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JavaElemental

Do any android devices not have an SD/SIM tray?

I just upgraded my phone for the first time in the better part of a decade and have discovered the joy of the frustrating to open SD/SIM tray. My old phone I just had to remove the back cover and I could pull either card right out, quickly and easily. My new one I bent out of shape just installing the SIM card it came with.

I use SD cards for data transfer more than I use them for memory expansion, are there any new(ish) smartphones that I would have an easier time frequently unmounting the SD card from?

Posted Nov 16, 2020, 7:07 PM UTC

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Fatalstryke•

Phones have been using SIM trays for a long time. For the most part, removable backs haven't been a thing since 2016, and even then they were already using SIM trays.

Taking a SIM tray in or out shouldn't be hard, just don't force it. IMO the worst part is putting the card in the tray.

Galaxy S5 is the last one in the S lineup, since 6 is when they glued it shut...

OH, just double-checked, the LG V20 did put it under the cover. So there you go, get yourself an LG V20.

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BillieIrish2•

You have to search if you want a premium one, but as far as I know the phone with a removable back is a nokia c1

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antena11•

Goggle phones and iphones don't have expandable memory.

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JavaElementalOP•

Not having expandable memory doesn't really help my problem of needing expandable memory that is easier to access.

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Basic-Stay•

Just wait for Apple to announce a phone with no SIM tray 😅

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trix4rix•

Just get a type-c flash drive.

Micro-sd's aren't designed for many file transfers, they're designed for long-term storage. They have very low write-cycle counts as a result.

If I were you I would change storage behavior, especially considering the requirements you have for your phone, and the less-than-ideal flash use.

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