Timeline for Can you upgrade the RAM of an Android device?
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| Nov 30, 2017 at 15:26 | comment | added | iBug | Note that RAM is rarely on the same chip as CPU and GPU. It's on a different chip that's packaged together. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 7:36 | comment | added | Suici Doga | @chromozonex Google announced that Project Ara won't allow you to change the CPU , RAM , Storage or even the battery | |
| Apr 8, 2014 at 20:04 | comment | added | chromozonex | Project Ara from Google might be able to bring this concept to reality! | |
| Apr 8, 2014 at 15:30 | comment | added | JasCav | And, you may ask, "why don't the designers make it possible to perform upgrades?" It basically comes down to size. Supporting upgradable RAM greatly increases the amount of space the internals take up which increases the size of the phone, the weight, etc. | |
| Apr 8, 2014 at 14:06 | comment | added | chromozonex | In addition, having changed the hardware, it is highly unlikely that the existing drivers will work with that hardware. You would have to recompile Android with your new drivers! This is harder than it sounds. | |
| May 16, 2012 at 0:49 | vote | accept | tinytinysky | ||
| May 14, 2012 at 16:51 | history | answered | Lie Ryan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |