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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robertsydbrink:
Alot of negativity...

I also think its pretty crappy with no sdcard slot. Mostly because of the small amount of space but also some of the flexibility.

With the better screen you probebly want better quality on your movies, atleast i do. Sure i cant plow trough all movies on my phone but i dont want to exchange my stuff on the sdcard all the time.

32GB is in my eyes today a very small amount and you fill it very very fast. If it had been maby 128GB i would have been satisfied.

And its such a cheap and simple thing to put in there to. Its not without reason almost all other phones have it. And its almost a dealbreaker for me.

And the cloud... cmon... are all ignorant bigcityboys?... i dont even have 2g cover in my house...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasbur17:
Why are people saying that the nexus line doesn't do SD cards?

I know my Nexus One had one.

That being said, I haven't actually used an SD card for about 3 phones now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheBiles:
I couldn't care less about the lack of an SD card.

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Sent from my Droid Bionic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TripleAgent:
I guess I'm "old school" now, I want SD support, and a KB.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Digital1325:
Might wanna look at a different phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tech338:
First, if we all were really 14 and had nothing better to do than b***h and complain about 1 feature in 1 mobile telephone, then we should flood Samsung's inbox, not the Goog.

But SERIOUSLY... Ice Creme Sandwich will support USB host. What does that mean??? External hard drives, flash drives. You run out storage, just connect more. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/USB-hosting-ICS-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-Honeycomb-HDMI,news-12975.html . It has already been done on the original nexus http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694427 .

You go ahead and 'blacklist' the Galaxy Nexus. We will all follow you.

Promise :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Sure. We'll just start carrying hard drives and ssd's and thumb drives around. Too many tech junkies around to try and blacklist a "dealer". And the nexus is google. Samsung just manufactured it. Last i checked anyways.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
Ok people, you don't have to agree with the OP, but there is no reason to not take this idea seriously.

Google says they listen to end users, well lets put them to a test.

any one that is not serious about this, stop trolling the topic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] malibu_23:
Its not that big a deal. Most phones support up to 32gb SD cards. There's a 32gb model being produced. Get the 32gb version. No SD card means less parts. Faster access.

And of course there's the iPhone factor. Thaz a non issue. We all know how badly Sammy wants to mimic apple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] berkmanmd:
why do you need 2g/3g/4g at your house? dont you have wifi?!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
You're gonna have a hard time find and SD card that's only a KB.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
I think he meant keyboard.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ace42:
The iPhone(s) has no SD and I don't see many people complaining, if you want an SD wait for another ICS phone. It's too late to fix the SD since phone is made so just accept it or don't buy it. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukesky:
i agree with the general sentiment... if u can't live without external memory, tough luck..get a different phone then.. anyway it's too late to influence anything for the SGN, and Jellybean or whatever it's called is too far away
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vash1053:
I'm glad that it doesn't have an SD card. They aren't the future, they're the past.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkknight49:
its not a forum if there's no overreaction!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
This thread has pretty much been completely off topic but i kinda expected that. So i guess ill dive in. think ill have any luck with ericschmidt@gmail.com? Or larrypage@gmail.com? C'mon guys. Humor me. Lmao.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krat0s123:
Funny how a lot of members claiming they had their android phone for blah blah years and never had to remove their sdcard. Well, those of you guys doing that, don't you guys realize that by the time that you get this new nexus galaxy phone, you're gonna end up transferring all your files from that micro sdcard to your shiny new galaxy nexus? And when your new galaxy nexus phone crashes for some reason, good luck recovering all your files! I know ppl will bash and tell me that it doesn't take that long to copy files from their micro sdcard to the galaxy nexus, but it's still much easier when you just have to take out the micro sdcard and put it to the new phone. And saying something about a micro sdcard is so yesteryear is plain dumb and stupid! Internal memory is the so yesteryear not the external one. It's an insurance policy if something crazy happens to your phone or if the phone just died on you or had a water damage!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
I actually prefer internal storage. It felt a lot faster when I owned the Nexus S compared to my G2. It supposedly loads up apps quicker, ect.

32GB GNex, here I come!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
internal storage is fine. a lot of us need 32gig version. and the sd is preferred for other storage such as mp3's, important documents/books and offloading excess pictures and videos to the sd locally in case you need the room/speed of the internal storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
exactly for that reason i keep all important stuff in the External SD card,

so if they phone ever dies badly whatever the reason, i just take the SD card out, and plug it into any other device

but if they were stored in the internal storage, then they will be lost forever, if the phone is beyond recovery, or sent for a replacement, etc, etc.

you see a lot of people crying over that in many forums.

is good to always think ahead, for worst case scenarios ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Saturn1217:
Android feedback?

