Ambernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory &mdash; firm reportedly aggressively trimming memory specs as supply dries up amid global shortage

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Ambernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — firm reportedly aggressively trimming memory specs as supply dries up amid global shortage

Zhiye Liu · 2026-05-29 · via Latest from Tom's Hardware

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