Cover image via CCTVNews's FacebookThe thing with iPhones is that they're already very expensive to begin with, which is why many opt for the 16GB version
The RRP (Recommended Retail Price) for the newly launched iPhone 6s starts from RM3,199, for the 16GB model, while the 128GB model costs around RM4,699.
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Which is why most aren't willing to pay for the 64 and 128 GB and given that there are no microSD slots, memory expansion is out of the question
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However, shops in China have found a way to bypass this problem – by replacing the storage of iPhone memories, something that hasn't been done before
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For a price of USD92 (RM397), a 16GB iPhone can be upgraded to 128GB. This is possible because repair shops have found a loophole in Apple's software.
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According to Xu, a shop owner who provides the service said that the procedure requires experienced technicians because it requires welding
According to Xu, owner of a phone repair shop in Chongqing Municipality, replacing the original memory card of the iPhone, which requires technicians with superb skills to weld the new memory card on sixty pinpoint soldered joints.
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He also claimed to have worked on at least 70 iPhones in the past – with no defaults and problems
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After just one week of introducing this new service, Xu's shop has updated more than seventy iPhones with zero cases of user failure.
