Re: A good thing or a bad thing (Was: Tutorial: Working example of removing & re-installing Android system apps from a PC)

On 4/2/25 4:35 PM, Peter wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
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The point was that Apple & Google don't put the sd card slot in phones for
a reason, which is NOT that they want to give you the best phone possible.

 Guess you missed my point (and fact). Unlike Apple iOS devices the vast vast
 majority of Android phones (and tablets etc) that run Google accounts and
 apps are NOT made by Google and thus Google has no say over whether the
 device has a slot or not. That is the *individual manufacturers* choice...

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Thanks for the clarification which I agree with you I had missed the point.
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There are 1,936 Android models (2020 to present), with a standard sd slot.
https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2020&sAvailabilities=1,2&idCardslot=1
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There are 986 Android models (2020 to present), without a standard sd slot.
https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2020&sAvailabilities=1,2&idOS=2&idCardslot=1
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Out of 2,922 recent Androids in use today, 1/3rd have a standard slot.
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The biggest Android seller is Samsung, which outsold the iPhone every
quarter for the past few years (except for a single quarter last year).
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So let's look at Samsung phones for the percentage that have the sdslot.
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There are 134 Samsung models with that industry standard sd slot.
https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2020&sMakers=9&sAvailabilities=1,2&idOS=2&idCardslot=1
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Compared to 44 Samsung models without the industry standard sd slot.
https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2020&sMakers=9&sAvailabilities=1,2&idOS=2&idCardslot=3
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Out of 178 recent Samsung models still in use today, 75% have the sd slot.
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We know Apple's strategy is to fleece the customer so it's zero percent.
But what about Google whose strategy is also to fleece the customer?
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Just as with Apple, there are 0 Google phones with the standard sd slot.
https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2020&sMakers=107&sAvailabilities=1,2&idOS=2&idCardslot=1

So my statements remain backed up that Google & Apple don't provide what
over three quarters of Samsung phones provide, and Samsung is clearly the
best seller on the market bar none (Apple iPhones don't even come close).

I guess it's how one reads your original statement. When one compares Apple
 and Google phones I think most folks think Android phones with Google
 installed. But you are correct if you mean only Google Pixel phones. I
 guess what threw me off is that would leave out the majority of the
 non-Apple market, many with no slots. Shouldn't they have required some of
 your wrath too?

I wonder if people buy Samsungs because they don't have the strategy of
fleecing them by removing hardware so that the consumer has to buy it back?

I bought my Samsung phone over 5 years ago and I can't remember what my
 reasons were for buying it over other brands. But I can tell you it is
 still a virgin. I've never had any need to stick anything in it's slot...