eshropshire
Well-known member
I am not sure why I need a fast SD card. I use the extra storage in my phone for music, movies and audio books. I have zero interest in streaming media from the cloud. I don't see any point in carrying around a separate media player. I also don't want to spend data to pay to download material I already own from a cloud device while traveling.
I moved from the iPhone 4 years ago for a larger screen size, storage space for my media and for a removable battery. The important option to me is still the expanded storage. I can live without the removable battery. I do prefer a phone with 32GB of fast memory for applications. 16GBs get really tight on Android.
I realize my needs are not everyone's but I still believe the main reason the s4 outsold the m7 in 2013 was the support for microSD cards. I would have bought the m7 had the NA version not removed the SD card support. HTC realized this and added support back in the m8 and m9. Now that Samsung has decided to play the Apple game and is forcing users to pay through the nose for extra storage it will be interesting to see how well the s6 sells. I do know I will not be upgrading to a s6.
Personally I don't see what is really all that great in the s6 that will not be available on other flagship phones. I have been willing to put up with junk from Samsung - tons of bloat, Knox, and the need to remove Touchwiz (has to be the worst part of Samsung) to have some of the features I prefer from on my phones. Now Samsung has added even more completely useless apps on the s6 and removed the reasons I purchased their phones. Moving on from Samsung is a pretty easy choice for me.
I moved from the iPhone 4 years ago for a larger screen size, storage space for my media and for a removable battery. The important option to me is still the expanded storage. I can live without the removable battery. I do prefer a phone with 32GB of fast memory for applications. 16GBs get really tight on Android.
I realize my needs are not everyone's but I still believe the main reason the s4 outsold the m7 in 2013 was the support for microSD cards. I would have bought the m7 had the NA version not removed the SD card support. HTC realized this and added support back in the m8 and m9. Now that Samsung has decided to play the Apple game and is forcing users to pay through the nose for extra storage it will be interesting to see how well the s6 sells. I do know I will not be upgrading to a s6.
Personally I don't see what is really all that great in the s6 that will not be available on other flagship phones. I have been willing to put up with junk from Samsung - tons of bloat, Knox, and the need to remove Touchwiz (has to be the worst part of Samsung) to have some of the features I prefer from on my phones. Now Samsung has added even more completely useless apps on the s6 and removed the reasons I purchased their phones. Moving on from Samsung is a pretty easy choice for me.