Just out of curiosity is there a way for regular consumers to send google feedback about android?

I could care less about the sd card issue but I have several other issues with android that I would like to atleast voice my opinion on.

I know most people here don't want to hear about that 'fruit company' but seriously apple gives a very clear place on their website for feedback about their products. As much as everyone uses android and as 'open' as google claims to be I'm shocked that this should be so hard to find/non-existent?

For me personally I really hope that google rethinks their decision to have that search bar docked on all the home screens in ICS. I never use the search function on my phone and I would like the option to use all my screen real-estate.

Anyway just wondering if I was missing something obvious or if there really is no easy feedback mechanism for android (for consumers NOT developers)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lil Jones:
I am just wondering for the people who are demanding a SD card slot I have one thing to ask? How many times a day do you swap out your SD Card. I am not getting smart but I am assuming that you would be swapping multiple 32gb cards in a given day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simba501:
+1, I think it's ridiculous that it doesn't support external storage. It's a major step back, imo. I thought the same about the Nexus S.

Guess you didn't read the few posts back that gave a specific example of why external storage is important.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
I would think theres an option for it or developers will make it one.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] doschico:
SD card my savior.

I'm pretty new to flashing, recovery and ROMs. The SD card has saved me again and again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krat0s123:
It's not about whether you take it out of the phone to swap it or not. It's the fact that if something happens to your phone, you get to keep your data with you. You guys keep pointing out that you don't take out the sdcard blah blah when that's not even the reason why we're complaining about having an sdcard slot. I said it before and I'll say it again, it's an insurance policy for all the data that we keep on our phone, documents, pictures, videos etc. Think about it, they keep improving the cameras on our phone so that when we need a camera on those unexpected moments, we can take pictures and videos. Then when your phone crashes or anything happens, you lose it all. Yeah you could sync all your data whenever you get the chance, but accidents or phone issues/disaster happens anytime. And it's a lot easier when you only have to worry about restoring your phone and not worry about losing your data.

Also, it would be dumb to swap out cards everyday, which wasn't the reason why we're demanding an sdcard slot. I'm not sure why did you even think about that being the reason why we want an sdcard slot.. ????
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lil Jones:
Not trying to get into an argument but their are many ways you can back up important files without an SD card. One way is to send to dropbox, that is my go-to right now. I back up my phones sd card to my rig once a week. I will miss being able to know that it is always safe if I break my phone. For the most part I think I can survive without one.

However being able to restore the phone after a crash or bad tom is always a good thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
The phone crashing thing is a valid point, certainly. However, in all the years I've owned Android phones, this has never once happened. I'm not saying it's not possible. Just saying that it is very very rare.

Also, let us not forget about the cloud. More and more stuff is being backed up to the cloud. Important documents such as power point or excel files are a possible exception depending on how secure your information needs to be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simba501:
For me, I can also appreciate the extra space I gain from external storage. With nandroid backups, videos, and movies, the extra space is nice. The new cloud movement is awesome. I have most of my files and data in Dropbox (which is amazing, for anyone that doesn't use it). I guess I currently get the best of both worlds (external + cloud).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Recently I found Wifi File Explorer. Sets up a server on your phone to upload, download, install, move, copy, delete, etc via an IP address.

Very easy and can run in the background. Since then I havent removed my SD.

I have 16+8gb now so 32 would work... hell a 16 would work. Depends on the price. I ain't paying an extra $100 for storage I probably wont use. If it's reasonable perhaps.

G2x - 2.3.7 CM7

Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krat0s123:
Still nothing easier than having an sdcard slot where you can freely browse wherever you are.. Even dropbox, you're limited to 2GB of data, then pay monthly if you go over.. Cloud storage is an extra option, not a replacement to sdcard. Besides, your files are more at risk on a cloud storage than on your sdcard, as cloud storage can be hacked. Another thing is, what if you're on a limited data download? You have to stay at home so you can connect to your wifi or out where there's a free wifi etc, which is again risky.. And sometimes, cloud service storage gets painfully slow when there's too much traffic on the server.. When an sdcard is always there and you can access anytime you want..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
Ok, whats the advantage of NOT having an sd card slot?

... Cheaper (less expensive device) ...

... Slimmer phone? ... Most probably compared to accomodate space for sd card slot ...

... A bit more battery life? ... Sure, less scanning sd card, less operation ...

...

Any other things?

I will take that instead of having sd card slot any day!

Owned several phones with sd card slot and i have never took it out nor run out of storage space!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
And your usage speaks for everybody else's usage?

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
I feel those that require sd should also be using cloud backup. The chances of losing your phone or the sd card failing are probably much greater than your cloud storage being hacked.

I keep nothing on my phone that I don't have backed up somewhere.

I have all my music on a nas (about 18000 tracks, Amazon loves me) and I use twonky on it to share with my devices. 2player works great to copy down tracks for on the go. All my email accts, docs, todo lists etc are already cloud based services. My photos are automatically synced to cloud storage. I also pull those onto the nas using Astro file manger once in a while.

I could see those flashing ROMs needing one, but that us an extreme edge case. I honestly don't think those requiring sd are even a margin of error in sales, most don't care. As evidenced by the number of iPhones being sold. I think if you require sd, you're going to have to look into a different phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Why do we need cloud? I backup to platters andthe solid state. All my laptop stuff i backup when necessary to optical media and backup platters. Peeps that use iphones and dont have removeable are locked in anyways. That is a major reason a lot of people are turned off by apple. So that reason doesnt justify why all phones or people should move to cloud storage. Cloud storage is a waste of electricity and contributing to global warming. When the world moves to mostly solar energy andthe unmetered data, maybe i might consider "the cloud".

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Oaklands:
One of my biggest items that piss me off about Verizon and at&t. They push everyone to get smartphones with data and then start limiting it so:

1: You can't switch provides

2: Charge you for data id you do.

Can anyone say COLLUSION.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ghost010:
You SD supporters are all arguments that. when phone crashes you lose your files bla bla bla.

have you guys even had a nexus s?

the ROM and internal mem are on a different Mem block than your internal(USB) storage.

so even if your phone crashes or needs repairs.

that mem block with your external data is still save.

and on a other note.

ever thought of your Micro Sd getting corrupt?

having a max writes and reads?

getting a decrees in every read and write speed?

the USB storage in the galaxy nexus and nexus s are both like SSD's

they are the same as RAM memory.

even after X count reads and writes.

youd have a less decrease than a SD.

plus.when formatting your USB storage,you put it back at state 0.

meaning all write and read speeds are back on default.

dont talk about things you never used,or dont know how they work.

knowing software wise is 1 thing.

but hardware is a whole other story

the live time of a Sd is shorter than the USB storage.

the speed of an SD is also slower than the USB storage.

its USB storage BTW not internal.

the internal storage is a different part on the hardware/software than the USB storage.

internal and USB live in different houses. they don't live together.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Well aware of the write cycles of flash memory. Also aware that theoretically its infinite read if nothing else fails, same as the internal storage.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
And? Whats your point?

Same to you :)

Your usage speaks for ... ?

---------- Post added at 09:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:06 PM ----------

If I m not mistaken, there will be no partition of the storage ala Nexus S, where you have part of the storage for apps and the rest for usb storage.

ICS will be like Honeycomb, one storage area for apps and usb storage exposed via fuse daemon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] teiglin:
I'd be much more likely to exchange my GS2 for this if it had an SD slot. Presumably the reason not to have an SD slot is to save cost (I'm assuming it's not like apple, where the point is to screw people into paying $100 for more storage). For me, the backup reasoning is pretty silly; as mentioned, there are plenty of more reliable ways to back up your data, whether it's magnetic, optical, or "cloud" in some form.

My argument for having an SD slot is simply storage space. A 32GB Galaxy Nexus gives you exactly that, while a 16GB phone with an SD slot currently gives you 48GB, and more if you're willing to get a microSDXC card, which will presumably increase in availability over the next year.

The fact is that I have no trouble filling my current 16GB internal and 32GB SD on my GS2. I keep around 10GB of music, because I don't want to have to run back to a computer to swap around playlists depending on my mood, and cloud is out because I want to be able to listen while travelling without worrying about connectivity (there isn't much else to do on airplanes). This is mostly ~200kbps VBR mp3s because I'm not an audiophile, but I like a wide range of music and like to have options. For similar reasons, I want to be able to keep a handful of movies and TV shows; I basically leave as much on my SD card as space allows--and that really isn't much, since one season of low-res TV is about 7-8GB.

Could I prune down and live with a 32GB phone? Yes, I could, but I don't want to. People saying "just keep less stuff on the phone!" or "just use cloud noob" obviously have different concerns and usage models from those of us who want an SD card. That's fine, but I don't really see the need to be rude or flame people for wanting lossless music, high-res video--which would only be worse on a galaxy nexus cause I'd want my encodes at 720p--or additional redundancy.

