Do you think 512MB of ram is an issue?

**Killjoy** · 01-06-2011, 10:54 PM

Im just posing this question since this will be my first smart phone.

I like the fact that it is dual core. I keep on hearing bad things about moto blur. However the one thing that irks me the most is that it only has 512mb of ram while the AT&T counterpart has a full Gig of ram.

Do you think this is a major crutch? Do you think I would even notice? What do you think their reasoning is for the amount of ram that is on par for phones that came out last summer?

**Chris Kerrigan** · 01-06-2011, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Killjoy

Im just posing this question since this will be my first smart phone.

I like the fact that it is dual core. I keep on hearing bad things about moto blur. However the one thing that irks me the most is that it only has 512mb of ram while the AT&T counterpart has a full Gig of ram.

Do you think this is a major crutch? Do you think I would even notice? What do you think their reasoning is for the amount of ram that is on par for phones that came out last summer?

I think it's going to depend on how much bloatware Verizon loads this thing up with. If it's "relatively" bloat-free, in the sense they don't shove Madden and all that garbage down our throats, I don't think it'll be a huge deal.

**BlackPrince310** · 01-07-2011, 01:07 AM

Won't be a problem.

**thebizz** · 01-07-2011, 01:16 AM

Shouldnt be an issue but if it has allot of bloat that you can't uninstall it won't be enough best bet use the official fb and twitter app with a third party launcher

**briankeith513** · 01-07-2011, 03:50 AM

I doubt it will be an issue. Motorola is not gonna provide you the most powerful processor, one of the best screens, and the best battery (1930 mah), and give you ram that will be insufficient. I am sure this will be fine.

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**moosc** · 01-07-2011, 03:59 AM

Well its a let down. For a top tier phone this a let down. What I've read this bear min for gingerbread to run. This is MOTOs way to sticking it to VZW for getting iPhone. This phone should stand out above the at&t version but it doesn't

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**dwaynewilliams#WN** · 01-07-2011, 04:06 AM

I don't think that it will be a problem. My Droid X has tube same amount of Ram and I have no issues.

**.46caliber** · 01-07-2011, 07:03 AM

I have yet to see any trend other than increasing the amount of bloatware that goes on a phone. When the DX shipped, we had some bloatware including NFS Shift trial. Then with one of the updates we got Madden. Two games I never play. One I can't remove.

The memory may not be a "problem" per se, but if anything will slow up this device, it will be the memory. From the Droid X, you've essentially doubled your processor, but have left the memory the same. Would you go from a single core on your PC to a dual core and still leave the 1Gb of memory you had since it was built?

**green** · 01-07-2011, 08:12 AM

Solution: don't buy the phone.

This phone has great specs but also has a locked bootloader, Blur, and will most likely come with tons of Verizon bloatware.

But I can wait till summer anyway. None of these phones blew my X out the water in terms of performance.

**DolfanCole** · 01-07-2011, 08:23 AM

Motorola indicates that the memory is DDR2, desktop-caliber, RAM. I'm familiar with what this is, but I don't know how this relates to the current state-of-the-art for mobile phones. Anybody have any idea on how this relates? Is it a case of much faster RAM than typical mobile devices, so the size is somewhat negated (i.e., the speed of the RAM allows it to be much less of a concern as a bottleneck)?

**DolfanCole** · 01-07-2011, 08:26 AM

Another thing is that the device still has not been released. Depending on schedules, if further testing and evaluation proves the device to be undersized in terms of RAM, Motorola might still increase it to 1GB.

**AllenRulz** · 01-07-2011, 10:40 AM

I myself would probably go with RAM more.. I know the Thunderbolt has 768MB of RAM.

**Cyber Warrior** · 01-07-2011, 10:53 AM

Don't see it being a problem. It looks like a great phone. My DX has 512 and its still fast. With it having a dual core processor there wont be much of a noticeable difference in speed then a phone with 1gb of ram without a dual core. Plus it will most likely help with battery life then if it had 1gb. Once rooted, overclocked and with 4g network speeds...that thing will be blazing fast.

**DolfanCole** · 01-07-2011, 11:01 AM

Just found an article concerning the type of memory.

For what it's worth, here's their (PanTech's) statement:

Pantech says that just the presence of DDR2 memory makes the handset 1.5 times faster than phones with regular memory.

Of course, if that's true, then the size only being 512MB may in fact be negated, or further prevent it from being the bottleneck.

**thebizz** · 01-07-2011, 11:47 AM

This ram wont be an issue unless this phone is overwhelming with bloat it will fly. But please VZW give us the option to uninstall bloat and stub apps without root

**Killjoy** · 01-07-2011, 12:24 PM

Thanks for all the replys. Still have deciding to do. Hopefully by the time this phone is out there will be other options on the horizon that I might wait for.

**thebizz** · 01-07-2011, 12:29 PM

Hmm if you continue to wait their will always be something newer and better I feel this is what I've been asking for plenty of memory higher than the normal resolution screen dualcore and good build quality and given the fact the dx Loos huge next to it with the same size screen is a bonus

**Johnly** · 01-07-2011, 12:33 PM

The RAM is DDR2. It is plenty significant on dueling 1Ghz processors.

**tmacfan4321** · 01-07-2011, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by moosc

Well its a let down. For a top tier phone this a let down. What I've read this bear min for gingerbread to run.

I don't agree at all. Gingerbread runs really, really well on 512MB of RAM on my Incredible. It's definitely not the bare minimum to run the OS. I have no worries about the amount of RAM in the Bionic.

**Kyle Gibb** · 01-07-2011, 03:28 PM

512 MB isn't bad as far as Android goes. I think the 1GB is mostly to make sure the Linux build runs smooth with FF and Flash as opposed to needing it in Android.

**tmacfan4321** · 01-07-2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Kyle Gibb

512 MB isn't bad as far as Android goes. I think the 1GB is mostly to make sure the Linux build runs smooth with FF and Flash as opposed to needing it in Android.

That's a really good point; I'm suspecting that is why they added the extra 512MB. Motorola probably wouldn't just throw money down the drain like that. The UI overlay is probably pretty hefty, memory-usage wise.

**Raptor007** · 01-07-2011, 06:06 PM

I have read on other forums that the extra memory for the Atrix is most likely there to support the netbook part of the device. Its needs more memory since it has a second platform that requires it.

I have to agree now with the others that with much faster DDR memory and better memory management we will be fine.

**Chris Kerrigan** · 01-07-2011, 08:24 PM

Not to mention the fact that because Android is Linux based, it's very efficient at handling the memory it does have available.

**Bushido Brown** · 01-07-2011, 09:08 PM

I can't wait till a manufacturer announces their phone will have 1280 megs of RAM so everyone can start *****ing about how having a gig is such a huge let down.

**thebizz** · 01-07-2011, 09:13 PM

And that's the bad thing if the atrix didn't have 1gig no one would care. This phone should fly I can't wait to try it especially with desktop quality ram