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

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:29:05 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :

It's cheaper for the manufacturers.
And yes, this is the ONE AND ONLY(!!!) advantage!

 
While it's cheaper for the manufacturers, that's NOT why they do it.

 
Wrong, that is the reason.

Then why aren't those substandard Pixels & iPhones cheaper?

Notice *who* does it.

 
Nearly everyone, not just Google.

Samsung only does it on the higher end models.

Paradoxically, that's because people buying expensive phones can afford to
buy back (some of) the lost functionality (but they can't buy all of it
back since it's impossible to replace the lost functionality with money).

That's why, last we checked, most Android phones have basic functionality.
No iPhone has basic functionality.