Many smartphones company will soon introduce smartphones with 24GB RAM. The OnePlus Ace 2 Pro is expect to be the first phone to offer the 24GB RAM. But do you know world’s first smartphone to feature 24GB RAM is the Red Magic 8S Pro.
Currently, 16GB RAM is the highest memory capacity you can find on most smartphones.
There are some smartphones with 18GB, but they are mostly limited to China.
Now the question arises do you really need 24GB RAM on your phone?
In my opinion, you don’t, but there are some exceptions.
4GB RAM to Run basic Apps
Those who dont know, RAM is the fastest memory chip inside any device.
The system software loads into the RAM every time you boot up your smartphone or any other computer.
RAM is also the memory where apps including games load into when they are launch.
So it is crucial for the functioning of your smartphone.
As of now, 2GB RAM is the bare minimum to run Android 13.
It was only 1GB prior to this.
Now-a-days, you will find RAM only on entry-level smartphones that ship with Android Go Edition.
As most budget smartphones start with 4GB RAM.
You may not be able to multitask on these types of smartphones but all modern apps will work on them without any problems.
So what’s the ideal amount of RAM on smartphones?
Most apps consume around 100-200MB of RAM.
Some games can take up to 1.5GB or more.
In 2023, it is advisable to buy a phone with at least 8GB RAM.
That is why most popular flagship smartphones like the latest Samsung Galaxy S series start with 8GB RAM.
But since Chinese brands have always competitive, they provide a minimum of 12GB on their premium offerings.
As, it is worth mentioning that if you browse a lot on your smartphones with numerous tabs, I recommend you get the variant with the highest amount of RAM you can buy.
Because browsers like Google Chrome consume more RAM than any app or game under heavy load.
In fact, the 64-bit version of Google Chrome requires a minimum of 8GB RAM.
More RAM doesn’t Guarantee an Good Smartphones Experience
If your smartphones has high-capacity RAM, you should be able to run multiple apps in the background.
The applications should not be force close unless you are out of memory.
But, that’s not the case on most smartphones with a large amount of RAM.
These types of smartphones are usually sold by Chinese brands and their software prioritizes battery life by default.
So, even with 18GB RAM, these smartphones tend to kick out apps from RAM though there’s enough free memory.
You have to manually restrict these actions for each app on these devices to properly utilize the maximum available RAM.
But sometimes, even this also doesn’t work.
So, even if a smartphones offers 24GB RAM, software optimization is very important.
Keeping more applications in memory is power-consuming but the decision to suspend apps should be in the hands of the consumers by default.
What about 24GB RAM?
Personally, I feel it is good for some smartphones to feature 24GB of RAM.
But it would be better if we see this amount of memory on a device like a horizontal foldable that unfolds into a tablet.
Because they are productivity machines and are design to perform multiple tasks at the same time.
While gaming smartphones will also benefit from having 24GB RAM as you can keep multiple games in the background and switch between them.
So, some of the most popular mobile games right now are online multiplayer games, which need not be kept in the background.
And if you have 24GB RAM on a regular smartphone, the maximum benefit you get is keeping multiple apps in the background.
After all, you cannot multitask as efficiently as on foldables.
So in my opinion, having 24GB of RAM on regular smartphones is definitely an overkill, without any significant benefit.
Rahul Ram Dwivedi (RRD) is a senior journalist in 2YoDoINDIA.
NOTE : Views expressed are personal.
