… A phone's SoC used to cost much more than RAM and storage, but now, for flagship devices with 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage, these components cost more than Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, Wccftech reports . …
… Note that in many cases, the PCM is being integrated either as a cache solution or as an additional tier of storage between NAND and DRAM, just as NAND is often integrated between DRAM and a conventional hard drive. …
… Multiple companies have also invested in bringing up new foundries for NAND production in recent years, to fuel the growing demand for smartphone storage. According to a DRAM Exchange press release in March, overall NAND prices fell 20 percent in Q1. …
… I know that money can be really tight when you're a full-time student, but it's absolutely worth the investment. …