topic Re: 4GB RAM???? in XZ Series

4GB RAM????

Sunking1011 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:55:18 GMT

The rest of the market are releasing phones with 6 and 8GB of RAM and yet SONY are releasing the XZ2 with only 4GB. That's me out! Before anyone says that SONY have better RAM management and use light skins etc, my XZ has been crippled by 3GB of RAM from the outset. I'm still on 6.0.1 and it needs 4GB of RAM. If you're on Oreo you need more than 4GB or else apps and browser tabs will reload for fun. Also, I can't believe how many phones Sony bring out! My XZ is 15 months old and already they're onto the phone's SECOND replacement! Lol!

Re: 4GB RAM????

xznewbie — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:53:28 GMT

Yeah.. I am planning to replace my aging xz,(which is running the latest oreo firmware) which reduced its performance compared to nougat. If they can't upgrade to at least 6gig of RAM In their upcoming flagship within this year I will move to Samsung.

Re: 4GB RAM????

gemini85 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:09:58 GMT

Xperia XZ2 with 6GB RAM will be available in Canada, US, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Ireland, UK, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Source: Official Sony Mobile website.

Re: 4GB RAM????

stewy_85 — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:08:44 GMT

Do you have a link to the Sony mobile website where it states that? Australian site says 4gb of ram.

Re: 4GB RAM????

Sunking1011 — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:09:35 GMT

@stewy851wrote:
Do you have a link to the Sony mobile website where it states that? Australian site says 4gb of ram.

UK official SONY site states 4GB of RAM too and that was just enough for Nougat. It leaves no room for longevity because already with Oreo 4GB of RAM is the bare minimum for smooth running. When Android P comes 4GB will be too little. I like to multitask and have apps & browser tabs not reload...so I need 6GB RAM. Why do SONY always lag behind the pack when it comes to RAM? The rest of the phone's spec is fantastic! So disappointing SONY!

Re: 4GB RAM????

Shanti016 — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:00:46 GMT

Asia region have 6gb ram

Re: 4GB RAM????

Shanti016 — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:28:26 GMT

With 64gb storage with 6gb ram?

Re: 4GB RAM????

EUPHORIC2017 — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:58:22 GMT

@stewy851wrote:
Do you have a link to the Sony mobile website where it states that? Australian site says 4gb of ram.

GSMArena with sources links

Re: 4GB RAM????

Ertil — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:26:30 GMT

For 64gb of storeg it is enough 4gb of ram, you phone need 6 if is more tha. 64gb, Sony xperia has very clean Android (pure Android) if you go to Samsung you need 8gb of ram cuz they have so many compromised the Android with so many apps and newer is enough and Samsung never get the latest Android software You can try

Re: 4GB RAM????

Sunking1011 — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:11:19 GMT

@amysxperiawrote:
For 64gb of storeg it is enough 4gb of ram, you phone need 6 if is more tha. 64gb, Sony xperia has very clean Android (pure Android) if you go to Samsung you need 8gb of ram cuz they have so many compromised the Android with so many apps and newer is enough and Samsung never get the latest Android software You can try

RAM requirements are not connected to the size of the internal storage. As for SONY running a magical version of Android that needs less RAM than any other manufacturer's devices, I'm sorry but that's just not true. I am typing this on an XZ which is running the o/s it was shipped with, Android 6.0.1 and it runs fast and stable. However it has always missed that extra gig of RAM. SONY crippled this phone by giving it only 3GB of RAM. It reloads apps and browser tabs way too readily where my friend's OnePlus with 6GB of RAM does not. 4GB was enough for Marshmallow and Nougat (at a push) but it is insufficient for Oreo, let alone Android P later in the year. My next phone will have 6GB of RAM minimum.

Re: 4GB RAM????

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:25:05 GMT

My Xperia X with 3 gb ram and Oreo runs pretty smooth.. My XZ was kinda slow compared to the X, not sure why since it has a better chipset. So I dont think 4gb is going to be insufficient to run oreo.

Re: 4GB RAM????

Sunking1011 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:39:47 GMT

I never said it was insufficient, like the phone won't function properly. I'm saying that it's not enough for future-proofing. Every phone manufacturer is moving to 6 and 8GB for their premium smartphones in 2018. Sony always gives barely enough RAM and it's frustrating! I fell for this with the original XZ which only had 3GB when every other top phone had 4GB - and that was in 2016.

Re: 4GB RAM????

marklola82 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:06:02 GMT

they are saving it for the dual camera phone later this year, the same reason why the xz2 does not have 4k at 60fps and why it only has a 1080p screen

Re: 4GB RAM????

EUPHORIC2017 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:32:00 GMT

@marklola82wrote:
they are saving it for the dual camera phone later this year, the same reason why the xz2 does not have 4k at 60fps and why it only has a 1080p screen

XZ2 have 1080 x 2160 pixels it's a little bit bigger resolution as FULL HD. Resolution of recording is 2160p@30fps, it's not 60fps, but still 4K