alt Hacker NewsOr they'll start making cheap phones with <=2GB of RAM again and people will have to write software that uses memory efficiently (the horror).
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stein1946 • today at 11:10 AM
How much cheaper will a phone with 2gb vs one with 4gb? What changes in the supply chain?
type0 • today at 9:44 AM
> nd people will have to write software that uses memory efficiently (the horror).
Not possible since we all "need" AI in our phones
a-french-anon • today at 7:36 AM
You underestimate how poorly optimized Android (both the OS and ecosystem) is.
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Fire-Dragon-DoL • today at 8:33 AM
Glad me and my wife both bought a pixel 1 year ago, see you in 6 years! Lol
dist-epoch • today at 7:19 AM
As the HN saying goes, people who can't afford an iPhone or a MacBook will not be your paying customers anyway, so don't worry about them.
This is low-key a dream of mine. That we _start_ hyper-optimizing code to use less RAM and resources overall.