Quoting the tl;dr in the linked article:

  • Samsung could be stepping up its game by offering seven years of major Android updates for the Galaxy S24 series, and the generous update policy might extend to other Galaxy flagships.

  • The Galaxy S24 series might also introduce charges for AI features like Live Translate and Pixel-like photo editing tools after 2025.

  • There’s speculation that users may need to sign in to their Samsung accounts for certain AI functionalities.

  • Pika
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    1910 months ago

    unless that comes with either a 600-700$ decrease in price or the readdition of a microSD card slot I’m not interested.

    • Chewy
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      1810 months ago

      After phone storage got beyond 32GB, I thought I won’t need a microSD slot anymore. I was wrong and my 128GB are full again. Downloading shows and music in high quality needs quite a bit of storage, not to mention videos. As if to make matters worse, the OS takes up more storage than my first two phones had at all.

      • @[email protected]
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        410 months ago

        I never understood why anybody wouldn’t need SD access… There’s no way to have a reliable backup location in the event you can’t reach the internet for whatever reason.

      • @Merlin404
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        310 months ago

        Do you need all that on the phone?

        • Pika
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          510 months ago

          for myself I have about 250 gigs of photo/video from my camera since I use it a lot. then about 50 gigs of apps, the lack of an SD card slot is my exclusive reason that I never upgraded from my s20 to newer models. It’s also why I’ve decided to ditch Samsung when my phone finally dies. I just have yet to find a decent alternative that works in my area

          • @Merlin404
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            110 months ago

            Dont take me wrong, i will never defend a manufacturer taking away features for profitens while increasing price… I feel most manufacturer fucks there customer because most people bend over and accept, and the more people do, the more they try to get away with. F hate the current tech climate

        • Chewy
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          110 months ago

          I can delete most of the 20 GB of video, as it’s also uploaded to my photo gallery (Immich). Maybe another 5GB of apps that aren’t necessary, which often need a few hundred MB (Paypal 0,5GB).

          Anyway, an SD card would solve those issues. Hopefully 256GB will finally be enough storage.

          • @TwanHE
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            310 months ago

            Nah you’ll still run out. Just because you have more storage you start downloading more shows/filmsin higher quality.

        • @NegativeInf
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          -410 months ago

          Yea, who needs any of that on their phone?

          • @Merlin404
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            710 months ago

            Ive used almost 200gb on mine, but its mostly porn so 🤷, but i have a server to offload on if i want to

            • @NegativeInf
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              110 months ago

              I’d say that makes you an outlier.