In the year of 2012, leaps and bounds where made in the mobile market. It was the first of many things to come at a fast pace. Dual-core 1 ghz processors became the norm. As well as having storage options of 16 or 32 gigabytes on board storage.
The year now is 2014. We have full high definition (HD) screens, quad-core processors that can run over 2 ghz and your choice of 16 or 32 gigabytes of on broad storage. I will give you a second to process that. We have made leaps and bounds in every area but on board storage. Worst of all, most manufacturers don’t offer external expansion.
Are there ways to expand memory? Yes. Some companies offer cloud storage. Problem with that is most carriers are on a tier data plan. The other carriers that do offer unlimited data either slow down your data or don’t have very much coverage to truly enjoy it. Another way is, if your running Android device, you can connect a USB thumb drive to the phone with some trickery and a special cable. Some thumb drives now even offer a private WiFi connection. However, they can be expensive and the WiFi thumb drive runs on a battery. Just something else to make sure that is charged.
In the full HD world of the mobile market, most forms of entertainment are taking up more and more space. Mobile apps take more space to be visually appealing on HD screens. Mobile games take more space to run on full HD. Worst of all, Android custom user interfaces take up more space. For example I have a LG G2, I bought it with 32 gigabyte built-in storage. Out of the box I only have access to 24 gigabytes. Yes LG uses 8 gigabytes to store bloatware and features I will never use, nor do I have the ability to delete it, outside of rooting of course.
In conclusion, in the mobile world everything gets faster, smaller, and is capable of more memory. Even if it cost more, I know I’m willing to pay more for it and I know I’m not the only one. Yes, some Android manufacturers have made higher built-in storage options for their devices. However, those are only a few when 64 gigabyte built-in storage should be a standard by now in the mobile world.
