Isn't this abnormally high ram usage

[Phonejock]

I'm using no programs and still using 70 percent of my ram. Is that normal?

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[ethanemc505]

That's almost exactly where mine hovers. I imagine it is precaching some programs even though it says none are running.

 

[snookasnoo]

Android is Linux which uses available ram as much as possible and releases it when other things need to happen. It's nothing to worry about.

 

[Raptor007]

Not sure, what is the S4 RAM usage like, given how much stuff is on that phone it may be even higher. Don't forget Android does a pretty good job of managing RAM for us.

 

[snookasnoo]

Read this about ram usage in Linux servers. It works the same with Android as it is Linux with a jvm.
Help! Linux ate my RAM!

 

[semp1]

That's crazy. The htc one doesn't even use 620mb on average.

 

[Raptor007]

The HTC One uses how much RAM? Some devices pre-cache RAM for different reasons.

 

[snookasnoo]

Android caches ram in the jvm, disk, and apps that are running. Quite a bit of caching going on. It knows what is doing and will release it when necessary. Really nothing to worry about. Earlier versions weren't quite as smart about releasing and reallocating memory but its been good for some time mostly because of Dalvik jvm optimizations. You can't really compare two devices unless you know exactly what is happening on those devices.