Phone Brains Getting Pricier? Zappi Explores What That Means For You!
Ever wonder what makes your phone super smart? It's like a tiny brain chip! But guess what? Those brains are getting a bit more expensive!
Imagine your phone is a superhero, and its superpower is thinking super fast and doing amazing things like playing games or taking awesome photos. Well, inside every superhero phone is a tiny, super-powerful computer, like its brain! A company called Qualcomm makes many of these brains, called 'chips' or 'processors'.
Recently, the boss of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, said that these powerful little brains are going to cost a bit more money starting very soon, on September 1st. Think of it like this: if your favorite toy company decides to make their super cool action figures with extra shiny paint, they might charge a little bit more for them.
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Based on reporting by The Verge.