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Even old push-button monoblocks with monochrome displays have their own memory. What can we say about smartphones and tablets, in which manufacturers place up to 16, or even 32, 64 or even more gigabytes of their own memory. Why does she need it? What is the phone's internal memory? Let's figure it out.
What is stored in it by default?
By default, there is always a software, system kernel and drivers for working with hardware. All this is called , which for modern smartphones can take up 100 megabytes, 300, or more.In addition, even on very old and simple phones There must be internal phone memory for storing contacts, messages and call lists, as well as free reserved memory for displaying information on the phone screen.
How much can all this memory take up? From hundreds of kilobytes to tens of gigabytes. Remember computer science courses in high school, or better yet, university classes. How much memory does one character take? A few bytes. That is, for storing personal text information Not much space is required, the rest is allocated to the system.
How to use your phone's internal memory
The internal memory of the phone can be used for banal storage of files (music, video, text files, any other files). But it is primarily intended for installing the necessary and needed by the user applications. It is here, and not on a flash drive, that it is better to install games and work programs. In this case, they will not lag; when you crash or remove the flash card from the phone, you will not need to reinstall them or reboot the smartphone itself.Essentially, what is internal memory? This is the same flash drive (microSD or any other), “soldered” inside the phone. It cannot be resized, removed or removed. If this can be done somehow, then at a minimum it requires excellent knowledge of technology and specialized programs.
How much total memory is available to the user? The usual average internal size of a budget smartphone is 4 gigabytes of memory, but now these parameters are higher and will increase every year. Of these, about 2.7-3 gigabytes remain available. They can be used to store content, but it is better to use them entirely for installing applications.
Why does the manufacturer claim 4 GB, but much less is available to us? Because part of the memory is allocated for storage operating system and pre-installed applications.
If you think that €899 is too expensive, then the Chinese manufacturer has prepared for you another model that costs much more.
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS has all the features of the P20 Pro, plus a higher resolution display, dual fingerprint scanners (one in-display and one in-display). back panel) and up to 512 GB of internal memory.
Prices for the device start at €1,695 (about $2,100) for the model with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory. The model with 512 GB of internal memory sells for a whopping €2,095 (about $2,600).
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS gets its name from Huawei collaborating with Porsche Design to create appearance their premium smartphones. In this case, that apparently means moving the triple camera setup from the left side of the smartphone to the center and having a thin top bezel instead of a notch.
The smartphone is equipped with a 6-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2880 x 1440 pixels and curved glass, a Kirin 970 processor, a port USB Type-C and support for two SIM cards.
Like the P20 Pro, the Porsche Design Mate RS has a 40-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x zoom, and a 20-megapixel monochrome camera.
Also on the front of the smartphone there is a 24-megapixel front-camera, and the device itself is powered by a 4000 mAh battery (with support for fast wireless charging).
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Almost any composition computer equipment There are two types of memory. Permanent (non-volatile) memory is used to store MP3 songs, photos, videos, documents and other important files. What's the difference? RAM? What does RAM affect, how many gigabytes do you need? modern smartphone? This article will answer all these questions.
Any smartphone consists of many components. The biggest impact on the performance of the operating system is central processing unit (CPU). The second place in this ranking is definitely random access memory (RAM). If this component is very slow, and the free space is very low, then the system and most applications will experience stuttering. As an example, let's remember the very first Symbian-based smartphones, the amount of RAM in which was measured in a few megabytes. On those devices it was almost impossible to pause music playback to respond to incoming call- when returning to the music player, the track started over again, since there was not enough space in the RAM to store the current position.
The main difference between RAM and permanent memory is volatility. When the power is turned off, the RAM is reset to zero. But this type of memory is much faster than ROM.
Both then and now, RAM is divided into several conventional sections:
- System- here is the operating system (Android, iOS), as well as all sorts of service modules pre-installed by the smartphone manufacturer. A branded shell may also be present in this segment. It is the system section that is filled with information first. The faster the memory used in the device, the faster the operating system loads.
- Custom- this memory is available after the loading of the OS finishes. It is in this section that the executive files of various applications are contained - Internet browser, instant messengers and others. Also here, firmware additions may gradually appear here, released by the gadget manufacturer in the form of updates.
- Available- a small section reserved by the operating system. This “reservation” is needed to prevent problematic situations and quick launch new applications.
What does RAM affect?
What benefits does a user get if a smartphone has an increased amount of RAM? On such a device, more applications can run in the background. That is, the Internet browser will not load the page from scratch if you return to it after visiting many other programs. Also, with a large amount of RAM, a huge number of instant messengers, a torrent client and other types of applications can work in the background. But the performance of the operating system itself depends not so much on the volume as on the speed characteristics of the RAM. Affects the operation of Android or iOS OS and optimization of the operating system.
