I have a 32gb 4s and a 16GB iPad3 and need more storage on the iPad and less on the iPhone and was thinking of opening up the devices and swapping over the memory cards. Apart from a bit of possible soldering. Is there anything I joule be alarmed about and also is this actually possible?
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iPad3 to iPhone 4s swapping memory
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"Apart from a bit of possible soldering". This isn't a 1970's Heathkit radio. I doubt even Apple could just swap out memory; I'm sure they just replace boards when they refurbish iPads. You would likely destroy the board before you managed to remove the NAND chip.
The chips are pretty much part of the board after assembly. Removing them would almost certainly destroy the chip and the board.
To get a picture of what the chip/board assembly looks like, head over to iFixIt and check out the teardown.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-3-4G-Teardown/8277/1#.T9bxGO2aD8s
Step 19 shows the flash memory (yellow box on photo).
These things are not "your father's pc".
Way, way too little and not made for swapping out. If they were, Apple would be selling memory upgrades. Pretty sure you can not find anyone selling upgrades - cause it is too difficult if not close to impossible to do.
Way, way too little and not made for swapping out. If they were, Apple would be selling memory upgrades. Pretty sure you can not find anyone selling upgrades - cause it is too difficult if not close to impossible to do.