As we all know by now, the upcoming Sony Xperia S will not come with removable storage of any kind. It will have 32GB of internal memory, which truth be told, should be enough for most people. However, the Japanese equivalent (the Xperia NX) will be bundled with a special microSD card reader that will allow you to access additional storage. Given that both phones are essentially identical, it’s a shame that we’ve not heard of anything similar being bundled for the western market.
We’ve come across the first pictures of what this reader/USB host entails. The first part is a microSD card to USB adaptor and the second part is an USB A 2.0 female to micro USB B male cable adapter. These two parts together should enable you to have USB OTG access on your new Xperia S. Even if it isn’t bundled with the Xperia S, you can buy both pieces for around £6 on Amazon UK, so it’s not expensive. At least it provides some kind of work around for those of you with large microSD memory cards lying around.
Via NikkeiBP, ITMedia and AScii.
