Nowadays smartphone are getting crazy almost same spec with the laptop such as razer phone 8gb ram, however there are lot review stated that 4gb already more than enough. 6gb is for more safe, 8gb maybe extra safe?maybe..

What's you all view/opinion on it? Will you all spend extra money such as (Example) choosing p10 plus to get 6gb ram by expense additional RM 300-400 compared to p10 with 4gb ram?

If I'm some kind of rich people, I don't mind taking either 4gb RAM or 6gb RAM. Why? Because when new smartphone with latest tech has been launch, I will sell mine/give to family or friend/play with custom rom on it , and after that I'll purchase new smartphone for my usage. 4gb or 6gb or 8gb RAM won't actually mean anything if I use it for short term, only to satisfy the desire to have smooth sailing experience (although the difference is too little) and the eagerness to have the latest tech in hand.

But since I'm not that rich, I'll choose 4gb RAM. Why ? 6gb RAM for me is overkill right now. What I'm going to do with the extra RAM as my usage doesn't change so much since 2gb RAM era ? I got a good lappy to handle the sorts of heavier task which is more convenient than using a smartphone. And OEM such as SSS, AAA, XMX will try to bloated the RAM usage as can as possible the more the RAM a device got is. Unused/Unusable RAM by end user is wasted RAM/liability, which literally means I'll waste hundreds Ringgit for something I will not / cannot use. Better for me to spend my extra money for something benefitable for my /my family future life instead of spending it all on something that is too easy become obsolete within 1.5- 2 years.

BTW, RAM isn't the only I'll look into as any number more than 2 is sufficient enough to handle my daily task. Battery longevity, after sale service and support, software optimization, internal storage ( the more the storage, the merrier it is 😀), OTG and other peripherals support, micro SD card support, camera, additional security measurement, budget and etc helps me to determine my choice.

P.S : Iphone with 2gb and 3 gb RAM can work smoothly what, no sudden close, minimal lag that can be ignore.

Disclaimer : This is my point of view regarding the topic given, although it is not entirely honest as I don't want people reading my posting have hard feelings, but I'm not entirely ensure whether it still invoke their ego or not. Hence, to butthurt people which I meant no harm to your delicate emotion, please toughen yourself. ~ Peace ~

I like your opinion! Thank you very much!

I'm more focus on the UI the phone is using. Because it is one of the counterpart that runs all your processes and if it's well optimized it'll improve performance slightly.

So, if a phone that has great UI but only has 3GB of RAM compare to heavily skinned and poorly optimized UI phone with 4GB RAM, the first one will win.

if u play game take 6, dont need to keep reloading shit. if you get 4gb after awhile you will regret not getting the 6.

i rarely put apps on background,
so i need more RAM,
but i see many user like press home key for everything he open,
leave a lot of background running

You need more RAM but you rarely run apps on background ?!

I'm confused . Why you need more RAM if every apps you opened you will exit it properly ?

I've both Moto Z and OnePlus 3. Processor same except the former has 4GB RAM and the latter 6GB RAM. In terms of normal usage, nothing special but OP3 battery seems to drain faster when multitasking. App smoothness? Same. Launch time also same. Only problem is battery drain. That could explain why OP3 only has FHD display while MZ has 2K display.

So, conclusion? More RAM, higher battery drain.

Sorry, so i no need more RAM, missing typing NO

New proc comes..ur 6/8 gb ram will be rubbish
Better stay for 4gb ram
Now 4gb ram enough...8gb ram is overkill
Future ..fast proc will come

I got note 8 (6gb) and s8+.(4gb)

After 1 week s8+ slight lag need clear ram so I vote more ram

This post has been edited by Theoutspokenguy: Jan 23 2018, 06:20 PM

I got note 3 for 2 years..just only 3gb ram
No lag or sluggish...even open multiple apps
If ur phone smarter than u...20gb ram also rubbish
Ur money..ur call

This post has been edited by PGV3910: Jan 23 2018, 10:35 PM

4GB is good enough for most cases. Some phones with less than 4GB do not even have problems. If have $$$, then can buy more RAM

3 is good enough, 4 is nice, 6 too expensive for me

Ya..those 6gb or 8gb ram is useless
UNLESS ur phone can upgrade processor like pc
And still NO in the phone market currently
Future maybe...then i dump my mooneh for 8gb ram phone

This I disagree. Phone memory and mobile phone android works slightly different.



Refer to the screenshot above I have about 20 apps open. At 21 app still no lag because there still 1gb ram available.

How android works every time a bigger app requires more memory it will kill the one last in queue so the more ram you have it will take it longer to kill.

After clear I have 2gb free excluding reserve



This post has been edited by Theoutspokenguy: Jan 25 2018, 09:48 AM

Ya..no question of that..for sure more rams..more apps u can run in background..i agree then
But 21 apps on run...battery drain fast also

This, I agree. Battery longevity is important as well, for me.