you may be right.. but the thing im trying to say here is that there's very little reason to not have an sd slot, i mean it would be one less thing for people to cry about and it would make a "more" complete device.. if only 10% of the customers wanted an sd slot thats still a lot of profits going poof..
HTC One vs Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy S IV thread
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you may be right.. but the thing im trying to say here is that there's very little reason to not have an sd slot, i mean it would be one less thing for people to cry about and it would make a "more" complete device.. if only 10% of the customers wanted an sd slot thats still a lot of profits going poof..
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And anybody who wants to record HD video, which is a major selling point of the S4.
I agree with you don't get me wrong. More features the better to be fair.
I'm just trying to point out that it isn't something that would stop it being a top flagship phone. Apple manage it perfectly fine & have done since the original iPhone.
I don't hear people who own iPhones saying "hey you know what I really wish this phone had an SDcard slot"
There is the odd exception like yourself that wants that. But does that outweigh the cost of putting it in there in the first place. Well we'll never know.
I have encountered no problems with 16GB on my S with regards to video recording (1080P and slow motion)
With 9.38GB, I could record about 1 hour and 50 minutes of 1080P footage.
The HTC one has 32Gb (which has probably about 25/27GB available to the user) and then if what stoosh posted is true, you have the choice of 64GB in a few months time.
Besides, that is to do with "storage", not a SD slot, which is what I am getting at
If HTC had announced that 64GB would be available everywhere from the very start, I don't think many people would be complaining/worried about the lack of a SD slot
Grudas is clearly correct if you read whats he's saying rather than interpreting it as an attack on a device or company folk have identified with and attacking his view, SD slot is important to some and HTC will lose all those potential sales, not me though as I was worried about my n4 yet I've got over 8gb free, doesn't stop Grudas's view being correct.
As I said, if he wants/needs it and other people want a SD slot then no problems, I am not disagreeing with that.
But it is pretty obvious that the way he was posting it was making it out like HTC one would fail big time, not sell well purely due to lack of SD slot (whether that was intentional or not is another matter):
Which is not true.
Again as I said:
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of course he could have just been using those figures to demonstrate his point but he should have made that more clear if that was the case As well as using "imo" more.
Anyway, as I said above, I don't think it necessarily the SD slot that bothers people but more the lack of internal storage for a flagship device "as well as" lack of of a SD slot
But it is pretty obvious that the way he was posting it was making it out like HTC one would fail big time, not sell well purely due to lack of SD slot (whether that was intentional or not is another matter):
Which is not true.
Again as I said:
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of course he could have just been using those figures to demonstrate his point but he should have made that more clear if that was the case
As well as using "imo" more.Anyway, as I said above, I don't think it necessarily the SD slot that bothers people but more the lack of internal storage for a flagship device "as well as" lack of of a SD slot
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i am not saying htc one will fail, what i am trying to say is that HTC is in no position to lose sales due to something as little as sd and they are in no position to take risks with new tech cameras when half the public is brainwashed into thinking "more mpx is better"
i want HTC to get their act together and make a device that you would have no excuses not to buy unless you preferred one design to another(this is something that you cant just get right) now in my case i have an excuse - camera and sd slot, and i bet i'm not the only one, and this is a lost sale.. = less profits for HTC and cold hard cash is what they need.
64gb would be perfect but i need a phone now, not in 3 months time..
i want HTC to get their act together and make a device that you would have no excuses not to buy unless you preferred one design to another(this is something that you cant just get right) now in my case i have an excuse - camera and sd slot, and i bet i'm not the only one, and this is a lost sale.. = less profits for HTC and cold hard cash is what they need.
64gb would be perfect but i need a phone now, not in 3 months time..
That is why I said this Robbo
I'm not saying his view isn't correct. I'm just trying to point out that for the majority of their consumer base it isn't a thing that is really important. Yes they might lose out on 10% of sales. That is something those companies will have to deal with.
There could be many reasons why HTC decided not to include it. I know Googles view with the N4 was that they found the SDcard slot storage as complicated for the average joe.
It would be great if all phones came with SDcard slots & removeable batteries, But the truth is companies don't want to do this bar Samsung.
source for the quote: http://www.androidcentral.com/google-s-matias-duarte-answers-burning-nexus-questions
i want HTC to get their act together and make a device that you would have no excuses not to buy unless you preferred one design to another(this is something that you cant just get right) now in my case i have an excuse - camera and sd slot, and i bet i'm not the only one, and this is a lost sale.. = less profits for HTC and cold hard cash is what they need.
64gb would be perfect but i need a phone now, not in 3 months time..
Agreed the last thing I want is an apple or Samsung mobile phone world but I'm not gonna support a company unless they meet me half way, HTC need some new execs IMHO.
For me an SD card slot used to be a high requirement as once I dropped a phone into a drain but was able to retrieve the photos, some quite sentimental ones which I hadn't yet backed up.
This reason has disappeared totally now there are decent cloud services/apps. I just use Dropbox.
I personally feel that, aside from storage, the HTC One comes out on top in most areas against the GS4 and XZ.
I thought the GS4 would eclipse it, but it just hasn't done the business for me at least.
Well done HTC, now sort the build quality (issues) out.
I thought the GS4 would eclipse it, but it just hasn't done the business for me at least.
Well done HTC, now sort the build quality (issues) out.
I agree wholeheartedly. I've owned a XZ for a month, great phone can't really fault it. Had the S3 so don't fancy a S4 it's just too similar to the S3.
The HTC One is different though, sleek design, good speakers and a refreshing interface.
The HTC One is different though, sleek design, good speakers and a refreshing interface.
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What about battery life on the xz? I find it terrible, doesn't quite manage a day on a charge.
Seems a bit of a mixed bag, but it shouldn't be terrible. Are you on your phone a lot?
Like any smartphone depends on what you do. I get 3 hours screen time with Google now enabled and med to high brightness. Mostly Web browsing, bit of phone calls easily lasts the day. If I disable Google now and lower brightness the screen time can easily be extended by an hour.
Better battery life then my s3 tbh.