How much free ram memory xperia mini have ?
And does it have 512mb total ram or something like 418mb ?
Story is the Xperia has 512M of RAM, but 177M or so of RAM are taken up by the O/S. Leaving something along the lines of 335M free for other apps.
I don't know why all the programs that report memory don't show the memory reserved by the O/S.
Would be interested in knowing if such an app exists.
Mike
can u post screenshot of ram memory status ? so if i'am understand u, xperia have 335mb free ram with stock rom ? thats cool
Sejk97 said:
can u post screenshot of ram memory status ? so if i'am understand u, xperia have 335mb free ram with stock rom ? thats cool
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That's the theoretical amount of memory, when I run max kill, I end up with 191MB.
If you go by the utilities they show you total memory its 335mb
Mike
ok, than it have 355mb ram not 512mb is 191mb of ram enought to run hd games ?
Sejk97 said:
ok, than it have 355mb ram not 512mb is 191mb of ram enought to run hd games ?
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It's truly 512MB RAM, but the operating system (Android) also occupies RAM, for example in panamamike's case, the OS uses 191MB for its running so the amount of RAM left for other programs is about 512 - 191 = 355MB RAM.
I haven't tried any HD games but you can watch these videos :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tf5SpYnvII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wNx6ZnUgvM
acb123 said:
It's truly 512MB RAM, but the operating system (Android) also occupies RAM, for example in panamamike's case, the OS uses 191MB for its running so the amount of RAM left for other programs is about 512 - 191 = 355MB RAM.
I haven't tried any HD games but you can watch these videos :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tf5SpYnvII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wNx6ZnUgvM
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Actually, the math goes like this.
512MB total - 177MB [Hidden by Android for system] - (166-170MB) [Android O/S apps] 22MB [Kernel] approx 143MB available to the user. Max Kill, kills some of the Android O/S stuff, but it starts right back up automatically. I don't know enough to determine if I can really turn some of that stuff off, but ATM I'm just letting it go.
Also note, if we could root the phone, there are applications that SE has installed as part of the O/S that could be removed to free up more memory.
It's a bit disheartening to see such little memory truly available. I don't know what typical HD games need to run.
Mike
i don't understand, if system hide 177mb ram for system, why he(system) double use ram memory ? 1. 177mb and 2. 166-177mb(for os and apps) why ?
never mind, thast cool phone..
Most apps/games store the big files /data on yer sdcard. The app needs to have this feature implemented.
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This phone has 1Gb RAM, right? Why does Task Manage show the RAM usage as 271MB/833MB when I have nothing running?
I understand that some of the RAM is used by the system, but surely that's what the 191Mb is being used for? (1024 - 833)
What's using the other 271Mb?
The system can't be using 464Mb RAM doing nothing... Am I missing something?
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My SGS2 have always between 600-650mb ram free ! your score is not normal...
Hello,
Someone know why any Task Killer show wrong free memory other than the Running Process of the phone itself?
I suspect you may be referring to the fact that the SGS2 shares it's main memory with the GPU, resulting in the total ram available to android being lower than the advertised 1Gb. Don't worry, that's normal.
If not, you'll have to provide some more details on your question.
Also, Task Killers are generally considered to be very bad news.
Google around, or read this: http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them If you want more information.
Basically, they can cause all manner of pain and on a modern device like the SGS2, they're completely unnecessary.
As far as i know it's hard disk manufacturer rate there drivers similar to RAM
Actual:
1MB = 1024Bytes
1GB = 1024MB = 1024 X 1024 = 1,048,576 Bytes
Manufacturer size:
1MB = 1000Bytes
1GB = 1000MB
So
1,000,000 / 1,048,576 = 953.67MB
In the device itself under Running process it shows free and used ram
the sum of those numbers are 724MB(Used: 230MB Free: 494MB)
Android System info shows:
Max: 838MB Free: 507MB
Quick System info pro:
Total: 839MB Free: 508MB Idle: 254MB
Smart System info:
Total: 838MB Free:432MB
All above checked one after the other
There is any common sense?
About the task killers can I use Memory Booster instead? or it's unnecessary?
Hmm.. this!
Android phones do not need task killers, android is based on linux and linux manages memory very well in comparison to say Windows, if it leaves something open it is doing so because it is better for it to be left open, if android then needs more memory it will close applications on its own. If you start to use any task killers you will close apps when they don't need to be closed and if you or android have to re-open them it will use more cpu power and therefore more battery.
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Hey, guys!
Im bit "noob" whit android devices becouse this is my first android phone. I allways have been use nokia's phones ( cuz im from Finland ) but the latest nokia phones have been bit disappointment for me. So I bought DEFY. So about task killers. I have used many of those and I have been thinking why my device have been so slow and laggy.. so I googled what is the best task killer and I found that android actually don't need task killer/manager. And then I uninstall my task killer (TasKiller) and reboot my phone and now its not laggy or slow at all!
So I would say don't use any of task killers or managers.
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This is not answering my question , i read what undave posted.
I ask about memory booster and about RAM Issue
With the exception of some which mess with swappyness, most memory boosters generally work exactly the same way as a task killer.
Seriously, you have a smartphone with 1Gb of ram, you really don't need to do anything to optimise memory usage. Android really is very good at this all by itself.
Regarding the available ram: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980958
Why if writes 1 GB of RAM on my phone writes 835 MB maximum in task manager?
android_888 said:
Why if writes 1 GB of RAM on my phone writes 835 MB maximum in task manager?
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Hey.
Thats coz' android system uses piece of RAM and task manager shows you only aviable memory.
