Samsung reveals Galaxy S21 series is selling 30% better than S20 series in South Korea
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- 12 Feb 2021
Dometalican, 11 Feb 2021Doesn't have to be movies as I didn't mention it.... moreFLAC on smartphone? Really? Who does that? If you really want to experience true Hi-Fi/Hi-Res audio get yourself a high-end component setup.
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Dometalican, 11 Feb 2021LG V series if they make another one and Xperia series. Hec... moreChinese brands you have mentioned do not have Micro SD in their flagship devices. I guess you just have to hold on to your current device and get yourself a midrange smartphone in the future as well, or get a Huawei flagship.
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impinas, 11 Feb 2021I would rather settle with a midranger than settle with....... moreNothing is overpriced if you can afford one.
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- 12 Feb 2021
PeterThePanda, 12 Feb 2021Nope, if MicroSD cards are obsolete then why are new SD car... moreSpare me the technicality, but like I said, Micro SD in flagships are becoming obsolete. Good luck finding a flagship smartphone in the near future as well because according to this site there are only 26 flagship smartphones you can still get from last year.
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- 12 Feb 2021
Samath N8 808 owner, 11 Feb 2021People are still going cloud, cloud, OMG, cloud. Even afte... moreGullible people rely on cloud.
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Anonymous, 11 Feb 2021MicroSD is becoming obsolete just like what happened to MiniSD.Nope, if MicroSD cards are obsolete then why are new SD card technologies with faster read and write speeds comparable to even NVME SSDs being developed?
The only reason MicroSD cards are going away in smartphones is that OEMs took a page from Apple: why give users the ability to buy cheaper and larger expandable storage when you can earn more from them by charging them for subscription based cloud storage? It’s more profitable to charge them for cloud storage than to give them removable and expandable storage.
Short answer: Greed, and profits.
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- 12 Feb 2021
I'm in love with my S21 Plus...best phone i've ever had, huge screen, typing is amazing, the colours on videos are more vivid
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Dometalican, 11 Feb 2021And on a plane where wifi is bloody expensive?You can pre-download the files you will need before the flight. It's far from perfect but I'm just trying to point out solutions for the SD card removal. However, most people won't need to handle hundreds of gigabytes of data during their flight and you should understand if they remove a feature that only a fraction of the customers uses to its full capacity. Personally, I always used and loved SD cards but since I have the Note 9, I don't even have the card in it. I can never fill up those 512 GB. I'm sure in 2021 people are mentally able to choose the right storage size phone for themselves and if they do need terabytes of storage, they will simply choose a different model than the S21. PS.: a lot of airlines provide unlimited data, I know that Delta Airlines does since a flew with them a few times.
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i0S.-.Never.-.Again, 11 Feb 2021Go hold one in your hand in the Samsung store and then tell... moreIs the S21 (151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm) compact? So far ~90% of GSMArena readers say no, it’s too tall; and ~88% of GSMArena readers say no, it’s too wide:
https://m.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_how_big_should_mini_phones_be-news-47588.php {
How tall should a mini (AKA compact) phone be:
34.33% (2712 votes) 130-135 mm
21.05% (1663 votes) 135-140 mm
20.48% (1618 votes) 140-145 mm
14.09% (1113 votes) 145-150 mm
5.85% (462 votes) 150-155 mm
4.19% (331 votes) 155-160 mm
How wide should a mini (AKA compact) phone be:
40.46% (3719 votes) 64-66 mm
24.40% (2243 votes) 66-68 mm
23.41% (2152 votes) 68-70 mm
11.72% (1077 votes) 70-72 mm
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- 11 Feb 2021
People are still going cloud, cloud, OMG, cloud.
Even after Google ordered Photos storage to be removed from unlimited to just few limited images of just 3.15 Megapixels.
Wasn't that a lesson enough that nothing on cloud is yours?
Wasn't Celebrity pics leaking from Apple iCloud a fine example?
Don't ever compare something as $hitty and exposing as cloud, to a marvellous convenience like MicroSD card.
You may not use it, but that doesn't give you license to talk lies.
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- 11 Feb 2021
Anonymous, 11 Feb 2021I use 6.2 s8+ which is pretty large for me. How is s21 compact?Go hold one in your hand in the Samsung store and then tell me... it isn't compact.
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South Korea is a very small market...
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JT, 11 Feb 2021They never will because people are still buying them like crazy.True, unfortunately.
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impinas, 11 Feb 2021I would rather settle with a midranger than settle with....... moreThey never will because people are still buying them like crazy.
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Anonymous, 11 Feb 2021Just face it, Micro SD is becoming obsolete in smartphones ... moreI would rather settle with a midranger than settle with..... an overpriced flagship! Until flagships become proper flagships again.
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Anonymous, 11 Feb 2021Just face it, Micro SD is becoming obsolete in smartphones ... moreLG V series if they make another one and Xperia series. Heck, even the Mate 40 TECHNICALLY kept the headphone jack and expanded memory (sure, not the best cards but it gave Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, OnePlus, Apple, and Pixel ZERO excuses to not offer that too now that Lexar is making them too).
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Anonymous, 11 Feb 2021Who watches movies in their smartphones? I see people watch... moreDoesn't have to be movies as I didn't mention it. ROMs for emulators and FLAC audio.
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Dometalican, 11 Feb 2021And on a plane where wifi is bloody expensive?Who watches movies in their smartphones? I see people watching on their tablets or on their laptops. You are just trying to make your life complicated.
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lottery248, 11 Feb 2021TLDR: microSD is not even dead, bottlenecked, or obsolete, ... moreJust face it, Micro SD is becoming obsolete in smartphones just what they did with the Mini SD, removable battery, and to the headphone jack - except entry and midrange. Good luck to you then finding a flagship device in the near future with that feature; unless settle with a midrange device.