topic Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update in Other/General

RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

ramanibrijesh_g — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:03:24 GMT

Hi,

the RAM size on my Xperia P phone reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after the recent ICS update.

Is it common or some error with my device only

Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

fanatic — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:32:32 GMT

no yaar......its not the fact......actually out of 1gb ram only 738 mb was usable for user in ginger bread and rest is used by the android system........whereas in ics the usable ram size has increased to 808 mb which is a matter of joy.......chill:-)

Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

MarlonUk1 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:15:23 GMT

yup. ics is a ram hungry monster. http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2012/03/30/learn-about-the-technical-differences-between-gingerbread-and-ics/

Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

fanatic — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:01:43 GMT

ya u are correct that ics is ram hungry..........but here the query was ram size!!!

generally gb was requiring around 320mb of ram for general operations but for the same ics is requiring 380mb to 400mb:smileyplain:

Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

ryan515 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:16:03 GMT

i just check my RAM.

used=322

free=479

Re: RAM size reduced to 800mb from 1GB, after ICS update

ramanibrijesh_g — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:49:41 GMT

yes ryan,

i you add 322+479=801,

and you can also see many system applications running on the 322 mb portion of the ram.

So, my question was where is this 199mb RAM gone.

But as fanatic said, user available RAM is around 808 mb.

Still why the system operations are running and using RAM above the system alloted one(around 192mb)?