What is the optimal amount of RAM a phone must have to run Ice Cream sandwhich efficently?
I think ics requires at least 1gig. Custom roms may be able to run on less but it's not ideal.
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Having used a Droid OG with 256mb of RAM on ICS, I can honestly say it sucks balls. There's virtually no multitasking, everything closes.
But 512mb seems to be good nonetheless. The HTC Aria with 384mb of RAM has a pretty good ICS ROM as well...
As long as its stock ICS, it doesn't require too much RAM at all. 512mb seems to be a good, solid amount however.
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DroidmanDan said:
I think ics requires at least 1gig. Custom roms may be able to run on less but it's not ideal.
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Optimus 2X is coming out with ICS soon (finally).
It has 384MB ram available, 128 goes to the GPU.
Will report back after it's out, but it should be fine.
Mungulz said:
Optimus 2X is coming out with ICS soon (finally).
It has 384MB ram available, 128 goes to the GPU.
Will report back after it's out, but it should be fine.
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That's 512, I think were talking about total RAM here.
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That's 512, I think were talking about total RAM here.
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I know, but more attention to finer details never killed anyone
Plus it's worthwhile mentioning how much is restricted to GPU usage, some phones might use less, or more. So saying 512MB as a blanket statement isn't going to cover all phones.
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I think ics requires at least 1gig. Custom roms may be able to run on less but it's not ideal.
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You can say that again. My x8 is barely coping. 168mb of ram on a good day
Ics runs smooth on legeng with 300+ ram. Don't know the exact value.
Mororola mailstome had 512 mb of ram and this enought for ICS and JB.
While there is no official requirement (and there are ports to the G1 with a beefy 96mb of ram) its accepted that 512mb would be required to run it well
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i think that the requirement is approxymatly between 300 because my galaxy ace work very nice with 278 ram 4.04 :laugh:
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All the negativity aside...
Has this phone become the perfect phone for everybody?
With Stock 2.3.3 working great with every feature, rooted stock roms, easy to flash any roms, has the g2x finally become the phone we always thought it would be?
There may be some people who always thought this was the best phone out but can we finally say it without a shadow of a doubt?
I may be biased but this is a pretty damn good phone.
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All it needs is 16-32gb internal storage and maybe 1gb of ram and it would have been future proof for a lonnnnnnnng time. Still it is a great phone just released too early.
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I agree on the ram part for sure....
I would have been set for a long time. The internal storage doesn't bother me so much with micro SD cards dropping in price. A 32GB card shouldn't be too expensive soon or now for that matter.
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Honestly I would have been ok too with the g2x had it not been for the partitioning of internal storage, it's confusing and not needed when most people already own 16 or 32gb external sdcards and prefer installing everything to internal.
For some people 1gb is more than enough for apps/games, but with the market allowing dev's to increase the size of its product 1gb of internal is not enough and gets used up very quickly!
Can't really complain about anything else cuz this phone is beast!
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This phone is so beast now with everything working. Weapon g2x 2.5 is by far the rom to be on.
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d12unk13astard said:
Honestly I would have been ok too with the g2x had it not been for the partitioning of internal storage, it's confusing and not needed when most people already own 16 or 32gb external sdcards and prefer installing everything to internal.
For some people 1gb is more than enough for apps/games, but with the market allowing dev's to increase the size of its product 1gb of internal is not enough and gets used up very quickly!
Can't really complain about anything else cuz this phone is beast!
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It comes standard with apps2sd. Most apps can be moved to sd so just do that and free up the 1gb internal. With apps2sd capability I think 1gb for apps is more than generous.
i loved this phone from the get-go but i received it with gingerbread pre-installed and tried to wait out a lot of the big bugs. my device has some noticeable screen bleed and a little bit of lagginess but other than that this phone is amazing! i don't miss my old phone at all. it is practically perfect to me
512MB of RAM is more than enough...
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Yeah this baby has been working pretty well for me...hopefully development for this continues on for a long time. The only gripe I have is battery life is a little on the short side...at least on the stock rom and nightly cm7 rom
Otherwise this phone does everything I need it to do and more
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it would be a good phone if it had a way to calibrate the g sensor.
FatalityBoyZahy said:
512MB of RAM is more than enough...
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+1 some people don't understand how Linux handles memory.
Vibrant+MIUI -> G2X
It's a great phone IF it's rooted or lucky enough to be bug free on stock. The general consumer might not be into rooting, and that bugged-launch debacle hit the phone's reputation hard. Also, I'm curious whether LG's failure to make some drivers open will be a big problem for devastating or just an annoyance (I'm not a dev, so I honestly don't know how big a problem it is).
Having said that, I think my rooted G2x is a great phone. Running Eagles Blood on it now, might switch to Weapons soon just for ****s and giggles. And might throw this Nexus S on eBay to go G2x full time.
