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mgmueller · 09-29-2012, 10:59 AM

I've just read the reviews for the Sony Xperia Tablet S (replacing the former Sony Ericsson Tablet S) on Amazon Germany.
One of the buyers stated the old problem: You can't save/move apps to the SD card.
Strange enough, this can be done on Sony Tablet P. It can be done on most Android tablets. But not on (at least) Sony Tablet S and Samsung Galaxy Note.

Now the friendly and helpful responses from other reviewers:

"I don't understand, why this is an issue. 16GB should be plenty. Android apps aren't that big".

"Who needs more than 16GB? Buy Apple, If you don't have a clue".

Again: Aggressive, incompetent and pointless.
a.) The buyer claims, he misses the App2SD functionality. So do I! Stating "16GB is enough" is someones personal opinion. I don't agree. And it's not even the issue. Even if it would be enough, the App2SD option still is missing, although it's standard on most other Android tablets.
b.) Someone stating, 16GB would be enough, obviously only plays "Angry Birds". If that's your thing, you certainly can install 100 casual games in 16GB. But what about my 2.5GB of Kindle books? My 3GB of Kobo books (less books in total than in Kindle, but some huge Dilbert and Garfield comics)? My 2GB of world maps in Navigon? My 12GB of Zinio magazines? My 5GB of German "Spiegel" magazine issues 2010 to 2012? You manually can copy your MP3s to the SD card. But you can't download them in "7Digital" for example, they would be saved to the limited internal memory instead of the SD card. That's another 12GB for me.
Meaning: On a tablet, it's obviously not all about the apps. It's about the content. And if you read (or even worse: Watch movies), 16GB isn't much. Again: You manually could save movies or MP3s to the SD card. But you can't download to the SD card...

What I -again- really don't get:
Someone states his problem.
Compared to other Android tablets even a valid problem.
But the other reviewers tell him:
- Your problem doesn't exist.
- I don't see this as a problem, so you shouldn't either.
- I don't get your problem, so you must be an idiot.

In this specific case:
German Telekom told me, the 32GB version of iPhone by far is their bestseller.
64GB seems to be too expensive, 16GB seems to be too limited.
If on a smartphone 16GB isn't enough, it's way more critical on a tablet of course.
You have more options on the bigger display, leading to more apps, content and GB.
So the statements aren't only aggressive and harsh and unhelpful, they aren't very smart either.

And again: This really pisses me off.
Why don't they just ignore the review?
Why do they have to post aggressive nonsense and personal attacks?

09-29-2012, 10:59 AM	#50
mgmueller Member Retired Posts: 3,308 Karma: 13024950 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets	Another story I've just read the reviews for the Sony Xperia Tablet S (replacing the former Sony Ericsson Tablet S) on Amazon Germany. One of the buyers stated the old problem: You can't save/move apps to the SD card. Strange enough, this can be done on Sony Tablet P. It can be done on most Android tablets. But not on (at least) Sony Tablet S and Samsung Galaxy Note. Now the friendly and helpful responses from other reviewers: "I don't understand, why this is an issue. 16GB should be plenty. Android apps aren't that big". "Who needs more than 16GB? Buy Apple, If you don't have a clue". Again: Aggressive, incompetent and pointless. a.) The buyer claims, he misses the App2SD functionality. So do I! Stating "16GB is enough" is someones personal opinion. I don't agree. And it's not even the issue. Even if it would be enough, the App2SD option still is missing, although it's standard on most other Android tablets. b.) Someone stating, 16GB would be enough, obviously only plays "Angry Birds". If that's your thing, you certainly can install 100 casual games in 16GB. But what about my 2.5GB of Kindle books? My 3GB of Kobo books (less books in total than in Kindle, but some huge Dilbert and Garfield comics)? My 2GB of world maps in Navigon? My 12GB of Zinio magazines? My 5GB of German "Spiegel" magazine issues 2010 to 2012? You manually can copy your MP3s to the SD card. But you can't download them in "7Digital" for example, they would be saved to the limited internal memory instead of the SD card. That's another 12GB for me. Meaning: On a tablet, it's obviously not all about the apps. It's about the content. And if you read (or even worse: Watch movies), 16GB isn't much. Again: You manually could save movies or MP3s to the SD card. But you can't download to the SD card... What I -again- really don't get: Someone states his problem. Compared to other Android tablets even a valid problem. But the other reviewers tell him: - Your problem doesn't exist. - I don't see this as a problem, so you shouldn't either. - I don't get your problem, so you must be an idiot. In this specific case: German Telekom told me, the 32GB version of iPhone by far is their bestseller. 64GB seems to be too expensive, 16GB seems to be too limited. If on a smartphone 16GB isn't enough, it's way more critical on a tablet of course. You have more options on the bigger display, leading to more apps, content and GB. So the statements aren't only aggressive and harsh and unhelpful, they aren't very smart either. And again: This really pisses me off. Why don't they just ignore the review? Why do they have to post aggressive nonsense and personal attacks? Last edited by mgmueller; 09-29-2012 at 11:02 AM.