I bought a S22 Ultra 3 years ago and just went with the 128GB variant since I was planning on continuing using my microSD from my old phone. It was a huge surprise seeing that the slot is missing and I was stuck with a low storage phone. Sure I could have send it back but my prior phone was starting to falling apart and I didn't want to pay more so I kept it and hate being back in the storage grind... Thanks Samsung!
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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I honestly was counting years when they would ax the microSD card slot on the A series
Next the Chinese brands will follow suit
All of the phone manufacturers must have telemetry data showing how little people use the slot. And of course this is yet another move cutting corners on the penny just for line goes up, as usual
I use an A15 and don't use the SD card slot, but I have a home server and handheld gaming devices. I don't use my phone to store much of anything.
I'm an outlier. I know a lot of users live in their phones without hardly any backup devices. Those are the ones who will be hit hardest by a decision like this.