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JettyLife said:
+1 some people don't understand how Linux handles memory.
Vibrant+MIUI -> G2X
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No, some people just like having as many apps or games installed as they prefer without running low on ram and lagging.
Not everyone is fine with just installing 5-10 apps, I and plenty others DO understand how Linux uses memory. Coming from the mt4g 768mb-1gb ram is the sweet spot IMHO.
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I love my phone.. Cm7 nightlies ftw
This phone has been awesome for the two month period I have owned it. It's fast, stable and I love the vanilla android experience! It's a shame the initial release was plagued with so many issues or more people would have a positive outlook on this phone.
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d12unk13astard said:
All it needs is 16-32gb internal storage and maybe 1gb of ram and it would have been future proof for a lonnnnnnnng time. Still it is a great phone just released too early.
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+1. 1gb RAM and this phone would've undoubtedly been THEE best phone in the market.
d12unk13astard said:
No, some people just like having as many apps or games installed as they prefer without running low on ram and lagging.
Not everyone is fine with just installing 5-10 apps, I and plenty others DO understand how Linux uses memory.
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Please explain how simply installing more apps on your phone uses more RAM (significantly more, not just because the launcher has to maintain a KB or two more data or something similar).
Because a lot of apps still run in the backround (even if your using a taskkiller, they will just turn back on thus consuming ram, and that's also just how linux uses it's ram) With me installing all apps/games i usually have around 50-60mb free ram which is still enough and i don't experience much lag if any, but i do plan on buying and installing more apps/games thus the reason 768-1gb ram is more preferable in the long run.
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It's a great phone IF it's rooted or lucky enough to be bug free on stock.
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I don't know, mine wasn't rooted and worked just awesome. Smooth, no lag, no bugs. I've just recently rooted it, but no roms just yet. Still trying to decide which I want, lol. I haven't heard many bug reports since GB came out. But it is a shame the bad rep it got before. A friend of mine got it when it first came out...i've yet to convince him it's worth getting now. Gotta try to get him to actually test it out, lol.
Hi and yes I've read a lot of both reviews and versus's
So.. I'm using Sensation for +/-5 months.
I'm having a chance to switch to EVO, no cost at all.
I don't care about 3D. I don't use the camera much.
I want to know if the bigger RAM will affect the usability of ICS.. Nexus just got 1G RAM, so I think that would be a standard cuz ICS is going to eat more RAM
And I really like Sense.. I prefer Sense ROM.
With Sense, Sensation has 130 RAM and EVO 280 RAM (double free RAM)
Will the bigger RAM impact ICS?
Will it impact ICS? No. Both will receive an OTA update optimized for that device.
If I were in your shoes, I'd get the 3D =)
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Just flashed Sky ICS and I have to admit its amazing. But I have noticed available ram to be substantialy lower then with GB. ICS hovers around 200mb and GB is around 480 to 530 mb available. Anyone else experiancing this?
Ics probably caches more available memory for performance purposes. Nothing to worry about
Free ram is wasted ram
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Freeze stuff
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nrm5110 said:
Free ram is wasted ram
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That makes a Great slogan!
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I have noticed that free ram is down, also. But the rom I am running is so much smoother I don't worry about...
Just days since the Jelly bean source code release, developers Maclaw and Marcin1411 have managed to compile AOSP Jelly bean for an ARMv6 phone, Samsung Galaxy Gio.
http://maclaw.pl/?p=205
This is really a great feat! I never thought ARMv6 phones can ever run ICS. But these guys have built both CM9 and Jelly bean for ARMv6 phones having only 280 mb ram and 180 mb internal memory. Hats off to them!
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Awesome news. I'm absolutely loving how quickly JB is getting out there. Developers are really psyched for this one.
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Just days since the Jelly bean source code release, developers Maclaw and Marcin1411 have managed to compile AOSP Jelly bean for an ARMv6 phone, Samsung Galaxy Gio.
http://maclaw.pl/?p=205
This is really a great feat! I never thought ARMv6 phones can ever run ICS. But these guys have built both CM9 and Jelly bean for ARMv6 phones having only 280 mb ram and 180 mb internal memory. Hats off to them!
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is there a video ?
Joelj08 said:
is there a video ?
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No...its still in testing stage. Its not released yet. It will be released for users mostly in this week. Then maybe a video will be made!
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If he doesn't show us how he fixed bionic he still isn't very good is he ?
What GHz... Or MHz for that matter???
Also, Will it work with 175mb RAM? Also, Any word on minimum screen size?
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What GHz... Or MHz for that matter???
Also, Will it work with 175mb RAM? Also, Any word on minimum screen size?
