Google's new Pixel 9 Pro models reserve part of their 16GB RAM exclusively for AI features. I figured out how much.
  • seang96@spgrn.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Adding to what others said it is beneficial to load an app from RAM.

    1. Loads faster for user convenience
    2. Lower power usage so you’ll have better battery life
    3. More RAM reduces disk writes for cache / temporary files / from cold started apps that could write to storage.
    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Yeah but… I have a Pixel 6 with 8gb RAM. I just checked the memory usage. Over the past day, average usage has been about 4gb. And the biggest user is Android itself at 1.8gb. The next biggest is Instagram at 285mb, and that’s with me scrolling videos when I’m bored.

      Adding hardware just for the sake of it just means it’s costing people for features they almost certainly won’t use.