We here at SamMobile have kept our ears to the ground about the dual-SIM Galaxy Note 5 featuring a second SIM slot that could double as a microSD card slot upon the phone’s release. Nothing was confirmed then, but it has been confirmed now. The dual-SIM Galaxy Note 5 will feature a second SIM slot that has microSD card compatibility, according to a picture leaked by site ePrice.
The picture of the dual-SIM Galaxy Note 5 shows “SIM1” and a “SIM2/MicroSD” slot labels, confirming the presence of the feature for Chinese consumers.
A number of Galaxy Note customers will examine the photo below and wonder why Samsung could not produce this feature for US customers who were interested in the Galaxy Note 5, but keep in mind that the presence of two SIM slots doesn’t jive with what has been carrier contracts in the past, as well as carrier exclusivity desires.
Samsung has already gone on record months ago stating that it will play nice with US carriers and not violate their wishes, since carriers are one major factor of the Korean manufacturer’s success in the US. Even if most customers would use the second SIM slot for storage expansion, carriers want complete exclusivity of a customer under contract. Not only that, but carriers are known for locking their devices to the carrier network until a person’s two-year obligations have been paid in full – and leaving an additional SIM slot to allow an obligated customer to flirt with a competing carrier is out of the question.
Outside of the US, however, and apart from devices under contracts or traditional agreements, Samsung’s decision to remove the microSD card slot has much to do with the company’s faster UFS 2.0 flash storage and greater security for the overall smartphone experience.
What can be learned from this? Varying geographic locations play by different sets of rules in the wireless space, and Samsung needs carriers as much as customers do.
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