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How does a smartphone compare to the Apollo computer?

“The Apollo Guidance Computer that helped land astronauts on the Moon had only about 4 KB of RAM, while a modern smartphone has millions of times more memory.”

Reference: NASA

What are the different types of laptop batteries?

There are currently three types of batteries commonly used to run people's laptops:
1) Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries were the standard technology for years, but are now out of date.

2) Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries are a cadmium-free replacement for Nickel Cadmium.
3) Lithium Ion (Li-ion) is the battery you want for your laptop and is the current standard for portable power.

How does a smartphone compass work?

Smartphones have a tiny sensor called a magnetometer that measures Earth's magnetic field to work as a digital compass.

What does Moon dust smell like?

Apollo astronauts said Moon dust smelled like spent gunpowder.

Another fact

“The Apollo Guidance Computer that helped land astronauts on the Moon had only about 4 KB of RAM, while a modern smartphone has millions of times more memory.”

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