Why does some smartphones get slower with time? Is it a hardware or a software problem?
In: Engineering
* Both.
* The hardware stays the same.
* Even with firmware updates, you can’t really increase the performance of the hardware that much.
* Software you can easily upgrade such that it needs more memory and faster processors in order to work smoothly.
* This happens because software makers come up with new features that newer phones can use.
* It should be noted, hardware on smartphones is “solid state” meaning there are no moving parts. Other than the long term memory chips, the hardware doesn’t “wear out”. So if your smartphone was never upgraded and always used the exact same software it wouldn’t slow down.
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