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Ram in phones?

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[email protected] • 11 months ago

I don’t get why Android phones have so much ram.

They often have more ram than my wife’s MacBook and the same or my as my desktop.

How much ram is needed if you’re not gaming or video editing?

In my case, it’s a very occasional picture or video recorded and then just social media apps and web. Do I need to get a phone with 12gb? Or is that just thrown in there for marketing?

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It never feels enough. Apps always struggle to stay in memory. I don’t want to lose my position in apps and waste time while it reloads everything.

I have 6 GB in my Pixel 6a running stock Android 14.

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