expiredDLS4U | Staff posted Mar 24, 2025 08:07 PM
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expiredDLS4U | Staff posted Mar 24, 2025 08:07 PM
OnePlus 13R 12 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM + Nord Buds 3 Pro - $449.99 + Free Shipping with Trade-In of any device in any condition @ OnePlus
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Pretty sure a lot of people just think "this is memory, but it's not [dynamic] RAM - must be a ROM, then." No, flash storage is another type of RAM. As far as I know modern systems generally only use ROM to store firmware, like EFI or BIOS on a PC. Pedantic, I know, but just call it "storage" or "SSD" and you'll be correct without confusing anyone.
These days some people call SSDs hard drives. I think we need a better term for old-style mechanical drives but people typically call them hard drives. I think it would be appropriate to call hard drives, SSDs and the other storage not directly addressable by a processor, external storage but I think it is confusing to call external storage SSDs.
The fact that technology has become more complicated than in the past means that we need to be more careful about terminology.
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The fact that technology has become more complicated than in the past means that we need to be more careful about terminology.
Actually the OnePlus site also says "256 GB ROM", which is impressively wrong to be coming straight from the vendor.
Actually the OnePlus site also says "256 GB ROM", which is impressively wrong to be coming straight from the vendor.
This is how it's been referred to for quite some time.
From Google:
What ROM is:
ROM stands for "Read-Only Memory," but in smartphones, it's used to describe the non-volatile memory that stores the operating system, apps, photos, videos, and other data that remains even when the device is turned off.
Function:
ROM acts as the phone's primary storage, holding everything from the operating system (like Android or iOS) to the user's installed apps, photos, videos, and documents.
https://us.nothing.tech/pages/phone-3a
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Glad I started to post here because they have been out of stock for a WHILE now and I was on the notification list but received nada...but when I go to get the url for my post it was in stock.
Thanks to perplexity.ai Here are the specifications for the Nothing Phone (3a):
Body:
Dimensions: 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight: 201 grams
Materials: Plastic body, glass back and front
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back for notifications, camera fill light, and 26 addressable zones
Display:
Size: 6.77 inches
Type: AMOLED
Resolution: 1080 x 2392 pixels
Refresh Rate: 30-120Hz
Brightness: Up to 3000 nits peak
HDR10+ support
Performance:
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
CPU: Kryo 8-core CPU
RAM: Up to 12GB
Storage: Up to 256GB
Camera:
Rear Cameras:
50MP main sensor (f/1.8)
8MP ultrawide sensor (f/2.2)
50MP telephoto sensor (f/2.0) with 2x optical zoom
Front Camera: 32MP (f/2.2)
TrueLens Engine 3 with AI processing
Battery:
Capacity: 5000 mAh
Charging Speed: 50W wired
Operating System:
Nothing OS 3.1 based on Android 15
Additional Features:
Essential Space AI-powered hub
Glyph Interface with LED light strips
Dual nano-SIM support (no eSIM in standard model)
Colors: White, Black, Blue
The company says that the phone has 256 GB of ROM and it is calling RAM storage. RAM (Random Access Memory) is memory, it is in the name, RAM is not storage.
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What ROM is:
ROM stands for "Read-Only Memory," but in smartphones, it's used to describe the non-volatile memory that stores the operating system, apps, photos, videos, and other data that remains even when the device is turned off.
Function:
ROM acts as the phone's primary storage, holding everything from the operating system (like Android or iOS) to the user's installed apps, photos, videos, and documents.
I think you are confused. I will be very surprised if Google has published such an article. I assume you mean that you found that using a Google search. Google search is unable to determine what is authoritive and what is fake. You need to post a link to the article that says that. It is important for us to determine the authenticity of the article. It could be written by someone 15 years old with very little experience with reality and Google might include it in the results. You need to learn that the results of a Google search cannot be considered authoritive without due diligence.
For one thing, I really doubt a phone's operating system, and definitely not applications, are stored in ROM.
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