Memory shortage spurs smartphone makers to melt used memory off old devices, then re-solder it onto new products — recycled memory to keep budget phones affordable; 'reballing' adoption to double by 2027
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Reballed memory currently accounts for a small share of smartphone components, but adoption could nearly double by 2027 as manufacturers look for alternatives to increasingly expensive DRAM.
  • AmyAye@nord.pubEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    Maybe they will give us replaceable batteries again so we can just keep using older phones.

    • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      The EU has forced that.

      My concern is we start to notice applications become slower to load and someone discovers nefarious code waa injected to throttle the equipments performance or use the battery faster.

      • doctorflynt@feddit.orgBEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Well, good thing is that we also arent forced to buy iOS/Android devices and their bloat. Source: written by a phone that runs neither.