Expandable memory, replaceable battery, big screen, ICS = me want!

[blisterpeanuts]

I never thought I'd get excited about a user-replaceable battery and a microSD slot in an Android phone, but given the horrible trend toward eliminating any expansion possibilities (*cough* HTC One *cough*), not to mention limited internal storage (*ahem* G. Nexus), I am bursting with joy. 64 gigs internal + 64 gigs additional = useful.

The large display doesn't actually float my boat that much; I've gotten used to an iPad and a Kindle Fire, so tend not to do lots of reading/gaming anymore on the phone. In fact, if Sammy came out with a Galaxy S 2.5 with a smaller (i.e. less expensive and battery-sucking display) I'd be quite interested. Still, it is in the category of nice-to-have.

I'm planning to wait about six months, then shop around on the refurbished market. My first smartphone was a Nexus One. Would have totally gone for a Galaxy Nexus, had Google not limited the memory. Them's the breaks.

 

[jjeff444]

i was way happy to see the removable battery and the sd card slot as well.

i dont like the trend towards sealed unibody phones. why can't they make a sleek unibody phone that is able to have a removable back portion to replace the battery. is it that impossible? we can send probes to saturn but not have a sleek phone with a removable back?

i need to be able to swap a battery when i'm at work and i'm rarely near an outlet while working. also the option for extended batteries is awesome.

 

[Gearu]

I hope Samsung realize they've got a market for removable batteries, SD cards and a physical home key. I hope they stick with it for the S4.

(dramatic voice) I won't go back to LG.