4GB or 6GB? How much memory is enough for a mobile phone?

4GB or 6GB? How much memory is enough for a mobile phone?
Before the advent of the smart system, mobile phones not only had a single function, but also had a simple internal structure. In addition to making calls and sending text messages, they could also be used to listen to music. People did not have any concepts such as memory and processors in their minds. Therefore, mobile phones and computers were completely two different fields at that time, and they did not interfere with each other. Nowadays, with the rise of the Android system and the popularization of mobile Internet, the development speed of mobile phones has exceeded imagination. After just a few years, mobile phones are not only smarter, but also have a trend of integration with PCs. Learning, work, business and entertainment can basically be achieved on mobile phones. Of course, the power of smart phones is not unrelated to the rapid development of hardware. At the same time, the internal structure of mobile phones is becoming more and more complex. To put it bluntly, it is becoming more and more like a smaller version of a PC. The mobile phone not only has a processor, but also memory, camera and other configurations. In one sentence, it can be described as "small but complete". Among them, memory is divided into running memory (RAM) and body memory (ROM). The former most directly reflects the development history of smart phones. Let's talk about it briefly below. The rise of smartphones Back in 2009, Google officially launched Android 1.5. At that time, many manufacturers on the market had already chosen this system. However, compared with today, the popularity of Android at that time was far from the current market share. When the first Android phone HTC G1 was launched, although the running memory was only 192MB, it was already high-end in that era, enough for people to see the many benefits of smartphones. The success of G1 brought great confidence to HTC, and then released a number of hot-selling products. I remember that I also bought my first Android smartphone HTC G3 at that time. Compared with G1, the running memory (RAM) of this phone reached 288MB. Although the running memory of HTC G3 is larger than G1, it will also cause lag when starting too many programs or software running in the background, so flashing the phone was very popular at that time . Of course, it was also at that time that consumers began to pay attention to the running memory capacity of Android phones. The road to upgrading the running memory Speaking of this, some people may not quite understand the role of the running memory in the mobile phone. In fact, the running memory can be understood as a channel for transmitting data. The wider the channel, the faster the data transmission speed. However, because the "garbage collection mechanism" of the Android system requires additional running memory for recycling, when we start multiple software, there will be a jam, which can only be alleviated by restarting the phone. It is based on this that manufacturers have started the road to upgrading the running memory, and the running memory of smartphones has gradually developed from MB to GB. Around 2011, Samsung overwhelmed HTC to gain a foothold in the high-end market, and also ushered in the 1GB running memory era of smartphones. Similarly, Samsung made significant upgrades to the running memory in 2012 (2GB) and 2013 (3GB). The expensive price was one of the important factors for the lack of full popularization of large running memory at that time. 4GB running memory is not the end It is worth mentioning that since Apple's iOS system is closed, it does not require large running memory to be used smoothly. However, Apple still used a 64-bit processor in the iPhone 5s released in September 2013, which attracted many people's speculation. Why do you say that? Friends who know computers should know that 4GB of RAM is not recognized under 32-bit systems, and 64-bit systems far exceed this value. The RAM of the iPhone series generally does not exceed 1GB, and only when the system, processor, and software are all 64-bit can the best performance be achieved. Although it is puzzling, the final result is that the Android camp follows Apple's footsteps and launches 64-bit processors and systems, which also lays the foundation for the development of larger RAM. Perhaps the arrival of the 64-bit era has allowed domestic mobile phone manufacturers to see a new direction of "competing in hardware". In 2014, many domestic brands released models with 3GB of RAM, with prices ranging from more than 3,000 yuan to more than 1,000 yuan. It was not until the beginning of 2015 that ASUS released the first ZenFone 2 with 4GB of RAM that 3GB of RAM was used in 1,000 yuan phones at the end of 2015, and is expected to be fully popularized in the 1,000 yuan field in 2016. Since last year, 4GB RAM has been the standard configuration for flagship models. If you think the development of smartphone RAM has reached its limit, you are wrong! Because the "arms race" in the Android camp is far from over. According to the latest news, vivo is developing 6GB RAM and is likely to be the first manufacturer to use 6GB RAM. If this news is true, the year after next may usher in the 8GB RAM era or even faster... Of course, all this is just speculation. Whether it will be realized depends on market reaction. After all, consumers' pursuit of high performance and high cost performance is endless.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.

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