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Is the no sd card a huge down for the nexus?

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I really haven't noticed. Everything still works ( nandroid backups,titanium) just like any other android phone.
Its a virtual sd card. I was also worried I'd miss a real one. But it's a non issue for me. Fwiw.
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Just sucks not being able to pop in your sd card from your old phone and having your stuff right away.. But its easy to move your stuff over.. And it would suck if you damaged your phone and wasn't able to save things. So make sure you back everything up
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No. I still have plenty of space left even with a bunch of music. Admittedly I don't watch or care about movies and TV series on my phone. Just books and music.
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i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.

dehelflix said:
i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.
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This is the biggest hit. Many devices that support USB mass storage don't support mtp, like my car.

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if you need more than 15 GB of space, then you are out of luck
or in the Verizion version if you need more than 31 GB of space, then you are out of luck

I stream media mostly so it doesn't really matter. I barely use the space except for some games.
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Not really. 32 gigs is enough for me. Everything else can be stored in the cloud for when I need it.
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AllGamer said:
if you need more than 15 GB of space, then you are out of luck
or in the Verizion version if you need more than 31 GB of space, then you are out of luck
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Or you can get USB Host
Expandable USB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400034 not as convenient... but its there
you could even be "ghetto" and use the expandable USB to a ASUS Transformer or another tablet and then you have some more storage + a on the go charger!

so long as you have unlimited data & don't mind relying on the cloud then its no problem.

I honestly am starting to prefer the lack of SD card. I have the VZW version, so 32gb is a lot of storage to begin with, and the internal memory is faster than the cheaper SD cards. Also, USB works fine for me.
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dehelflix said:
i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.
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Android File Transfer works great for me on my MacBook Pro. Give it a try.

Having vzw and obviously 32 gb is cool with me however if it would've been 16 gb it may have been inconvenient not a deal breaker tho

Really not a big deal. I'm sure not every single phone everyone has ever had has the same specs.
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Personally no. I have had numerous devices that offered the ability to expand storage. I only used it to expand storage and I've never needed to take advantage of the ability to swap memory cards. The Verizon GN has 32GB which is more than enough space for me.

I sorta felt the same way at first until my buddy explained there was really no need for more gb.
It not like you need to carry all your Harry potter movies with you and if your going to load up your phones with games and movies with more than 16gb you wouldn't be able to consume it in one day anyways.
Its a phone not a house to store your media library. With cloud and all phone app 16gb is plenty

Miss the SD card support.
Would've been able to use a Sd sleeve and micro SD card to transfer photos from my Camera to my phone so I could upload them while I was on my ski trip..

It's not a problem for me. I actually prefer having built in memory. I have unlimited data so storing it in the cloud is no issue for me and tbh, it's a phone not a computer.

SD card is nice for the portability and that it's physically separate from the phone, as far as storage - i think the mass are satisfied with 16/32GB internal storage.
There will always be fringe users who want something insane like 64GB.

Sony Xperia Ion discussion thread

Anyone going to get this phone? I'm looking forward to it, especially for the camera. Looks pretty awesome.

Guess no one has any interest in it.

Which generation is the Snapdragon processor? Is Exynos SoC better than this still? No externel SD slot which is a fail for me.

It has an SD card slot right next to the HDMI out.
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Great
Thank you for your work

Deggy said:
Which generation is the Snapdragon processor? Is Exynos SoC better than this still? No externel SD slot which is a fail for me.
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I think its Snapdragon S3, but that's based on the Xperia being S3. Exynos > S3, but if it is S4 than it will be more powerful than even Exynos.

I want it
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Sony is being increasingly difficult when it comes to modding their devices. I don't know if I could recommend a Sony device myself.

I want hsdpa 1700mhz...
Silly tmobile usa and their silly frequency
Gaps...its like 1$ more to production to put more frequencies? Sighhh
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I have heard that this will be an LTE capable phone on AT&T. That might make the difficulties worth it.

I like the sony tablet S1, so this phone is definitely worth a look, especially with that camera. Need a replacement for my point and shoot anyway. 12.1 MP's with a f/2.4 and a 1900mAH battery is worth a close look

What does f2.4 mean? Is that good?

Part of camera spec. The Xperias have a hellova camera on-board, my x10 is 2 yrs old and it already sported 8.1 mp. earbrain
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Will the 64gb card work with this phone?

randy_c said:
Will the 64gb card work with this phone?
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The spec sheet says up to 32GB. So, no.

