No removable battery is a dealbreaker for me too. The battery life on these new phones is just terrible, and I rarely make it 8 hrs without having to recharge or swap batteries.No microSD, removable battery and LTE are deal breakers for me. I travel too much to rely on one battery all day. I keep 2 extra 3500mAh batteries for my GS II on me for days that I know ill be in airports/planes for 8+ hours a day using my phone as a wifi hotspot.
Time to buy the Note II!