Real world performance difference between a 4gb ram and a 6gb ram?

[columbusohio]

Hi there, I purchased a 4gb ram phone because the 6gb version is the CN version with global rom. The 4gb version is the global version with all original settings. Is 4gb phone inferior to 6gb phones in any performance related situations?

[SupaKomputa]

It all depends on the load. If the OS is bloated then it would demand more memory.

More memory means you can switch to more apps quickly as it would not need to reload.

Some function in OS that you turn on also costing more memory, like faceid, but you can disable this.

I have 4gb phone and most of the time it still have 1.4gb of memory left, just to give you a picture.

All of that with chrome, whatsapp, google maps, instagram and some other apps that running at the same time.

As long as there's some memory left, there won't be any performance degradation.

[Darkseth]

Keep in Mind, how Android works with Ram Management. You will NEVER see Ram getting "literaly full", and it will still reload and kick Apps out.

Just looking at how much Memory you have "left" has absolutely nothing to do with the question, if 4gb Ram is enough, and if 6gb Ram would make any difference.

You might know, that you often have 1.4gb Ram "free", but do you know if All apps, you have used in the last 2 weeks, are still kept in Memory, ready to be opened again?

Do you know, how many of those were "kicked out", just to make Ram Free for the case you want to start something?

 

That's really not an indicator how much Ram makes how much difference.

 

 

 

4gb vs. 6gb Ram:

 

- Ram has NOTHING to do with performance itself.

- More Ram = It can store more apps = less Reloads when you open them. That will be a small wait time, because Apps that open from internal storage take longer, than when they're "already up" in the Ram.

 

If you're a Poweruser, who uses alot of Apps, and Multitasks alot: 6gb Ram will make a difference.

If you don't care if your App reloads within 0,5 - 2 seconds, or is "instantly Ready", it still makes a difference, but it won't be relevant for you.

If you don't even notice if your App is still in Memory, or had to reload, it will NOT make a difference for you.

 

 

Very short answer: 6gb Ram can hold more Apps than 4gb Ram --> less Apps will have to "reload" when you switch back to them.

[Fishman]

On 1/21/2019 at 7:31 PM, Darkseth said:

Keep in Mind, how Android works with Ram Management. You will NEVER see Ram getting "literaly full", and it will still reload and kick Apps out.

Just looking at how much Memory you have "left" has absolutely nothing to do with the question, if 4gb Ram is enough, and if 6gb Ram would make any difference.

You might know, that you often have 1.4gb Ram "free", but do you know if All apps, you have used in the last 2 weeks, are still kept in Memory, ready to be opened again?

Do you know, how many of those were "kicked out", just to make Ram Free for the case you want to start something?

 

That's really not an indicator how much Ram makes how much difference.

 

 

 

4gb vs. 6gb Ram:

 

- Ram has NOTHING to do with performance itself.

- More Ram = It can store more apps = less Reloads when you open them. That will be a small wait time, because Apps that open from internal storage take longer, than when they're "already up" in the Ram.

 

If you're a Poweruser, who uses alot of Apps, and Multitasks alot: 6gb Ram will make a difference.

If you don't care if your App reloads within 0,5 - 2 seconds, or is "instantly Ready", it still makes a difference, but it won't be relevant for you.

If you don't even notice if your App is still in Memory, or had to reload, it will NOT make a difference for you.

 

 

Very short answer: 6gb Ram can hold more Apps than 4gb Ram --> less Apps will have to "reload" when you switch back to them.

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Thank you for this very well written explanation while I'm not the OP I did learn how ram in our smartphones works.