Samsung aren’t saying that they will charge for Galaxy AI feature but the fine print says the following:
“Galaxy AI features will be provided for free until the end of 2025 on supported Samsung Galaxy devices. Different terms may apply for AI features provided by third parties.”
They still have an SD slot but got rid of the notification LED.
I miss the notification LED so much, AOD is an impractical alternative IMO. Using AOD to just emulate a notification LED is overkill, using it for too much kills the battery.
If a good reasonably priced phone arrives with all these functions back, I’d buy that over anything currently on the market.