Weekly poll: how much RAM is enough?

03 December 2023
Some phones these days have as much as 24GB, with others you can't get more than 8GB. And what's with virtual RAM, anyway?

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  • 04 Dec 2023

SinEate.r, 04 Dec 2023I just hope people at some poit will understand how phone b... moreYeah. About that issue.

We literally have Apple and Samsung users who boast about lengthy software updates. But will not blink and buy the next year's model immediately. The absolute state of consumer electronics.

    I just hope people at some poit will understand how phone businesses it is. And stop buying this this crap phones. So we can advance.

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      • 04 Dec 2023

      xtrad3, 04 Dec 2023And I'm sitting here with an s23 ultra 8gb ram with ra... moreGood to see you found out that ram extension features are a mistake. Too bad thousands will fall for that will lots of promotional posters showing it off.

        [deleted post]i am typing this on a vivo device dummy
        why do we fill the entire comment section eh? let's not do that

          [deleted post]many people buy apple unfortunately. whatever the trend they make, manufacturers follow suit. like dynamic island, removal of charging bricks, headphone jack and sd slot. apple made everything inconvenient.

            Anonymous, 04 Dec 2023We definitely need 64GB of RAM like on PC to play Candy Crushplease tell to vivo. they have bunch of rams

              DroidBoye, 04 Dec 2023I voted for 6GB RAM. It's still viable in use-case for... moreVery nicely said. You like apple. Sure it's ok man. But let me tell you this is one of the worst company in the world worse even Nvidia. At least they did some good stuff. Your favourite copany richest one I the wold. Hahaha can even engineer 5g system. Boy and I should leave it like that..

                I voted for 6GB RAM. It's still viable in use-case for Android unless otherwise you have PC-mode feature so a base of 8GB is enough. Keyword "enough". This is with the strict thinking relative to use-cases.

                In reality more RAM is always better given everything's equal. For example why does cheap phones around 400USD already has 8GB to 12GB RAM while the premium lineup like the iPhone only has 6GB maybe even 8GB max for quadruple the pricepoint? Manufacturers are just gatekeeping features just so their next release will be more than the previous even though, for the pricepoint, they can just easily give more but they wouldn't because of their profit margins.

                  zanezonair, 04 Dec 2023Phone is op11 256/16. Tablet is OnePlus pad 128/8+4 I... moreYa sure in your fantasy

                    I phone user's why are you even on this topic. You don't have any RAM. Why bother...

                      zanezonair, 04 Dec 2023Phone is op11 256/16. Tablet is OnePlus pad 128/8+4 I... moreYou won't say to any iPhone as I can see

                        Phone is op11 256/16.

                        Tablet is OnePlus pad 128/8+4

                        I look for 8-12 gigs usually. As 12 feels like the perfect balance of extra ram to me.
                        But I won't say no to 16.

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                          • 04 Dec 2023

                          We definitely need 64GB of RAM like on PC to play Candy Crush

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                            • 04 Dec 2023

                            12GB of RAM is much enough for most flagship phones. Its much better than 8GB of RAM that old ones stuck at LPDDR4X, and then will get over the better SoCs right there

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                              • 04 Dec 2023

                              imparanoic, 03 Dec 2023Look at the actual sales of flagship gaming mobile phones a... moreDon't know what you been doing but I gamed with many androids with not even 8GB ram and it was still enough to run smooth and not be as bad as your iPhone

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 04 Dec 2023

                                I would say 6GB of RAM or even 8GB ram should be enough considering sooner or later more apps will start using up more memory and even if 4GB is good for light tasks you never know what may happen and why wouldn't you want to have it just incase.

                                  you have to suffer, 04 Dec 2023i own y50 before but i sold it long ago. then i use y33s, n... moreI will try bro. But you need to tall me. How much money you can spend. And what continent. And btw it was POCO X3 PRO best phone I ever had for 179euro. Lost it in the bus..

                                    xtrad3, 04 Dec 2023And I'm sitting here with an s23 ultra 8gb ram with ra... moreram plus puts the storage chip into stress hence the lag. i don't see why manufacturers take this as a feature and sales point.

                                      SinEate.r, 04 Dec 2023Because of system? You have what model? I'm interested... morei own y50 before but i sold it long ago. then i use y33s, not a fan of the ui. 8gb ram feels like 4gb. occasional stutters and wifi issue. sold it again, not suitable for me. ended up using v9 i'm using and typing this comment now. looking for a phone to upgrade. it runs fine the battery life is garbage. SOT lasted 3 hours even i had the phone battery changed 3 months ago. damn i miss my poco m3 pro..

                                        And I'm sitting here with an s23 ultra 8gb ram with ram plus by default trying to figure it out why my pixel 7 feels much more snappy. I've turned the ram plus off and now the phone flies. I recommend turning it off

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