How much RAM do you need for Android phone or tablet
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- If you look at how much RAM phones come with you may be shocked. Why? well, you can now get phones with 8GB of RAM or even 12GB. Do you really need this much RAM for your Android phone or tablet?
The quick answer is no and in this video, I'll explain how Android uses RAM differently to a computer, which is why you don't need as much RAM as you may think.
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wow great video even now it helped me feel better about my purchase on my tablet with only 4GB of ram but I have noticed I dont use much apps on it and it rarely goes past 3GB for what I use it for.
Thanks, I'm glad it helped. I've got a 3GB tablet and I've never had any issues with RAM. It's still the case that 4GB is enough for most people.
Very informative. Thank you.
Great video, thank you!
Hello, very helpful and informative. Thank you!
Glad it helped.
*stares at snapdragon 888 with 16gb of ram*
Currently looking for an upgrade from a Galaxy S9.. I'm interested the S21 Ultra (not the 16GB/RAM varient.. that's just insane). Kinda leaning on upgrading for a number of reasons, one being a crack in the screen and really degrading battery life at this point.. but one thing that puts a thorn in the side is the 4GB of RAM. If I have a game open (I play Pokemon Go a lot) along with the facebook messenger bubble pop-up, generally one crashes after a short time. Forget about playing music over bluetooth in addition.. I feel like 8GB in my case would be essential as well as future proof (6GB may do it, but 8GB seems comfortable).
My friend has 128gb of ram on his pc just because he can. And he does exactly the opposite what this guy said- he is downloading programs straight to ram instead of nvme-ssd so that they could run even faster. If you can buy phone with 16 GB of ram and it won't hurt ur budget just do it man. This guy's shirt is too tight to be trusted anyways...
@@mefjupl8679 Your friend is a hardo. And you seem to buy into all of that can over need...
Thank you sir.
hi there, awesome video. much needed information!
question to you, sir. would 2gb ram of an android tablet be enough to play 1 game?
and would a 2gb ram be enough to watch movies on separately on a different day or occasion?
It's difficult to say in relation to games on a tablet. 2GB is the absolute minimum and some games may not play well with 2GB. As far as watching movies. You should be fine to stream a movie with 2GB. If you can I would get 4GB of RAM though if possible.
That depends entirely on the game. Some games struggle with 4 GB of RAM, like Genshin Impact.
Thank you for the video! Very informative.
Perhaps now in 2022, if possible, I'll receive an advice from your side?
I needed a back-up phone a few months ago and went for a Realme with 4GB RAM.
I love it so much that I've got rid of my Samsung S20 with 8GB of RAM (which was bought second-handed and had some heating issues with it).
The build is not as Premium, and also the photos from the Realme are really bad - but I use my Fujifilm Cameras for photos anyway.
Beside these, I noticed that Realme with 4GB is faster in day to day usage than my old S20 (8GB) - perhaps because it has such a clean Android experience and it is a newer phone ?!?
On the Market my Realme model comes with 4 / 6 / 8 GB of RAM - I decided to keep this model (Realme 8) for 3-4 years from now, because I really enjoy using this phone. It is perfect for my needs, and feels great in my hands. Battery also is a big plus and I have the advantage of using 2 sims and also a microSD card on this phone at the same time - so I do not need to use 2 phones anymore (which is great) and also not to give up on my microSD (where I have tons of photos storaged).
But my question, considering that apps becomes larger and larger on Android, after 3-4 years will my Realme suit my needs with only 4GB of ram until 2025?
I've got it on a great deal (about 125$ brand new, with 2 year warranty) and is I thought to upgrade it to the same model with 8GB of RAM (because of the larger and more consuming apps year after year). But the 8GB model, brand new, is 280$ or more. Yes, I get the double the storage (128GB instead of 64GB - but I have 200GB on my microSDCard - so...) + double the RAM - but I must pay a bit more than double the money.
Do you think it's worth it to switch to 8GB now while this model is on the market or not - considering the long term usage?