Bill Gates once said that 640 KB of RAM is enough for any computer. Now even a mobile operating system requires approximately 1 GB, and to this you also need to add a proprietary shell and applications that are then installed. And if the code is poorly optimized, then slowdowns and freezes will occur in any case. A good example is smartphones released before 2015. There was a sufficient amount of RAM in such devices, but the cumbersome and unoptimized interface literally forced the gadget to slow down from time to time.
The duration depends on the amount of RAM battery life. Everything here is banal. A large number of background processes loads the CPU quite heavily. And this, in turn, entails increased energy consumption. Smartphone manufacturers are combating this with thinner chipset technology, larger batteries, and better optimization preinstalled software.
How much RAM does a smartphone need?
As mentioned above, the operating room Android system can take up from 512 MB to 1 GB of RAM. Also, RAM is needed for those applications that will be installed as the device is used. This means that now you should not buy a smartphone that contains less than 2 GB of RAM. And this is already the minimum parameter! If you need to purchase a device that will definitely not be unloaded from memory recently running applications, then you need to think about a device whose characteristics include 4 GB or even more RAM.
Please note that you shouldn’t overdo it either. RAM is just a marketing ploy. Android simply cannot yet consume such a huge amount. Only future versions of the operating system will learn how to do this, which, quite possibly, will never arrive on the selected device.
How to free up RAM?
Many smartphone owners think that to free up RAM they just need to open the list of previously running applications and then click “Close all”. In part, this actually helps free up some RAM, which will help, for example, run the game better. But sometimes more effective methods are required.
Many branded shells have built-in tools for freeing up RAM. Applications can be unloaded from it automatically, once every certain period of time. But much more often you have to free up memory manually. Let's consider the user's actions using the example of a smartphone from the company:
Step 1. Go to " Settings».
Step 2. Click on the item " Optimization».
Step 3. Wait until the device check is completed, then click on “ RAM" Or click on the button " Optimize"if you want to free up permanent memory at the same time.
Step 4. An additional check will be launched in the “RAM” subsection. Then you need to press the button " Clear" The system will first tell you exactly how much RAM will be freed.
On smartphones and tablets from other companies, the built-in optimizer utility may be located somewhere in the menu; in this case, visiting “Settings” is not required. There are proprietary shells without a built-in ability to free up RAM. Fortunately, no one prevents the user from downloading from Google Play a special application that does the same thing. There is a separate article on the site about - all you have to do is choose the appropriate option. Let's try to download and install CCleaner.
Step 1. Launch the installed application. When starting for the first time, you will need to press the " Begin».
Step 2. The program may also offer to upgrade to a paid version. It is devoid of advertising and supplemented with some useful features. If you don’t want to spend money yet, then click the “ Continue for free».
Step 3. The main window of the application indicates the filled amount of ROM and RAM. In order for the program to understand exactly how much volume can be freed, you should click the “ Analysis».
Step 4. When starting for the first time on fresh Android versions a warning will appear stating that the utility requires permissions to work with certain sections operating system. Click the button Clear" and provide the requested permissions.
Step 5. The analysis can take quite a long time - it all depends on how long ago CCleaner was last launched. When the process is completed, you need to check the boxes next to those elements that can be deleted from permanent and RAM. After this, all you have to do is press the “ Clear».
Step 6. In the future, you can order the program to automatically clear RAM and ROM. This is done in a separate section. However, to activate this feature you will need to purchase a paid version of the application.
Clearing RAM in modern versions of Android is rarely required. Basically, this action may be needed before starting some very heavy game. In general, you don't have to think about RAM if the amount of this type of memory is equal to or greater than 4 GB.
Let's go back ten years, when smartphones first appeared on the market. Cloud storage wasn't as widely available as it is now, meaning that users had to rely on storing music files, photos and videos only on internal memory phones. This is not very relevant now - most of us use the cloud to store everything there.
Although this has not stopped manufacturers from increasing the internal memory of their smartphones. We have completely forgotten about 16 GB flagships, and are in a situation where 32 GB, or even 64 GB, is the standard.
But, some people do not need such a large amount of memory. Although you don't see them that often, good share costs eight GB of memory. Most use up to 16 GB without experiencing any problems.
To move away from rhetoric, of course, the required amount of memory is determined by what you want to fill it with. Therefore, please read this article before speaking with a sales consultant.
Typically, choosing the amount of memory depends on the amount you are willing to invest in the device. Let's compare prices for modifications of the popular Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro: version with 16 GB costs 9,400 ₽, with 32 GB - 11,900 ₽, 64 - 13,600 ₽. The difference of 48 GB will cost 4,200 ₽.
But do you really need that much memory? 64GB is borderline absurd for a mobile device, considering you can make much more efficient use of that amount of storage on a laptop's hard drive. But, again, it all comes down to content. Let's try to determine the optimal amount of memory for your needs.
What do we store on our smartphone? The culprits.
One of the main problems in the smartphone experience is exceeding the memory limit when storing content, such as:
1. Photos
Everyone takes photos on their smartphone: children, animals, views from an airplane window, selfies, food, shopping, etc. The point is that it's so easy to take a photo now that we almost always overdo it. Plus, the quality of photos taken with a smartphone increases in quality, and you can see how their weight reaches 4 MB per photo.
