Getting back on topic, I'm finding if I want an SD card slot (or any of the hardware features I need/want) I have to stick to Samsung these days.
I got a Galaxy Nexus to play with last year. It's a decent phone and having the full fresh Android updates is nice (I have the Play Store edition running on a cheap prepaid $30/mo T-Mobile package). But having only 16GB and no SD slot makes this a second "toy" phone for me. My daily driver is my Galaxy S3 on Sprint's unlimited plan.
I also prefer having a minimum 32GB internal storage. I already use 16GB of my 32GB internal. No way could I function with less space. Not if I want to pin music, TV shows or podcasts off my apps. Irritates the snot out of me I cannot pin them to my SD card.
Why do I use my 64GB SD, you ask? Camera and video. Sometimes I plain forget my point and shoot but I always have my phone. The SGS3 does a good job with night shots and HD video. I absolutely NEED big storage if I'm gonna use it as a camera. And if I have any hope of watching something while on the train or traveling, heck even on my commute home, I need that extra storage for downloaded files.
Because of that, I passed on the Nexus 4. No replaceable battery, no SD slot and 16GB storage makes this a toy phone for me. A bigger more useless toy than my GNex. (At least the GNex has a user replaceable battery.)
Maybe when Google starts releasing phones with a minimum of 32GB I'll reconsider. But for now, Samsung has my money because they offer the hardware features I need.
Motorola can take their MotoX and stick it in the R&D black hole for all I care. So can Google with their Nexus phones and LG with their Optimus bricks. They are all falling down the Apple rabbit hole of overpriced underfeatured pieces of junk. I'll vote with my dollars for better choices.
Oh btw the reason for the user replaceable battery? You ever try to recharge your phone with one of those portable units? It takes you a good 2-3 hours. More if you want to use it. Having a second battery gives you a full charge in 2 minutes. At night I just drop the used batteries into an external charger and I'm good to go for the morning.
The only people I see complain about LGs phones are the ones who got screwed over with the G2x or w/e it was called, ever since the Optimus G they have been great phones.
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