One last note. I think part of the fervor here comes from a feeling that not having an SD slot is less "open" in the iOS/closed vs. Android/open sense. I admit that I share that a bit, because my feeling has always been that Apple just wants to screw you out of more money by charging absurd prices for additional storage--Apple has always been good at protecting their own profit margins--so I can understand why some people are upset. That said, there's really no reason to go on a crusade here; the Nexus phones have always been like that, and if you don't like it, then you get another phone. Fortunately, that is an option, which it isn't if you want to run iOS. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smot13:
I want 32gb built in, 32gb SD, and as much free cloud as I can get my hands on. I'm so behind the times.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
my usage speaks for everybody. and you dont have to use all the options. like the sd card slot. something i'm sure that doesnt add extra thickness or serious cost to add. if a manufactuer has it set they're going to charge x amount of money, then the design concept is built to maximize profits and in the end not to benefit the features a customer may or may not use. like lsptops are an excellent example in its evolution.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neo3D:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1326362

Problem solved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
How could you say your usage pattern speaks for everybody? As you can see here a lot of users disagree and they dont care with sd card slot.

You can cry in the corner, or mail anyone at Google, but that wont change the fact that This phone does not have sd card slot :)

Try to compromise. If you cant, then buy something else. For sure the next SGS 3 will have better spec than this GN, with super amoled hd plus and sd catd slot.

Until then, yeah ... Too bad, nothing will change, unless you see a unicorn :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
We've been through this. It's old and tiresome. An SD slot only stands to lag the phone and slow it down.

I honestly don't understand why some of you waste your free time on a message board whining over a phone you've never touched and don't plan to own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dbnaruto:
I'm coming from a Droid Eris and with less than 512MB of internal storage, a SD card is all I've known. It's not a deal breaker but I would have liked it but I have a grandfathered unlimited plan, so off to the cloud I go. I did remove the SD quite often for ROM flashing, but I guess I'll just use USB/FTP/SSH. Honestly for me the weirdest transition will be the lack of a trackball ( :P I know, so 2009).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
And you took that from the wrong angle. Id dint mean it like i set the standardfor everybody. I meant it like leave it open with the options and the umbrella is for everybody.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonnyBrad81:
I wouldn't have a problem with this. However google/samsung are seeing it fit to not release the 32gb model in the UK. So no SD make it a deal breaker as i can't use cloud services for my music.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
And after thinking about it, it does seem even though android is open that a lot of users are gravitating towards an ecosystem like apple. Yeah google wants you to use google. Apple wants you to use apple. The big players want to know what you use and how you use it so they can cram more of what you use and how you use it all up in your face. Been in those elevators with the monitors that advertise, give news and random info? Im sure somebody is working on something so that screen knows whos in the presence of that monitor so they slam advertisements in your face. A good example would be shoving restaurant choices in your fave when it is lunchtime. A single mom in the elevator? Advertise a daycare. Hunter? Buy this gun or this brand hunting clothes. Get sucked in and youre a sucker. Why do you think data mining software is so huge right now? Its a goldmine. Cut the strings guys.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
I tend to agree with your reasoning below.

But we should be thankful because Android is more open than iOS.

So, expect other manufacturers will fulfill your dreams... Our dreams about THE perfect phone.

When would be the time we can choose and build to order :)

Choose the cpu

Choose the size

The screen

The components

Hit order

And voila!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
You are aware a lot of laptop users are swapping out the platter drives and putting in an ssd for the main and and thrwoing out the optical drive and putting the platter drive in its place? Gamers, media and business people. Part of the reason is onboard backup.

I voided my warranty and your nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] charlie x:
The funny thing is all the casual users who accept samsung/googles decisions w/o any explanation. Since only the 16 gb will be available in Europe at launch for some reason, and w/o sd-card this is a deal breaker.

With the screen I would like to put 720p movies in the phone 4-6gb, could easily use up the rest of the space with music, 1080p recordings, e-books, and photos.

32 gb would be decent but I could still use and sd-card.

If samsung/google would show data-sheets on battery improvements or something else that validate their poor gpu and no sd-card decisions. I would be more than glad to accept them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkbucksot:
nope have verizon, but...almost always around wifi so i don't see a problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkhawkff:
Not going to argue the SD card. I agree.

But poor GPU? Do you even have a clue? It's called an SoC. The 4460 was in development for YEARS already. TI chose the SGX540 long before you even knew of the Nexus Prime. And guess what? There's only 2 chips with an outright, undeniably better GPU in them, Sony's chip that they use in the PS Vita and Apple's A5. This has been discussed at length in another thread. The GPU is fine. It's the moron's that don't know anything about them making comments like this that are the problem.

If you think you could do better, name me 1 SoC right this second that is available for purchase that has a better GPU?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simba501:
Holy crap. That'd be awesome. One can dream :).