If we use this as an average, then 1 GB will hold 256 photos:
16 GB = 4096 photos
32 GB = 8192 photos
64 GB = 16384 photos
128 GB = 32768 photos
Simply put, if you take ten photos a day, you'll fill up your 16GB in just over a year.
...but if you are a “photographer”
A word of warning to photography aficionados, Instagrammers, and new parents: the photos you take will fill up your memory space very quickly. If you occasionally clean your device, you may be able to survive with 16 GB.
But the cleaning is completely doesn't mean you have to delete all your photos(unless they failed), this means that you must transfer them to your computer, or better yet to the cloud - for security and access from anywhere.
Verdict: 16 GB or 32 GB, - this is quite enough to take high-quality photos on a smartphone. If this is your professional hobby, try switching to a digital camera.
2. Games and videos
Applications are also gaining weight with the development of this industry. These days, each of the highly rated games can weigh between 40 MB and more than 1 GB. Improved graphics, faster response time, more complex gameplay, storyline, and so on, help attract wide audience, and many of these games receive millions of downloads every year. But this is an aside. Here are the most popular games which you are likely to find on a random tablet:
Angry Birds Star Wars 2 - 44.3 MB
Fruit Ninja HD - 49.3 MB
Asphalt 8: Airborne - 884 MB
FIFA14 – 1.17 GB
Infinity Blade 3 - 1.4 GB
...but if you're a parent from the 2010s
The iPad is a fantastic tool for keeping kids (and some adults) captivated and sitting in a chair in the corner for long periods of time. Parents know the effect that Angry Birds can have on a noisy child, and if you happen to be next to one on a road trip, you probably won't mind letting him immerse himself in the colorful and fun games until his destination.
Prepared parents also have video content on their tablets: children’s cartoons and an abundance of educational programs. Videos can take up a lot of memory (300 MB each), but multiple videos will provide hours of entertainment before it gets boring.
Your apps and video collection are constantly in need of updates, something you'll want to have with you at all times.
Verdict: 16 GB. It's not like photography, where a series of shots appear on a daily basis. But one heavy application can limit the capabilities of others for a very long time.
3. Music
Music can help pass the time on your daily commute and brighten up your leisure time when you're studying, running or even swimming. If you are one of those who cannot live a day without music, you must add music to your mobile device and need enough memory.
However, when it comes to the amount needed for four-minute songs on 5MB in the worst case, one gigabyte will give you two hundred tracks (most of which you'll miss), or 13 hours of continuous audio, or much more than your battery will allow you to hear.
...but if you are a music addict
You can listen to music on online radio or through streaming services. By transferring an unlimited collection to the cloud, you can listen to tracks to suit your mood. With such apps, you don't have to carry a full collection of tracks on your device, leaving room for other content.
If data transfer is an issue where you go, Orbios will soon let you create personalized playlists and listen offline. If you are one of the audiophiles who enjoys high quality music more than anything else, you will most likely prefer FLAC format, but even in this case, 32 GB should be more than enough.
Verdict: 16 GB or 32 GB. Alternatively, you can always listen to music on the radio, like in the nineties, or from the cloud.
4. Documents and reading materials
People who prefer reading are lucky because the text does not take up memory space. But as long as these are not comics or visually loaded materials. 1GB free e-books- standard for a tablet or smartphone library.
...but if you always take work home
This is where the need for more memory may arise when the device needs to be filled with business-related applications, utilities and voluminous PDF manuals. 128 GB sounds like the right solution. (We're joking, of course. Everyone Required documents can be uploaded to the cloud).
Verdict: 16 GB or 32 GB.
Cloud, cards and cables
The above are the culprits behind the full memory on your mobile device, but 32 GB is more than enough for all of them so far. If you need more memory later, you can always count on cloud storage, microSD cards and OTG cables.
Cloud storage
We certainly recommend the Orbios app for your music, videos, e-books and documents, as Orbios has tools for viewing media and text files right in the browser. You can also connect your Google Drive, work with files and with the most popular tool for working with documents, Google Docs.
microSD cards
Certain Android and Windows devices They provide the option to expand memory by adding flash memory. This is a very inexpensive way to add another 32 GB (or sometimes 64 GB, if there is support); the card costs less than seven hundred rubles.
USB cables
OTG USB cables for Android and Windows devices allow the user to transfer data to and from the device to a USB flash drive, external drive, cloud or other memory. This is another form of expanding memory space and file access capabilities. Apple also has a photo upload kit. The device allows you to add space for new photos without the help of a computer.
Conclusion
If you are the owner of a smartphone with 16 GB or, most likely, 32 GB, then this will completely allow you not to limit yourself in any way in the short time that we spend on devices. More memory will allow you to save more files until spring cleaning, but if you are not a successful entrepreneur, then it is better to spend 2-6 thousand rubles on other things.
You, of course, understood that the main idea is that there are now many ways to optimize memory.