RAM BOOST

[yvsmadhav]

Smartphones have been launched with 6 & 8 GB of RAM.My first PC came with 128 MB of RAM and my current computer has 4 GB of RAM. Do the smartphones really need this or is it just an unnecessary addition? In any case, the smartphones cannot replace computers despite the massive amounts of RAM.

 

[Matty]

My Blackberry Priv has 3GB of RAM and it normally stays around the 2.5GB mark with a few apps open. Even the high end iPhone 7 doesn't have 4GB RAM and that performs exceptionally well. So, smartphones shouldn't need it but if you have software that chews up RAM then it's necessary.

 

[B. Diddy]

Remember that PCs and Android devices use RAM differently, so you can't really compare them like that. At this time, it's very unlikely that 6-8 GB of RAM on an Android device will make any noticeable difference compared to one with 4 GB of RAM. This might change in a few years, but right now, the RAM arms race is kind of useless. It's just a selling point to users who don't fully understand how the phones work.

 

[Hambutty]

I agree that a phone doesn't need 8gb of ram but when you're getting 128gb of storage for that price I'm not complaining.

 

[Dylan Lopez]

That would be nice..

 

[queensoft]

Maybe it's a twofold approach:
1. marketing purposes - when customer hears "6 Gb of RAM" imediatelly think "wow, that's a great phone".
And forgets about weak CPU or GPU or low storage.
2. future proof - this one is tricky.
If they make the phone too good and still works after 3 years, nobody will buy the new models.
If they make it too weak and all of a sudden (like under 1 year) there are apps that really need so much RAM, customers will toss the phones and move to another brand.

 

[cactuspete23]

8GB sounds like a lot for a phone.

 

[Ahmedthegeek]

But there are phones with more ram and better cpu such as one plus 5

 

[Ahmedthegeek]

And yeah theres a difference b/w pc and mobile ram. M ram are not that powerful compared to pc

 

[Theo Donacik]

Now with modern phones, lots of RAM is nessissary, but 8 gigs is a little excessive.

 

[AFM1204]

It's specsmanship. No one needs 8gb ram or is going to need it for the next three years.

Considering all of the corners they cut, I hope it didn't cost too much for OnePlus to add.

 

[iCoerce]

I use my OnePlus 3T with a ton of customization. 6gb of ram is definitely useful when I factor in that at least 1.5gb is locked in at all times