Fewer phones have micro sd and hdmi?

[kodiak799]

I can barely notice a difference between a 720p screen and the Turbo's QHD. Guessing 1080p is indistinguishable from QHD.

I'm struggling with one-hand use on the Turbo. Seriously thinking about returning it and buying the Moto X1 off Amazon. Otherwise it's a great phone, and given the width/length I actually wish it was a little thicker.

4.7" is the perfect display size for one-handed use. Wish they'd stop ruining perfect.

 

[Ollie]

Lollipop is opening up sdcard functionality again:

Android 5.0 Lollipop To Feature SD Card Functionality Ubergizmo

 

[kodiak799]

Remains to be seen what we get. SD card has always been fine for mass storage of content such as photos and music. OEM's not including SD cards is purely a choice to cut down on costs.

Glad I got the 64gig Turbo. Out of the box it's down 12 with the rom and bloat. After apps and data and some other stuff I think I was left with only about 40 gigs!

 

[Ollie]

Wow. And they say Samsung's firmware sizes are bad.

 

[FoxKat]

Remains to be seen what we get. SD card has always been fine for mass storage of content such as photos and music. OEM's not including SD cards is purely a choice to cut down on costs.

Glad I got the 64gig Turbo. Out of the box it's down 12 with the rom and bloat. After apps and data and some other stuff I think I was left with only about 40 gigs!

For me, even after loading a bunch of Apps on this beast, in seeing quite a bit more still available.

Also, note the OTG USB storage feature on the bottom of the second screenshot. That solves the removable SD dilemma for me.

Oh, and for battery...

 

[xeene]

Android OS on xperia takes 7gb.
What did shock me the most(well after it passed my water submergency test) is that it's lte speed is faster then my previous Droid Maxx. In our house with crappy signal(galaxy nexus wouldn't even pick up 4G signal always stayed on 3rd) my wife's LG g2 gets 15-20mbps download, Maxx was getting 30-40mbps and Sony just made me drop my jaw...

These are in the area where I get 2 out of 5 bars signal.

 

[kodiak799]

People have talked about wifi performance. It may be an issue on the border of weak signals, but 20-25megs is more than sufficient.

 

[Rocer]

I love the SD card. Just the idea that I can store as much stuff as I want on my phone is great. I've always voted with my wallet by never buying a phone without an SD card expansion. After all this is one (of few) reasons why I bought an Android phone over an iPhone as my first smartphone years ago.

 

[FoxKat]

Android OS on xperia takes 7gb.
What did shock me the most(well after it passed my water submergency test) is that it's lte speed is faster then my previous Droid Maxx. In our house with crappy signal(galaxy nexus wouldn't even pick up 4G signal always stayed on 3rd) my wife's LG g2 gets 15-20mbps download, Maxx was getting 30-40mbps and Sony just made me drop my jaw...

These are in the area where I get 2 out of 5 bars signal.

That is some shocking performance there! Damn, wish I could do a side by side comparison with my Turbo. I've always been a big advocate of Motorola. I'm just not sure that the Turbo could match that performance above.

 

[xeene]

My dad got a free turbo from his work. I might do side by side video if I can steal my wife's phone one of these days.

 

[Ollie]

The on screen time of the Z3 is astounding. When Samsung does away with removable batteries I will be switching to Sony. Unless the Sony impresses me when I test drive it at the store. Can't wait!

 

[kodiak799]

For me, even after loading a bunch of Apps on this beast, in seeing quite a bit more still available.

Android OS 11.70GB
Apps & data 3.53GB
GReader 3.10GB (offline storage of articles and images)

I suppose it's @46GB for music and pics....but Google Newstand isn't cranking yet, which will be a couple more gigs.

 

[droidprincess]

A phone with no SD Memory is a deal breaker for me. ....I was always a Moto fan until they did away with removable batteries and sd cards. I will stick with Sammy for now

sent from my hot Note Pro!