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

On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:23:02 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote :

Well, the phone came with a very fast
charger. It has a name, but I have forgotten it.

Hi Carlos,

It's EXTREMELY IMPORTANT in the context of this discussion, to UNDERSTAND
the difference between any old charger & the correct charger for a device.

As long as you get the point that having a "charger" but not realizing its
output, is EXACTLY what Apple & Google & Samsung are relying on for profit.

They tell the customer "You have plenty of chargers", but they don't
explain that having a box full of 5-Watt bricks is worthless.

If the correct charger isn't included, in the box, then the customer needs
to purchase the "correct" charger to take advantage of what they paid for.

Luckily, in my case, my three (actually five) free Samsung Galaxy A32-5G
phones all came with the "correct" 15W Adaptive Fast Charger (USB-A port)
and a USB-A to USB-C cable in the box.

The "Adaptive Fast Charging" protocol used by this charger is, as far as
I'm aware, actually based on Qualcomm Quick Charge (QC) technology, likely
QC 2.0. The phone itself also supports USB Power Delivery (PD) up to 15W,
but the in-box charger was AFC/QC.

In fact, I have FIVE of those chargers (because two phones had to be
replaced for free under warranty as I was a bit too rough on them).
 
Anyway, the whole point is that companies like Samsung & Apple lied to
people and people believed that lie - mainly because people don't
understand that a 5-Watt charger isn't the same as a PD/QC charger.

As an aside, I saw that Arno said that a high-wattage charger can charge
everything but he doesn't know he's wrong - which I only know becuase I get
a lot of free stuff from Amazon Vine so I have plenty of USB devices.

Some USB devices (e.g., clocks, lights, earbuds, etc.) will NOT charge with
chargers that use PD/QC protocol - they actually need the 5-Watt brick!

Obviously that's poor design.
But it's written in their documentation and I found it out the hard way.

Being able to order anything I want off for free off of Amazon has taught
me a lot since the penalty for getting it for free is I have to review it.