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I don't know if it's true for the Pixel phone as well, but the iPhone has been using flash storage that's more like an SSD than traditional flash since the iPho
by kitsunesoba 10y ago
I don't know if it's true for the Pixel phone as well, but the iPhone has been using flash storage that's more like an SSD than traditional flash since the iPhone 6S and the iPad Pro 9.7" - they even use a miniaturized MacBook NVMe controller - and it's a great deal faster than an SD card. Most 128GB consumer SSDs sit at the ~$90 price range, which makes the upgrade price make a little more sense.
Of course the speed boost vs. an SD card might not matter to you but that's another subject.
- ianburrell 10y agoPixel uses UFS storage which is significantly faster than the flash storage in most phones. The Samsung S7 also has UFS. But not as fast the NVMe interface in recent iPhones.
- tinus_hn 10y agoThe whole point of the different sizes is to have differentiation. It allows Apple to have a cheaper and a more expensive model. That way they have a reasonably affordable model for customers that are more price sensitive and an expensive model for people who don't really care. These prices are not really related to flash memory prices. You pay more to have a phone that you can enjoy more.
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