Sorry, for my bad english
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Well, we all know the ray has 512 MB of RAM built in. But if you use tools like Android Assistant, it tells you you can only use about 332 MB of it. I searched in other forums and found out, the "hidden" part of the RAM is reserved for the gpu. My question now: is there a way to reallocate the RAM and get some of the reserved available for user apps? Because i constantly get freezes wit oom.
I dont how to do it , but i am also disappoint when i saw ray has only 315+ RAM , sony site says ray has 512 MB
I am sure if we try to re allocate it we will get problems , why not you try cyanogenmod ?
it is faster and less RAM intensive
i am running on cyanogenmod 7.2 , but if i use launchers like spb shell 3d , my free ram, even at reboot, max caps at 110 mb. thats nothing.
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Well, we all know the ray has 512 MB of RAM built in. But if you use tools like Android Assistant, it tells you you can only use about 332 MB of it. I searched in other forums and found out, the "hidden" part of the RAM is reserved for the gpu. My question now: is there a way to reallocate the RAM and get some of the reserved available for user apps? Because i constantly get freezes wit oom.
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i think is possible but it will be worst! most of the phone speed is given by the gpu (example samsung galaxy ace has 800MHz but lower gpu alocated memory and the phone speed is a disaster)
I think the only way to 'gain' some extra RAM is enabling SWAP.
On my old samsung, I once had a swap partition of 256 to extend the memory.
The good: you have real extra ram
The bad :
-swapping is slowing down the phone, as the sd-card speed is never sufficient.
-SD-card will die sooner, as you read/write a lot to same partition.
So swapping is not advised to my opinion, and others.
Some way to make some memory free (and speed up your phone) :
Use a clean rom (like 4pda.ru) and with the "autostarts" tool, try to disable android apps that automatically try to start itself at boot, startup or other events.
I found out that a lot of android apps try to start themselves even when you plug in the power cable (google maps for example), or connectivity changed, application installed etc.
With the autostarts tool (or rom toolbox) you can influence these triggers to prevent apps to startup themselves in the background.
Even when i open my phone i have 160 free ram out of 340 ram without any program running!is there a way to free up more ram?
P.S. sorry for bad english!
Change the rom u're using =)
I Prefer GB roms because they're faster than ICS
You can use a program, which will be manage your RAM. I use ES Manager. When my phone is lagging, i click on widget with this program, and i have clear unuseful apps from RAM.
160 mb free ram not enough? Then u sure never feel the 50 mb free ram from low end devices don't u?
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What device are you using
When I'm killing tasks on my Xperia Ray and I see 160 mb free on RAM, I start dancing in circles:silly:.
Is your phone still laggy with this much free RAM, or why are you asking this
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Even when i open my phone i have 160 free ram out of 340 ram without any program running!is there a way to free up more ram?
P.S. sorry for bad english!
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Free ram is a wasted ram
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^^Exactly.
Even if ram is 160mb, your phone should be quite smooth. Free ram only plays an important role in benchmarks, and benchmarks don't mean anything. Real experience and performance is very important. However, if you want to free more ram, remove unnecessary system apps, using init.d scripts, build.prop tweaks, custom kernel, better adreno drivers etc. After doing all this, I always get 200mb+ free ram in stock ics.
Does anybody know - why virtual space crashes while playing online game???* i use call of duty : mobile*| my ram is ~ 3 gb
i checked, when i normally play [without virtual] my free ram is :700+- [not accurately]
but when i play in virtual space,*my free ram is :500+- [not accurately]
i edited*LOW MEMORY KILLER*- VISIBLE APP to 0 mb, so that virtual doesnt crash... but yet, it crashes...*
i checked many popular & unpopular virtual... some crashes at loading point | some crashes at gaming period
does anybody have any theorical knowledge - how & why it happen??
ANY INFORMATION IS APPRECIATED
App's name is errleading, IMHO. Virtual Space (VS) is simply an app cloner what puts a copy of apps / games into an isolated / separated space in your device's storage memory. VS is a hacking tool.
VS can be considered as an Android emulator where you can launch apps from. VS itself eats some MBs of device's RAM ( as you noticed ~200MB ) because it's merely an app like any other Android app. COD eats ~1.5GB RAM. Thus running COD via VS takes at minimum ~1.7GB RAM.
My suggestion: Completely clear phone's recent list to ensure no apps are running in background.
BTW: Android OS ( depends on version ) takes ~500MB RAM.
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App's name is errleading, IMHO. Virtual Space (VS) is simply an app cloner what puts a copy of apps / games into an isolated / separated space in your device's storage memory. VS is a hacking tool.
VS can be considered as an Android emulator where you can launch apps from. VS itself eats some MBs of device's RAM ( as you noticed ~200MB ) because it's merely an app like any other Android app. COD eats ~1.5GB RAM. Thus running COD via VS takes at minimum ~1.7GB RAM.
My suggestion: Completely clear phone's recent list to ensure no apps are running in background.
BTW: Android OS ( depends on version ) takes ~500MB RAM.
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normally, when i m in home & not running anything i have 1300+- mb free...
btw another thing, i saw a thing... when the match started & i m just standing...not moving at all... then games run...
but when i move... within 5-6 second, game crash...
so, i thing this is codm protection, right?
i also tried sudohide... but no chance
nishat islam said:
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my ram is ~ 3 gb
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normally, when i m in home & not running anything i have 1300+- mb free...
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Wondering what is taking up 1.7GB RAM?
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Wondering what is taking up 1.7GB RAM?
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check these screenshot
@nishat islam
As I suspected: the memory problem is homemade, you have too many apps open.