Smartphone Tips: You must have heard that higher amount of RAM means the phone is faster than others, but is it true? This is indeed just half the truth. Many things play a role in making a smartphone fast. Today we are going to tell you how important RAM is for a smartphone and the minimum amount of RAM a smartphone should have.


Two types of storage:



  • Smartphones have two types of storage, RAM and ROM

  • Photo videos and all apps are stored in ROM.

  • It takes RAM to run anything on the phone.

  • RAM is essential to run apps, photos, videos and games.


When is more RAM needed?



  • A higher amount of RAM is required to run any phone app smoothly.  

  • If you do a lot of mutitasking on the phone, such as playing games while listening to music and responding to WhatsApp messages or notifications, all these tasks will require more RAM. If a phone has low RAM it lag or work slowly.


How many GB of RAM should a smartphone have?



  • Essentially, it all depends on how you use your smartphone.

  • In case of heavy gaming, a smartphone with 8 to 12 GB RAM is recommended.

  • 4GB RAM is enough for people who don't want play games on their smartphones and those who use apps like Whatsapp, Facebook less often.

  • 6GB RAM is enough for the average smartphone user.


These are the things which impact how fast your smartphone works



  • Having a bigger RAM won't necessarily make you smartphone work fast.

  • For the smartphone to work fast, it should also have the best processor, the latest operating system with a display with a higher refresh and touch sampling rate.