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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•3 months agoAndroid 12 took up 700MB RAM, leaving some space for non-sytem apps on lower end smartphones. Android 13 takes up easily 1.2GB, leaving almost nothing at the benefit of having a somewhat “snappier” interface
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•3 months agoLower end phones usually already have 8 GB RAM (example: Galaxy A54 5G, 300€ new).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•edit-23 months agoI would consider the A-Series of Samsung “mid-range”. I know you said “lower” and “mid-range” is lower than “high-end”, but I suspect tetris11’s issue mostly applies to “low-end” phones. Something like a Motorola Moto G Play 2024
minus-squareDoglinkEnglish-2•3 months agoYou consider that a good thing… Phones shouldn’t have this much RAM.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•3 months agoWhy would higher RAM be a bad thing? That’s like saying phones shouldn’t have more storage, faster processors, better camera, … Sure, they worked before that already. But isn’t technological advancement still good?
Android 12 took up 700MB RAM, leaving some space for non-sytem apps on lower end smartphones.
Android 13 takes up easily 1.2GB, leaving almost nothing at the benefit of having a somewhat “snappier” interface
Lower end phones usually already have 8 GB RAM (example: Galaxy A54 5G, 300€ new).
I would consider the A-Series of Samsung “mid-range”. I know you said “lower” and “mid-range” is lower than “high-end”, but I suspect tetris11’s issue mostly applies to “low-end” phones. Something like a Motorola Moto G Play 2024
You consider that a good thing… Phones shouldn’t have this much RAM.
Why would higher RAM be a bad thing? That’s like saying phones shouldn’t have more storage, faster processors, better camera, …
Sure, they worked before that already. But isn’t technological advancement still good?
To a certain point.