OnePlus 6: Do You Really Need 8GB of RAM in a Phone?

Oneplus 6 which is unveiled with extremely good commercial success which has come with two variants in RAM like 6 Gb and 8GB, unlike another android high-end phones which are its competition. The question is Do we really require 8GB of RAM for a phone we use? Of course, Phone with 8GB of RAM can be considered virtually lag free. And also 8GB RAM  to be able to multi-task better and provide a smoother experience. Oneplus 6  had a very good price tag for 8Gb RAM Rs 39,999 with internal storage 128GB which almost half the price rate to its competitors. With 8GB of RAM, the OnePlus 6 can run more apps in the background allowing for faster multitasking.

But what your phone Actually do with RAM we will answer the question right here

Smartphones require instant access memory for multitasking – which is what RAM delivers. RAM keeps all your operations running at once. In fact, a portion of that RAM gets used before Android even starts running.

In theory, more RAM means that you can have more processes and therefore more apps running at once.

Your phone uses RAM like this:

• The kernel-space: Your Android phone runs on top of the Linux kernel. The kernel is stored in a special type of compressed file that’s extracted directly into RAM during the device power-on sequence. This reserved memory holds the kernel, drivers and kernel modules that control the hardware and room to cache data in and out of the kernel.
• A RAMdisk for virtual files: There are some folders and files in the system tree that aren’t “real.” They are pseudo-files written at boot and hold things like battery levels and CPU speed data. With Android, the whole /proc directory is one of these pseudo file systems. RAM is reserved so they have a place to live.
• Network radios: Data about your IMEI and radio settings are stored in NVRAM (Non-Volatile memory that’s not erased when you power off your phone), but get transferred to RAM along with the software needed to support the modem when you first turn on your phone. Space is reserved to keep this all in memory.
• The GPU: The graphics adapter in your phone needs memory to operate. That’s called VRAM, and our phones use integrated GPUs that have no stand-alone VRAM. System RAM is reserved for this.
• Available RAM: This is what’s left over, minus any extra reserved for file-system cache and minfree settings. This is what the apps you run can use.

Having 8GB of RAM means any or all of these different ways RAM is used can use a lot more of it if it needs to. Or if a person writing the operating system wants to try something new and different.

What can you do with extra RAM?

OnePlus (or any custom ROM developers) can do that would be a great way to use an extra 2GB of RAM: store the entire system home launcher in it.

Most companies making Android phones do something similar now and set things up so that parts of the launcher are never removed from RAM, and Android feels much better to use because of it. With 4GB of RAM, getting a balance that offers good performance without upsetting users who want to keep apps open in the background can be tough.

With 8GB of RAM, the whole user interface can not only be kept in RAM, but done with a real reserved block outside of the system memory parameters.

The cool factor to have 8GB RAM

The OnePlus 6 can have 8GB of RAM to do crazy stuff with the OS for better performance, but it likely has it simply because it can.

RAM isn’t expensive. At least not component RAM used on a phone mainboard. Spending a few dollars more per unit (which can be a lot if you sell millions of units) to give the OnePlus 6 something the Galaxy S9 or iPhone doesn’t have is a real selling point in parts of Asia and for a lot of enthusiasts. Plenty of people are obsessed with the specs of a phone because they understand how they could be used, or simply because more is always better. Double the RAM of other flagship phones makes the OnePlus 6 more futureproof.

Why having more RAM isn’t always better

RAM offers potential performance improvements and greater convenience, then you may be wondering: what’s wrong with having more of it?

If you aren’t using the RAM, then it may be a drain on your battery.

The more RAM you put into a phone, the more power that will draw and the shorter your battery life will be.RAM takes up the same amount of power regardless of what’s in it — if it’s an application or it’s just free, you’re still paying for it in terms of power.

In other words, if you aren’t using the RAM, then it may be an unnecessary drain on your battery. Those background processes that we mentioned earlier also have an associated cost, as anyone who has used the Facebook app on Android will know.

So true to say is you don’t need 8GB of RAM on a phone.