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Anything but a removable battery and SD card slot
Hey, a real keyboard is a massive change.
SD isn't needed like it used to be, my current phone (old Pixel) is 128gb, all my personal data is synced to home automatically. Anything extra I need I can grab via Resilio Sync.
An SD slot would be nice to have, but since you can't do things like change them on the fly they have their own limitations.
Removable battery is less of an issue too. Batteries have gotten better, and OS efficiency has improved tremendously. Replacing a battery is pretty straightforward anymore, I haven't broken a screen doing it in years.
Less of an issue yes, but still massively better than not having them.
Having to rely on an internet connection to access all your files is not good. Even more so if you're using a paid proprietary software. With an SD card you can load it up with files and take it with you. And swap it between devices if you want.
As for removable battery, there is no substitute for being able to go from 0% to 100% battery or replace an old worn battery in seconds. It was so useful.
Manufacturers want us to pay for their cloud services and buy their latest device when the battery fails on the old one. Removing the SD card slot and gluing on the back panels to stop users swapping batteries with ease is for their benefit and not ours