G2x is supposed to have 512 MB memory, yet typing "free" in terminal only shows 381384 KB. Is the rest dedicated to video or something?
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r4d14n7 said:
G2x is supposed to have 512 MB memory, yet typing "free" in terminal only shows 381384 KB. Is the rest dedicated to video or something?
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remember that you will never get the full RAM amount because the system/OS still needs to run the necessary files. For example, win7 needs at least 2 gb of RAM requirement, but the OS itself hogs almost 1 GB of that RAM.
And yes it has 512 mb of DDR2 RAM.
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Phone specs say we have 512MB RAM.
Elixir says I have 345MB.
Native Android "manage applications" (running apps tab) says I have around 300MB (adding up "used" and "free").
What gives? My phone's not rooted, so I'm guessing maybe a portion of the RAM is not visible to me as a user?
Isn't some Ram set aside for the gpu?
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jbeez said:
Isn't some Ram set aside for the gpu?
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Yes. Parts of the RAM are dedicated for processing graphics. That's why it only shows 345MB.
hey people it says RAM is 768 how much is actually available for usage ?
Exactly 611 mb.
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160 mb for me with loads of apps running...
have not faced a memory problem till date in last 6 months
More then 300 mb
suku_patel_22 said:
160 mb for me with loads of apps running...
have not faced a memory problem till date in last 6 months
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That is the free memory lol
Total is 600+
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612 MB Usable
It depends on the ROM. There is always a system reserved amount of RAM, so you do not have the total amount listed.
For example with proxuser's Desire Sense 3 ROM I had 586 MB available, with Stock, LBC or CM7 there are 611 MB and as I can see from the screenshots BinDroid DS has 620 MB.
But do not worry all your RAM is there
If i remenber right
If you want more ram you can use the 3d ram,but i think it s irreversible
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the title says enough...is there a way to achieve that much free space? sometimes i want to play a game what needs more RAM...but i only have 200 mb± with the latest coredroid...it is really dissapointing...:\
turkish-soldier said:
the title says enough...is there a way to achieve that much free space? sometimes i want to play a game what needs more RAM...but i only have 200 mb± with the latest coredroid...it is really dissapointing...:\
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Don't worry the games will be fine, Android will free up resources for processes that require it. And the status bar task manager(HTC) and settings show different amounts of RAM. In settings the value is significantly higher, seems a lot of apps are cached in RAM. Anyway you can still play those games and not worry.
Ace42 said:
Don't worry the games will be fine, Android will free up resources for processes that require it. And the status bar task manager(HTC) and settings show different amounts of RAM. In settings the value is significantly higher, seems a lot of apps are cached in RAM. Anyway you can still play those games and not worry.
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Ok,but what you answered wasn't the answer what i want,i mean when i check it with es task manager i see only 200mb of free space....on my rooted dhd i have 360(!!)mb of free space...i just do not know why there is such a big difference while sensation is new...
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turkish-soldier said:
Ok,but what you answered wasn't the answer what i want,i mean when i check it with es task manager i see only 200mb of free space....on my rooted dhd i have 360(!!)mb of free space...i just do not know why there is such a big difference while sensation is new...
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Are you referring to internal memory or actual ram? If ram the sensation has qhd making sense use more ram. You can use supercharger v6 to change minfree values for more ram. And if you really mean internal mem, you can uninstall some apps or clear caches. Dhd and sensation have same amount of storage allocated to data partition.
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On a completely clean install with noa pps installed you'll only get 250MB free RAM - you'll never see 450MB free with a Sense-based ROM. End of
It's not necessary. If the game needs more memory, Android will free up the memory for it when the game is running. Keeping 450MB memory free all the time is highly inefficient use of the available memory. That basically means that 450MB memory is kept from being used. People really should stop obsess with large "free memory" number on Android.
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Are you referring to internal memory or actual ram? If ram the sensation has qhd making sense use more ram. You can use supercharger v6 to change minfree values for more ram. And if you really mean internal mem, you can uninstall some apps or clear caches. Dhd and sensation have same amount of storage allocated to data partition.
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I was referring to Ram,i will try supercharger v6(don't know what it is will give it a try ) no i am talking about the ram...not the internal storage for aps
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It's not necessary. If the game needs more memory, Android will free up the memory for it when the game is running. Keeping 450MB memory free all the time is highly inefficient use of the available memory. That basically means that 450MB memory is kept from being used. People really should stop obsess with large "free memory" number on Android.
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Ok thank you very much,this is what i wanted to know,
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well you might not get exactly 450mb free.
but i think in the developers forum, there is a custom rom you can port to your rooted phone that doesnt include the HTC sense and some apps to free up some space for you.
You deff won't get 450mb free even with an asop rom.
Like everyone else said, android does a pretty good job at memory management and clear memory when apps need more.
A lot of RAM is reserved for HW drivers first, then Android reserves some, an some processes are cached and then there's your free RAM which is less 300MB>Senny, but I use Supercharger MOD and get avg of 200MB on homescreen(w/ a lot widgets).
Isn't there anyone installed ram expander or swapper apps to increase the size of physical ram?
The total ram is only 768 mb, so the remained after flashing the recent PAC rom is usually less than 200 mb.
This insufficient ram always requires "kill apps" before start new apps.
It seems that "ram expander" or "swapper2" can resolve this problem, but I can't be sure about these apps whether they are stable / effective.
Let android do its thing man.
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Don't use crappy apps like that android intentionally fills ram. Its doing what it's supposed to.
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I can't wait for a CM rom to come for this rom. There's so much junk on this rom I have so much unnecessary stuff running in the background. So 3gig ram and 2.8 is constantly used up. WTF. Battery doesn't even last more than a day. Metadata doesn't work. Friggin annoying.
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You'd prefer to have 1GB free ram and lags?
Err there shouldn't be 2.9GB constantly used up... mine uses about 1.3GB avg most of the time less, I'd look into why you're running so much all the time, cause that's not right.
More ram used = faster response for the apps in ram. So if more ram is used means the os is doing its job.
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Mines using 1.4gb with 1gb free. .. That's what it says. ..
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138 apps, 2gb RAM in use, still fast as hell (Nova Launcher). You Do know that RAM Management on Android is not comparable with RAM Management on windows, right?
Please search before creating a new thread.
There is a Buyer's remorse... thread here.
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