[ROM] iNew V3 Ultimate v1.0.4 rooted/full touch CWM

[GizBeat]

excellent briefing burs

i usually transfer files from my pc through wifi with es file explorer, it works great with wifi bandwith limitations, of course, if I want to transfer to another android device you can use wifi direct with file explorer in both devices

if I want to transfer massive amount of files the fastest way to me is transfer from pc to external sd card, and then to the internal storage with any file explorer, es file explorer is again my choice

so really this partition map has no drawbacks to me, I think all android phones should come this way, and I think nexus devices do it so

In the case of transferring via SD, you'd need an extra SD card, an OTG adapter, or open the phone and have to put the SD card in and reboot, transfer, then swap back to your regular SD and reboot again.

You could also use the SD card you already have - assuming it's not too full to hold the files you want to transfer to phone storage.

Either way, you're transferring the files twice and resetting your phone at least once if you don't have OTG cable and extra SD handy. It's a clumsy situation when you should just be able to mount via USB and have it done with in a few seconds.

In the case of transferring via ES Explorer, it's slow and not always convenient to connect to the host PC through the network. Obviously if you're home and doing it, it's not such a bad situation.

Another option is to mount your SD card and copy files (if it has the space), then transfer them to phone storage. Again you're transferring the files twice and adding having to navigate ES Explorer to transfer them.

These are fine workarounds for the intermediate user, but for newbies it's a hassle and even for the expert, having the option to mount storage via USB is a big plus.

On top of it all - Factory reset wipes phone storage.

I'm not sure I can see any positive to the current setup. If you could mount phone storage and factory reset didn't wipe phone storage....Maybe. But that's not the case.