MattDoza said:
The spec sheet says up to 32GB. So, no.
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Wouldn't be so fast as to just make a blanket no statement. Other phones have worked with some 64gb cards when they were only supposed to support 32. Only way to find out is for someone to try.
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This is prob more of an Android general thing but I gotta say more space is nice but really a pain in the butt if u ask me. I have a 16g but mostly run 4g ones because the scanning at best is SLOW compared to a basic hard drive. I can only imagine anything beyond 16 being frustratingly unusable for my work habits. 16 really is to tell u the truth. I move a lot of small files around and the bigger the card the longer it takes. Lets just say that's an area I certainly hope will improve in the near future, there's certainly room for it. Til then Ill just deal w it as a nec evil. eb
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Imagine how much more it would of sold...

If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..

pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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And it would have cost much more then $400. I'm not pulling the trigger for more then that really.
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Onboard storage is irrelevant when you live in the cloud. Just like Google wants you to. I have 9GB free. Most of my space is taken up by backups and ROMs.
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El Daddy said:
Onboard storage is irrelevant when you live in the cloud. Just like Google wants you to. I have 9GB free. Most of my space is taken up by backups and ROMs.
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Same here. I dont miss sd card slot at all.
Except the cases whčn i need to film a lot (vacation).
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I only miss the SD card because I have several Android devices and I'd like to be able to take one out and put it another one in for purposes such as music, etc.

32gb would have been nice so I could keep more than 2 roms backed up at once on my galaxy nexus plus allow for all my games,apps an music, 16 gb really doesn't go that far for me, I find myself uninstalling a lot of stuff an keeping apps an games backed up with titanium backup so I can easily get it back quickly if I need to so I have storage space.
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slayr76 said:
32gb would have been nice so I could keep more than 2 roms backed up at once on my galaxy nexus plus allow for all my games,apps an music, 16 gb really doesn't go that far for me, I find myself uninstalling a lot of stuff an keeping apps an games backed up with titanium backup so I can easily get it back quickly if I need to so I have storage space.
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Free "Thanks" I did not mean to thank you.
But anyway, I have like 10 back ups + music + HQ movies. I honestly don't see a difference in sells if Google were to add additional storage to this phone.
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Maybe sales may even have gone done because the price would have to be a bit more.
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Flash is $$$$
I really love how I just bought this phone brand new in box off contract from Google for $399
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I totally agree that I'd have liked to see a 32GB option and/or a slot for a microSDXC card, like the Galaxy SIII has. I don't want to depend on cloud storage for my music files. And I'd rather use my own music app rather than the Google Play music player. A 64GB microSDXC card in the GN would be perfect.
As it is, I bought a 64GB flash drive that I mount on my GN via USB OTG and Stickmount. Not ideal, but it works.

pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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Would of?
What the hell does that mean?
Would've, while sounding like "would of" is in fact short for "would have"
Together the two words show timing and intent, but could be used apart:
I would buy.
I have bought.
But the same is not true of your use of the word "of."
I of bought.
Simple mistake based on tricks our ears play on us.
No offense intended.
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tonker83 said:
And it would have cost much more then $400. I'm not pulling the trigger for more then that really.
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It would of been $100 more just for 32gb ans SD slot.
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pachi72 said:
It would of been $100 more just for 32gb ans SD slot.
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lmao. Grammar police just schooled you son.
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lmao. Grammar police just schooled you son.
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Lmao
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Sorry. Pet peeve. About once every few years I end up posting someplace about "would, should, could of".
Sorry you had to see this, it won't happen again for about 3 years.
Carry on.
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Well states wise, how much they would have sold, if Google had a unified launch of launch product. as i remember the release date from Verizon was foggy at best. Then they offered no way buying in the stateside besides Ebay/Amazon, till whatever exclusivity deal expired with Verizon. Then Google finally offered directly and Sprint got the phone.
I could only imgine that this phone would have sold well, if it had any amount of marketing, and unified launch besides one carrier in the states
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I have an 8gb card in my phone now and 1.1gb left it's safe to say that 16gb will be okay for me. I'm looking at price point of the phone. Not the memory.
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Hotshot205 said:
I have an 8gb card in my phone now and 1.1gb left it's safe to say that 16gb will be okay for me. I'm looking at price point of the phone. Not the memory.
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Sorry I had to

pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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You really think it would have sold any more units with 32GB storage? I find that hard to believe. If you choose your phone based on 16GB vs 32GB storage, and are willing to give up having a Nexus because of it, you clearly don't get it. I still have yet to understand why anyone would need that much storage.
And MicroSD sucks. Partitions and UMS are just a pain in the ass. Don't expect Google to ever use them again in a Nexus device.

Nexus 7 16gb is OOS...

