8GB vs 6GB- Anyone notice a difference

[linkiik121]

8gb is faster. I have both. what's weird is the battery is better on the 8gb too

 

[andrew_ackley]

8gb is faster. I have both. what's weird is the battery is better on the 8gb too

Is it a decent difference? How do you know its better?

 

[TurdRon_FergusonBurgundy]

Anyone notice a difference with 8GB vs 6GB?

There will be ZERO noticeable difference on a 2018 smartphone. By the time this much RAM matters you will be well on past the Note 9.

 

[nathasnajperowa]

What do you mean by "By the time this much RAM matters you will be well on past the Note 9"?

 

[Gayle Lynn]

Does cache get reported in the usage numbers? I definitely see a difference between Note 8 6GB and S8+ with 4.

 

[linkiik121]

Is it a decent difference? How do you know its better?

I have both. I was setting it up for my father as hes older and need help. I carried both with my for two days Testing. I the note 9 with 6gb drained faster every time.

 

[Mr Segundus]

the battery is better on the 8gb too

I notice that on my 8GB Note 9 as well. It's getting slightly better battery life than my 6GB Note 9 had.

 

[TurdRon_FergusonBurgundy]

What do you mean by "By the time this much RAM matters you will be well on past the Note 9"?

Meaning by the time applications actually need 6-8gb ram the Note 9 will be old news and you will be using a different device. We are a good few years away from it. Updating spec year over year helps sell devices - processors and camera tech we absolutely notice, especially camera tech, but RAM? Not so much yet. 6-8 GB of ram is nice but applications simply do not require it at this stage.

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

Meaning by the time applications actually need 6-8gb ram the Note 9 will be old news and you will be using a different device. We are a good few years away from it. Updating spec year over year helps sell devices - processors and camera tech we absolutely notice, especially camera tech, but RAM? Not so much yet. 6-8 GB of ram is nice but applications simply do not require it at this stage.

Are you an App Developer may I ask ?

My thoughts are this extra Ram will allow my Note 9 to have more open apps etc without them reloading / refreshing.

 

[TurdRon_FergusonBurgundy]

Are you an App Developer may I ask ?

My thoughts are this extra Ram will allow my Note 9 to have more open apps etc without them reloading / refreshing.

I am not personally an App Developer but one of my close friends is and has developed a few widely popular apps on the platform. I won't say what they are but you have all heard of them. Your Note 9 does not need 6-8gb of RAM to have more open apps without having to reload/refresh.

 

[Gayle Lynn]

Use DeX and see if RAM matters and affects it. 4 didn't cut it, 6 helps. I'd guess 8 helps too.

Demo of opening 100+ apps, then going through reopening in reverse was in a YouTube video last fall. Useless test? The S8+ was no slouch but it did reach a limit where opening apps.

Do we need 8GB RAM?
https://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-6-do-you-really-need-8gb-ram-phone