There's a reason why Samsung is where it is, and I think it's always good to be reminded about what worked and what didn't. Instead, there could be a dedicated slot that could be reinforced with a cover to retain the phone’s water-resistant rating - or perhaps a spring loaded slot. Previous microSD slots in Samsung’s phones often required users to remove the SIM slot, but that’s also inconvenient. I would much rather just pop in the memory card into my phone.

When I shoot video or photos with my Panasonic Lumix S5 mirrorless camera and want to share them on my social media quickly, it’s often a painful, laborious process using the Lumix app on my phone to transfer those files over Wi-Fi.

What I like about the Samsung Epix’s implementation is that the microSD slot is easily accessible through a single cover on the side of the phone. We haven’t seen the microSD slot in Samsung’s flagship series since the Galaxy S20.

Telescoping S Pen means more room for other stuffĪs a videographer that typically goes through memory cards filled with 4K video, I really would love to see the microSD card slot make a comeback. I suppose it could be its version of the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro. Not only could the optical trackpad be used for navigation, but I suspect it could also support multitouch gestures to perform specific actions. This optical trackpad could allow me to easily navigate around the software while holding the phone and when I can’t stretch my thumb to reach the upper corners of the display. Mind you, this wouldn’t be the first time this has been done, seeing that I remember how the Motorola Backflip had an optical trackpad fashioned on the back of the phone when I reviewed it. I’m not saying that the Galaxy S24 Ultra should slap a similar optical trackpad somewhere on the display (that’d be ridiculous), but on the back instead. It could be helpful in situations when I’m just relying on my one hand to use the phone. Dead center on the Samsung Epix is an optical trackpad that acts to move the mouse cursor in Windows Mobile, something I think could also solve my disdain for unwieldy sized phones.

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