, get wired one with
USB-C plug - they are available for less then 20 USD. Even Apple offers
their "EarPods" with an USB-C option instead of an aux jack:

<https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MYQY3AM/A/earpods-usb-c>

So in the end it is just a different plug. And yes, there are also
Y-cables to allow charging and using the headphone at the same time. And
yes, you will now complain, that one needs an additional piece of
hardware while phones with aux jack don't need this - but it seems most
people don't need to charge and use a wired headset at the same time,
otherwise phones with USB-C only wouldn't sell at all.


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Arno Welzel
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