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800Mhz. I don't think it will work well with 175 MB ram. It wont be stable i think, or it may not even boot. Gio has a 3.2 inch screen. I am not sure about any minimum requirement for screen size.
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800Mhz. I don't think it will work well with 175 MB ram. It wont be stable i think, or it may not even boot. Gio has a 3.2 inch screen. I am not sure about any minimum requirement for screen size.
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Well my screen is 2.8" So yeah Ill be waiting for a stable release for my phone.
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800Mhz. I don't think it will work well with 175 MB ram. It wont be stable i think, or it may not even boot. Gio has a 3.2 inch screen. I am not sure about any minimum requirement for screen size.
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It has almost 300 mb ram not 175
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ACE_forever said:
It has almost 300 mb ram not 175
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Read the quote bro.....
OptimusLove said:
What GHz... Or MHz for that matter???
Also, Will it work with 175mb RAM? Also, Any word on minimum screen size?
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I hope they release their source code...
jianC said:
I hope they release their source code...
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Look at the atrix, it's being held back because nvidia hasn't released the source code for tegra 2 which sucks.
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Look at the atrix, it's being held back because nvidia hasn't released the source code for tegra 2 which sucks.
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As what Linus said.....
"F*ck you NVIDIA"
"I have to go. It's just....they really need me." - Sora
wow. Still managed to make it for ARMv6.. And so fast Great job.
galaxyace152 said:
Just days since the Jelly bean source code release, developers Maclaw and Marcin1411 have managed to compile AOSP Jelly bean for an ARMv6 phone, Samsung Galaxy Gio.
http://maclaw.pl/?p=205
This is really a great feat! I never thought ARMv6 phones can ever run ICS. But these guys have built both CM9 and Jelly bean for ARMv6 phones having only 280 mb ram and 180 mb internal memory. Hats off to them!
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Awesome... can't believe!
This rom is gonna release this week for Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Gio(pre alpha)! Can't wait!
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Fanboys.....
"This heart once again belongs to darkness.
All world begin in darkness, and all so end.
The heart is no different. It grows, consumes it.
Such is its nature! In the end, all the hearts will return whence it came." - Terra-Xehanort after the forced fusion
Maybe they will make it for the ZP300 soon
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Here's another one and this one even has the link to test http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779745
RohinZaraki said:
Here's another one and this one even has the link to test http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779745
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Wow!
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http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/02/ht...-jelly-bean-sense-4-plus/?icid=eng_latest_art
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http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/02/ht...-jelly-bean-sense-4-plus/?icid=eng_latest_art
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Also a good thing is this
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/htc-jelly-bean-one-series/
Although it seems it's more so for the International version... and we will have to wait a bit longer... but still
The 64GB expanded storage is what hurts the most I think, though it's very possible there willl be a variant with less like our HOXL.
Stop making these threads!!!! We have 4-5 already!!!! Search!
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And this is the reason why I hate contracts.
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Yawn.... Not impressed
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CheesyNutz said:
Yawn.... Not impressed
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Not even with the 64GB if that makes it to the US version
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Not even with the 64GB if that makes it to the US version
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Not really. A mostly unnoticeable jump in CPU speed (that OC could have already gotten you), and 64 GB when I still don't fill my 8 GB. Carry on. I'll be waiting for Exynos 5.
Yea. It seems to much like the Int. One x. And I'm just excited for some official jellybean. =D Can't wait to see how they pull it off, since the last official stock ROM was actually good this should he better with butter and what not!
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AJerman said:
Not really. A mostly unnoticeable jump in CPU speed (that OC could have already gotten you), and 64 GB when I still don't fill my 8 GB. Carry on. I'll be waiting for Exynos 5.
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I my self love my current One-x phone but if i could have asked for anything different it would have been the storage space. I still havent filled up my current one-x but just knowing that the phone has plenty of space is a good comfort feeling. Ultimately this phone wouldnt make me jump to try and sell my current one, but it sure would have been nice to have more than 16 (12 useable) gigs of space.
The storage and bigger battery hurt some. The processor boost is whatever, but I am constantly having to pull stuff off my phone because I am out of storage and that extra 17% of battery capacity would have made it so I make it home every night before my phone dies.
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The storage and bigger battery hurt some. The processor boost is whatever, but I am constantly having to pull stuff off my phone because I am out of storage and that extra 17% of battery capacity would have made it so I make it home every night before my phone dies.
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Agree. During the $.25 sale i realized how little space we have on our phone! I ran out of space after buying FIFA, Mass effect and batman. I never thought i would run out of space on my phone but 14GB seems too little now.
32 would be ideal, 64 perfect.
I'm not a big fan of tegra 3 because of its battery consumption. I prefer cortex 15 based s4 which is very efficient.
The battery and rom is the only thing that i wish i had.
Dupe thread. Closed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916202