Guess Google didn't expect people to pony up the extra $50 for the already limited storage. But that is a good thing. Hopefully we will see more 32gb nexus devices soon.
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@rbiter said:
Guess Google didn't expect people to pony up the extra $50 for the already limited storage. But that is a good thing. Hopefully we will see more 32gb nexus devices soon.
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16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.

adrynalyne said:
16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.
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I dont know about everyone else, but I cry myself to sleep every night.

adrynalyne said:
16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.
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Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.

martonikaj said:
Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.
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I guess I use my devices for more media. I can't afford to keep more than 1 nandroid at any given time on my Nexus 7.
That is with no movies or music stored locally.

arich said:
I dont know about everyone else, but I cry myself to sleep every night.
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martonikaj said:
Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.
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Same here.
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adrynalyne said:
I guess I use my devices for more media. I can't afford to keep more than 1 nandroid at any given time on my Nexus 7.
That is with no movies or music stored locally.
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I have my slew of apps, a few big (250mb or so) ones, and several hundred mb of pics/wallpapers. Other than that I'm using Google Music / Pandora / TuneIn Radio for my music and I'm not one for movies.
I've still got 10.2GB available on the device.

I came from a HTC Desire so I am used to having very little storage (although I loved that people were able to figure out how to make EXT4 partitions make the phone believe it had more internal storage)... I really don't mind the 16GB, it is more than I will ever need. I only keep apps and data for them on the phone so it's not that bad... I have other devices for music/video.

And now back to your regular GALAXY NEXUS programming........

I won't buy a Google tablet till it comes in 64g ;/ I use 56 GB (music not included thats 42 GB) on my iPad 3... I hope googles 10 inch tablet would let me make the jump to pure android across my devices
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Isn't part og the point with this tablet that it's supposed to be cloud-sentric? Kinda like the chrome os?
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I mainly use my tablet on airplanes or long car rides when I'm not driving to watch videos or play dead space online is something I am not
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Lost? Here ya go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1674

Please talk about the Nexus 7 over in that forum.
I would move this thread over there, but there are already discussions about the pros/cons of 8GB vs 16GB and whether it's enough
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[Q] Please answer this hypothetical question for me (upgrade related)

- You want to upgrade from Xperia Play to a faster phone.
- You DON'T MIND that it will be touch screen-only.
- It must be an Android phone.
- You don't want to pay much so you're OK with let's say a dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM
- Compatibility is important, so you want most of your current Android apps (that work on XPlay) to be compatible with your new phone.
- Should have a decent camera, at least 8Mpx - but this is not SO important.
- "Sony Xperia" line is EXCLUDED (I had some bad xperience with Xperia P)
Which current phone would you choose?

Depends by what you mean by not paying much. The Nexus 4 is relatively cheap isn't it? Taking into account it's specs, it's quite a bargain.

UndisputedGuy said:
Depends by what you mean by not paying much. The Nexus 4 is relatively cheap isn't it? Taking into account it's specs, it's quite a bargain.
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I would agree with you on that.. you want great specs at a good price, Nexus 4 is the way to go.

Galaxy Nexus or Motorola Razr MAXX or LG Nexus

UndisputedGuy said:
Depends by what you mean by not paying much. The Nexus 4 is relatively cheap isn't it? Taking into account it's specs, it's quite a bargain.
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Only bad thing about the nexus I'd no micro SD slot which is a bummer 16gb just isn't enough for some but for its price its the best phone around
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ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said:
Only bad thing about the nexus I'd no micro SD slot which is a bummer 16gb just isn't enough for some but for its price its the best phone around
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Im in the same position as you i hate it when I see either or on an android device. Hopefully Samsung would release sg4 with microsd and 32gb of internal storage.

Get a Galaxy Nexus or LG Nexus 4. (This is my answer to every question about which Android phone to get.)

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Get a Galaxy Nexus or LG Nexus 4. (This is my answer to every question about which Android phone to get.)
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No that didnt answer my question. I want both a micro sd slot and 32gb of internal storage.

Actually I was suggesting the OP.
In your case, beside 32GB S3, the Sony ZL looks compelling, 16 internal but you can use 64 sd. http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_zl-5203.php
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Actually I was suggesting the OP.
In your case, beside 32GB S3, the Sony ZL looks compelling, 16 internal but you can use 64 sd. http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_zl-5203.php
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Yea I agree even though you don't want an xperia device this phone looks amazing I would push you tword it
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Go for the HTC Sensation

Samsung started dishing out s3s with 32gb internal storage option. Hopefully it will come to the states. I have 3 reasons to go with Samsung removable battery (expandable/upgradable), alot of internal storage (32gb), and a removable sd slot. Now thats a beastly phone.

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Get a Galaxy Nexus or LG Nexus 4. (This is my answer to every question about which Android phone to get.)
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Lol mine too