IS the Thunderbolt going to have a microsd or be LAME like Nexus S?

rushmore · Jan 1, 2011

Apparently the Nexus S design will also be branded and sold as a Windows phone, hence no microsd (external space treated as part of the one system with Windows Phone, so some OEMs are just putting in flash and no microsd).

If the this device has the 16gb AND the microsd- cool! If not, we can thank the rubes at Microsoft for joining Apple and pushing OEMS into this consumer unfriendly BS.

No micorsd equals no sale. If I want that kind of trash, I can buy an iPhone this spring.

fabulas · Jan 2, 2011

I used to have the HTC Touch Diamond and it didn't have a SD slot. It would have been nice to have a SD slot, but you actually get used to the internal memory. Do you have a 32gb card now?

ckochinsky125 · Jan 2, 2011

Im sure it will have a micro sd card slot pretty sure that was stated somewhere. And even so its not that big of a deal 16 gb is plenty unless you like to load your phone with a bunch of porn

Medic_in_SC · Jan 2, 2011

Who doesn't?

ckochinsky125 · Jan 2, 2011

rushmore said:
Apparently the Nexus S design will also be branded and sold as a Windows phone, hence no microsd (external space treated as part of the one system with Windows Phone, so some OEMs are just putting in flash and no microsd).

If the this device has the 16gb AND the microsd- cool! If not, we can thank the rubes at Microsoft for joining Apple and pushing OEMS into this consumer unfriendly BS.

No micorsd equals no sale. If I want that kind of trash, I can buy an iPhone this spring.

you do realize this would increase speed? and they would have somewhere where the internal sd card memory would go in case you lost or broke your phone right? Thats not really lame thats kind of smart although i do like being able to remove the sd card its actually a smart concept

Trident · Jan 2, 2011

rushmore said:
Apparently the Nexus S design will also be branded and sold as a Windows phone, hence no microsd (external space treated as part of the one system with Windows Phone, so some OEMs are just putting in flash and no microsd).

Actually, I think the Nexus S doesn't have an SD card because Android 2.3 now provides support for devices that to do not include SD cards. Google likes to use the Nexus line to show off new features/highlights.

The Android 2.3 platform adds official support for devices that do not include SD cards (although it provides virtual SD Card partition, when no physical SD card is available). A convenience method, isExternalStorageRemovable(), lets applications determine whether a physical SD card is present.

Source

rushmore · Jan 3, 2011

My Inc has the 6.6gb internal space full of psx and roms for TigerMame. Also have a 32gb loaded with mp3s and notice no lag with apps that use apps2sd. Spinning that constrained storage options like Apple and Windows Phone products seems respectfully whack to me.

The reason you are seeing these devices is due to Windows Phone and OEMs reducing core device builds to more common options. The Nexus S is an example and sadly, more will come.

panther2469 · Jan 3, 2011

A German website, HTCInside, leaked these HTC Thunderbolt specs:

4.3-inch touchscreen, 16.78 million colors.
Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread.
Qualcomm MSM8960 dual-core processor 1.2GHz.
8-megapixel camera (primary).
5-megapixel camera (secondary).
Hotspot capable.
GPS, aGPS.
1080p Full HD video recording and playback.
GSM / Quad Band | GPRS / EDGE / 3G / HSPA / LTE.
Wi-Fi 2.11 b / g / n.
Kickstand.
Bluetooth.
16GB Internal Memory | Expansion per 128GB microSDXC.
Battery 1800mAh.

ckochinsky125 · Jan 3, 2011

panther2469 said:
A German website, HTCInside, leaked these HTC Thunderbolt specs:

4.3-inch touchscreen, 16.78 million colors.

Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread.

Qualcomm MSM8960 dual-core processor 1.2GHz.

8-megapixel camera (primary).

5-megapixel camera (secondary).

Hotspot capable.

GPS, aGPS.

1080p Full HD video recording and playback.

GSM / Quad Band | GPRS / EDGE / 3G / HSPA / LTE.

Wi-Fi 2.11 b / g / n.

Kickstand.

Bluetooth.

16GB Internal Memory | Expansion per 128GB microSDXC.

Battery 1800mAh.

You're a little late with these this is old news now, been on the internet for a few days not to mention its also in another thread here

panther2469 · Jan 4, 2011

ckochinsky125 said:
You're a little late with these this is old news now, been on the internet for a few days not to mention its also in another thread here

Sorry, my bad

famouzstarz · Jan 4, 2011

ckochinsky125 said:
You're a little late with these this is old news now, been on the internet for a few days not to mention its also in another thread here

he was just posting info for the OP, maybe the OP should have done a search, or read the pre-release speculation thread.

NKT · Jan 4, 2011

It most certainly has expandable memory and supports at least 32gb

BCM · Jan 7, 2011

Here are the specs directly from HTC's site...

Networks: LTE 700, CDMA EvDO revA
Operating system: Android

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