At the moment 4GB are really enough and consider I've received more in the packaged than the spent money (great Amoled display, great size, great battery, 2 sims option + microSD).
So, I'm not sure if it is worth to spend more money for the extra 4GB of RAM.
I only use only these apps: Calls, Calendar, Mail, Messages, WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Documents (I write a lot on my phone) and ocassionaly UA-cam. This is it. No games at all!
Therefore, do you have any advice for me?
Thank you in advance and sorry for the long post (or/and poor English).
Greetings from Romania! ^^
PS: The version with 6GB of RAM costs nearly as much as the 8GB Model. So it is not worth to spend my money on it. (It is only 20-25$ cheaper than the 8GB model).
Considering the type of apps you use I'd stay with the 4GB. Also, in four years from now you may find another phone that is a suitable upgrade. If your phone is working fine stick with it. In four years from now 8GB phones will be cheaper, as I'm sure manufacturers will be shipping phones with 12 and 16GB, which you'll obviously never need on a phone.
@@ChromeComputingTV Thank you very much for your kind reply. The phone runs really smooth at the present moment and I really enjoy using it. Thanks again and all the best 🤗
Very interesting and informative video. Being a noob, this explains a lot. I need a little help from you on similar topic. I edit videos on my phone using an App called Youcut. It works fine and satisfy my requirements. However, small screen size makes it little difficult to do things. I was looking for a Tab and I am kind of confused as to how much of RAM it shot have. There are lot of options for 4GB but less for 6GB. Also, 6Gb ones seems to be exponentially costlier as well!. Will a 4GB tab satisfy my needs? My kid may use it to watch UA-cam, play some games (not the advanced graphic ones). Please help. And I have also subscribed to your Channel as well
Thanks. 4GB tablet should be fine. I've got a 3GB tablet and works fine. Not sure on the video editing front though because out of anything that is the sort of software that likes a lot of RAM.
Good job thanks.
Thanks
Very informative
Thanks alot man 🙏🏿
Thanks, I'm glad it helped
With the new galaxy tab s8+ and Ultra that are been sold at 8, 12, and 16g of ram, is that overkill? If you wanted to do video editing or sketching using a drawing app, 8g would still be enough?
Yes, 8GB would definitely still be enough.
Hi would galaxy tab s7 6gb be enough for digital drawing like using clipstudio? Also does only ram count when checking how fast it is?
6GB will be more than enough. The processor also has an impact on speed.
I wanna get the Samsung Galaxy tab S7 plus and i only will use it for draw, watch movies or play some videogames ( mostly for draw) does the 6 gb ram enough for me? Or should i get the 8 gb ram?
P.s does the draw apps run well with 6 gb ram?
6gb will be more than enough
I was just wondering the same. And it makes sense that I didn't throw more money for 2gb more RAM and storage I simply can upgrade by a SD card when I need it.
Nice video, but are 3gb ram enough to run autosesk tinkercad on tablet?
I'm not sure. It's best to check if you're wanting to use certain software.
Not a chance when I have my Samsung A70 on with no apps open it uses 3.5 GB of ram no one should go for anything lower than 4 and if your using hardcore apps my phone uses 6gb easy
I want to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE for university purposes, so i want to take notes with it (probably with an additional app) and use apps like Word, Powerpoint etc. (Sometimes maybe to watch something on Netflix) but its only available with 4 Ram. Is that enough?
Yes, you'll be fine.
@@ChromeComputingTV Thanks!!
You said android closes down some Apps to free up RAM. Does this mean that when the system closes the App it would not show up under overview when pressing the overview button (overview button is the square button at the bottom right next to the home button that shows recent open apps when tapped).
I'm really unsure why you're asking me this because the functionality that you're talking about is depending on your Android device. What I would do is try it and find out and then you will have the answer to your question.
