6GB of RAM is too much, Huawei P-series COO says

06 March 2017
The official says the RAM race reminds of Cold War times, points out that Huawei does have 6GB models after all.

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  • 07 Apr 2017

AnonD-9010, 06 Mar 2017IPhone 7 has 2gb RAM and iPhone 7 plus has 3gb RAM. Why?crappy os, doesn't need more than that

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    • 06 Apr 2017

    Well, I'm looking forward to picking up a (Huawei made) Honor 8 Pro later this year. With a QHD screen at 5.7" and .... 6gb ram and 64gb storage.

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      • 05 Apr 2017

      there's no such thing as too much, in regards to RAM, anything is possible if all want it, it's a cp that were talking about here right....the more the much better..........

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        • 13 Mar 2017

        ein, 08 Mar 2017Then tell Huawei to only sell only exclusively onlline, wit... moreI have not tried any Huawei Phones yet. But I must say, with or without Marketing, OnePlus 3 has done an awesome job. I am a proud OnePlus 3 Owner.

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          • 09 Mar 2017

          AnonD-206508, 09 Mar 2017I can understand the difference of performance which may be... moreLoading apps onto ram from storage is limited by the storage speed.

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            • AnonD-206508
            • PZa
            • 09 Mar 2017

            I can understand the difference of performance which may be affected by different capacities of RAM for operation (4g/6g) but I can't get how the storage memory affect the performance given they are not exhausted to extreme levels.

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              • PZa
              • 09 Mar 2017

              I can understand the difference of performance which may be affected by different capacities of RAM for operation (4g/6g) but I can't get how the storage memory affect the performance given they are not exhausted to extreme levels.

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                • 81X
                • 09 Mar 2017

                EDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD, 09 Mar 2017I would love to screenshot all your individual statements a... moreIn 2 or three more years, when it's time to replace a current handset, then /maybe/ apps will have become so bloated and resource hungry as to see noticeable benefit from 6+ GB. By that time a circa 2016-2017 handset with 6GB will be starting to feel sluggish, slow-charging, short-lived, and be unsupported, and outdated.

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                  • 09 Mar 2017

                  I would love to screenshot all your individual statements and slap it back on your face in 10 years time and ask you "How much RAM did you say was enough?"

                    If they mention 6 gb of Ram is too much why would they make their P10 series with 6gb of ram ? It's like making a cake with plenty of strawberries and then tell your customers putting too many strawberries is pointless and increases the price of the bought cake.

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                      • PBJ
                      • 08 Mar 2017

                      I really love this article. This has showed that the fact of the fast performance not only depends on its RAM but also the resources management. and I really love the performance of my P9 since I've bought it one year now. it runs smoothly with only 3GB RAM.

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                        • 08 Mar 2017

                        robogo, 06 Mar 2017And yet the 6 GB OnePlus3 costs almost as half as their 4 G... moreDoes Oneplus have noticeable marketing? ads? retail stores or service centers?

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                          • 08 Mar 2017

                          JMTM, 06 Mar 2017LOL Huawei! The only thing thats too much here is your pr... moreThen tell Huawei to only sell only exclusively onlline, without physical shops, without service centers and without any noticeable marketing whatsoever. Then you can tell them to sell the P10 for half the price. Oh wait there's Honor. Heck, tell Oneplus to open physical shops and service centers and continue selling their phones at that price. Seriously.

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                            • AnonD-345325
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                            • 08 Mar 2017

                            Don't go the nokia way to.decide what spec customer needs on his phone only.time and customer will decide what we need

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                              • 07 Mar 2017

                              Anonymous, 07 Mar 2017Because you have to check your eyes. All online videos show... moreMaybe caching will help and more ram will help that, but won't dozens of fully loaded apps increase cpu load, use more battery and generally be a bad idea on a phone?

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                                • 07 Mar 2017

                                ...erm, 07 Mar 2017Unless you're using it for VR, QHD is still pointless and a... moreFor QHD is useless too (full of giant pixels). 4k is minimum for good VR.

                                So QHD is the worse of all worlds. Too high res to make (much of) a difference compared to FHD and too low res for VR. The awkward in-betweener. Sadly it's the most popular resolution of flagships too ... I am expecting them to make the jump to 4k , the next useful resolution (since 1080p) but it doesn't seem to come. So many vendors "punish" people with that weird resolution ...

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                                  • 81X
                                  • 07 Mar 2017

                                  AnonD-469718, 06 Mar 2017One or two years back the same Huawei stated that "there is... moreUnless you're using it for VR, QHD is still pointless and a waste of resources in a phone. Huawei is following the market, which (however ill-advisedly) demands bigger/'better'; that implies neither that they've changed their opinion, nor that the features are actually useful.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 07 Mar 2017

                                    Surficial, 07 Mar 2017Why have I seen a video of a 3gb xz switching between apps ... moreBecause you have to check your eyes. All online videos show that oneplus 3 holds a lot more apps in memory, especially after the latest firmware update.

                                    GPU ram + play services + OS + OOM ram is around 2GB and that's a feature on all phones running latest androI'd, that's minimum usage. No memory optimization in the world can make 1GB of extra free ram (2GB -> 3GB) act like 4GB of RAM (2GB to 6GB). It simply can't give birth to extra ram. It never happened , never will...

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 07 Mar 2017

                                      3-4-6-8 gig is matters but most important is battery capacity and battery life. Flagship phone has smaller capacity compare with midranger phone, that's so absurd and irony. We pay much money and get thin battery, I hope few vendor will bring a big battery capacity for flagship and other will follow (not sure about sony and Apple). Need big and optimize battery consume rather than EXTREME bigger RAM! 4 TO 6 is enough for this year or two.

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                                        • AnonD-456829
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                                        • 07 Mar 2017

                                        Anonymous, 06 Mar 2017"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -Bill Gates Th... moreYou Sir have given a very logical answer. I appreciate that. But I think Huawei's software optimisation combined with 4GB of Ram is sweet