5G variant question

[beavermjr]

I currently have a Galaxy S5. Due to cost of phones, I only buy them when I NEED a new one. Anyways… Now is time for a new phone. I’ve been looking at the S10 and figured I would wait for the 5g variant as it will be better down the road than buying a 4G version.

I read that the 5G variant does not have a SD card slot. How do I move files between phones? PC to phone without one? I’m used to having my files on the card and simply moving the SD card from phone to phone…
Does anyone know if this is a direction that Samsung will be going with other phones as well? I like Samsung and want to stay with the brand, but want an SD card Slot. What do folks recommend I get if not the S10 5G. Maybe the 4G since it will be some time before 5G makes it to the east coast? When 5G goes nationwide, get a 5G phone?

 

[Tel864]

I currently have a Galaxy S5. Due to cost of phones, I only buy them when I NEED a new one. Anyways… Now is time for a new phone. I’ve been looking at the S10 and figured I would wait for the 5g variant as it will be better down the road than buying a 4G version.

I read that the 5G variant does not have a SD card slot. How do I move files between phones? PC to phone without one? I’m used to having my files on the card and simply moving the SD card from phone to phone…
Does anyone know if this is a direction that Samsung will be going with other phones as well? I like Samsung and want to stay with the brand, but want an SD card Slot. What do folks recommend I get if not the S10 5G. Maybe the 4G since it will be some time before 5G makes it to the east coast? When 5G goes nationwide, get a 5G phone?

There's always Dropbox or Google Drive.i use Dropbox quite often for moving files.

 

[beavermjr]

That's not exactly what I was looking for. I will not buy a phone without the SD card Slot.

My first thought was to upgrade the S5 I have to android 6 with root so apps work again. Some need Android 6 at a minimum. This would give me time to keep searching an hopefully elevate the lag and bugs that have found their way into my phone. This way I keep my phone until more 5G phones hit the market. Best of all, It costs me nothing.

I then thought of getting a 4G S10 but when 5G hits, I'm then gonna have to buy a new phone in order to take advantages of faster speeds. That might not be such a bad thing as it will be a while before 5G hits and in that time hopefully some phones with better specs than the S10 5G are released. Part of me thinks its a bit early to jump on 5G since the network is not yet available and even when it is, there may not be many apps or services that NEED 5G.

I guess I'm kind of talking my self into a 4G S10 and holding off on 5G until it been out for a while and there is a need to make the switch. What do you folks think?

 

[curioct]

That's not exactly what I was looking for. I will not buy a phone without the SD card Slot.

My first thought was to upgrade the S5 I have to android 6 with root so apps work again. Some need Android 6 at a minimum. This would give me time to keep searching an hopefully elevate the lag and bugs that have found their way into my phone. This way I keep my phone until more 5G phones hit the market. Best of all, It costs me nothing.

I then thought of getting a 4G S10 but when 5G hits, I'm then gonna have to buy a new phone in order to take advantages of faster speeds. That might not be such a bad thing as it will be a while before 5G hits and in that time hopefully some phones with better specs than the S10 5G are released. Part of me thinks its a bit early to jump on 5G since the network is not yet available and even when it is, there may not be many apps or services that NEED 5G.

I guess I'm kind of talking my self into a 4G S10 and holding off on 5G until it been out for a while and there is a need to make the switch. What do you folks think?

the real question you have to ask yourself is will 5G make any really inroads in the next 3 years where you live just because the technologies are ratified and carriers are making some noises I would not expect to see significant roll outs in anywhere outside of major cities for a good couple of years at least,

 

[beavermjr]

Thanks. I didn't know that 5G is that far away. I'm in Albany, NY and not a major city. Knowing that, I will go with a 4G variant. Now to decide which size and processor I want.

 

[Kaliaila]

I am in a similar boat, but I am now considering waiting to see whether the note 10 pro's 5g variant has an sd card or not.

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[dcap0187]

You can easily transfer files from your phone by plugging it in with the cable provided to your PC, or use AirDroid. I was concerned about 5G at the very beginning and realized it's not going to be fully developed for another few years and from what I've been reading it's only going to be in densely populated areas.