@@ChromeComputingTV I am just simply asking that if Android kills an app to free up RAM, will that app appear in the show recent apps overview (the recent apps overview is accessed by pressing the square Android button). The square button is one of the 3 navigation buttons that Androids have (Circle button is to get to Home, Triangle button is Back, Square button is for recent Apps overview).
I don't know because I use a Pixel phone, which uses bare bones Android, and the buttons you're referring to I can just about remember on an older Android I had. That's why I'd suggest to check it out for yourself and you'll get the answer you're looking for.
@@ChromeComputingTV These days gesture navigation is used mostly instead of the buttons. Same thing can be achieved. BTW when does one know when Android has killed an app to save RAM? Then only I can check it out as suggested by you.
i had a 6gb ram i barely got past 4 lol not to metion it kills back ground apps anyway to save battery
I bought a Samsung a12 with 4 gigs of RAM, but after turning the phone on basically all of it is already used. I have something like 524 megabytes free. Which is ridiculous because I've removed all of the unnecessary applications and I don't use Facebook or social media, yet still just the base package takes up almost all the ram. That makes no sense
No that makes no sense at all. Have you used the tool to clear unused RAM. Should definitely have more available than that.
With an Android phone with 4GB of RAM it happens quite often that I'm writing a UA-cam comment, switch to the browser to research something and when I want to go back UA-cam starts from scratch and my comment is gone. It also happened to me quite often with games, I switched to the browser, switched back and the game would start from scratch.
Something happened to you developer's options. You might've flicked the No Background apps.
@@yewei5876 I don't think so. Multitasking generally works. Maybe Vivaldi, the browser I use, consumes significantly more RAM than standard Chrome.
@@uzefulvideos3440 Ok.
I'm currently on my 8GB phone with just UA-cam open and it uses 3.6GB. I'm a bit concern about my tablet with just 4GB...
I have a tablet with 3GB and never had issues with RAM. Don't worry about it you'll be fine.
It's true
great! you probably saved me 200$
Thanks, glad it helped
2021 jully and my phone alreayd makes uses o 6gb during extended usage times
What phone and Android version?
@@arcticsand9565 Galaxy Note 9 and android 9
Ugh! Yada yada yada! Get on with it!
Know you need more than 4 gigabytes of RAM my iPad reloads everything in the background and it's only has four apps open the iPad is a joke I think I'm going to get the Z fold 2 it's got 12 gigs of ram I think that would be enough for me without having it reload every time what a joke I'm going to replace my iPad with Z fold 2 when a joke Apple you have 4 gigabytes of RAM and you still can't keep at least four apps open on the iPad really
So for the new tab s8 ultra the 8gb of ram would be enough for UA-cam, video chatting, probably very little to no gaming and light editing on photos?
It will be fine for almost anything. 8gb is huge for a phone.
With the S8 Galaxy Tab Ultra I would go for the 12GB of RAM option with 256GB storage option to be safe.
@@TheHUhelps not sure if you're aware but tab s8 ultra has micro sd slot up to 1TB lol
@@UKRglory I did know but I appreciate you mentioning it. It's the RAM part that's a little disappointing. Not a really big issue though for how I use my S8 plus.
@@TheHUhelps I just ordered ultra with 8g ram. I think if you want to use Samsung DEX you may consider higher ram versions but if not I don't think you need more than 8gb for casual media consumption or app multitasking.
Think you need to go back to college, in theory you are right, but in the real world Android does not work like that, plus there are hundreds of apps that keep restarting and end up using up memory and too many manufacturers fill their phones with bloatware that also use up precious memory.. Speaking from experience you need between 4-6 gb . Though 6gb or 8gb will keep your phone running smoothly, effortlessly. I've used phones with 2gb, 3gb and 6gb memory and the 6gb is the best, it keeps my phone running smoothly, I use mine to play the odd game, note taking and web browsing/shopping..
That is exactly how Android works. You're obviously upset because you've bought a phone with too much RAM.
@@ChromeComputingTV OMG !
@@ChromeComputingTV Theres no such thing as too much Ram haha
@@Gwidas78 😂😂😂