Upgrade iPhone capacity from just 16 GB to 128 GB at 7000 Yen

In the case of SIM free iPhone 6s, 16 GB is 80,800 yen tax excluding tax, 126 GB is 118,800 yen tax excluding capacity, but 24,000 yen is different, except for capacity. It is a big difference for consumers, but in reality, there are shops in Shenzhen, China, which will change the 16 GB iPhone to about $ 60 (about 7000 yen), to 128 GB.

Only $ 60 to upgrade your iPhone from 16GB to 128GB! - YouTube


There are reporters in Shenzhen market. Hold the iPhone on your right and started talking, "Apple's terminal has a very different price depending on the storage capacity."


It was a small shop in the market that came. This shop seems to bring the iPhone capacity from 16 GB to 128 GB at only about 7000 yen.


Three men are working in the shop.


IPhone in hand.


First off the case of the iPhone from the power ... ...


Remove the logic board.


Remove the 16 GB NAND flash memory from the logic board.


Installing the flash memory removed from the golden equipment ...


We will transfer all data including serial number to 128 GB of new flash memory.


And I will return 128GB flash memory to iPhone's logic board.


After that, complete the logic board on the iPhone and restart iPhone to complete.


For confirmation, I compared the old flash memory I removed to another iPhone and compare it, the storage capacity of the right iPhone is increasing, but ....


Serial number · wireless LAN address · Bluetooth etc matched.


All the work takes about 30 minutes. It is said that the service began around the spring of 2015, and now it seems that 50 people will arrive on the day. In addition, currently upgradable devices are iPhone 6, iPad Air, and older devices.