Pretty simple, IOS uses little of the RAM compared to Android. If an iPhone has 6 gigs of RAM, probably the OS itself uses about 3-4 gigs of it whilst an Android might have 12 gigs of RAM but the OS uses 6-7 gigs of it.
Their software is pretty much made with the specifications in mind, just like gaming consoles (they have less powerful hardware but could archieve big numbers because of optimization, given that they only have 1 or 2 hardwares to adapt). And creating hardware thats made "specifically" for their software is the key to get that kind of optimization. Android in the other hand has like 5 SOC makers (Qualcomm, Mediatek, Samsung, Kirin and the smallers brands) with 20+ SOC each, that OEM takes and puts whatever RAM/ROM they want, you got thousands of devices and configurations, you can't optimize at that level, only Google with Pixel is trying, but their SOC are not on par with other makers, but at least they tried.
like your videos a lot. i have a suggestion: it would be cool for the thumbnail to be related to the series, either it’s the decoder series or the real world reviews. perhaps also the title. but congrats anyway, you’re becoming one of those youtubers that i just click to see whatever you post. Keep it up! Salute from Europe
I like your videos man. I generally, while watching videos on you tube just leave then in the background. But you seem to make me want to keep looking at the screen. Thanks for being engaging and informative. Warm Regards Aneesh
Nice video, I really liked the way you teach people about these complex topics in this video. it good be nice if you continue with this series explaining in detail but simple way other parts of the phone like different screen technologies, storage. it would help a lot when deciding which device to buy
Interesting video. Its good you used the Pixels when talking about RAM. The 6a and 6 Pro have the same processor. 6a actually hits higher on some benchmarks. But with it only having 6GB RAM vs 12GB of the 6 Pro there is a huge difference in day-to-day usage. I have the 6a but the 6GB is woefully insufficient in 2022 so I'm upgrading to the 7 Pro.
NSAM for the win ! I remember the times when adding RAM to the PC was making a visual and time impact on its loading time, so I can totally believe that phones are going through the same process now, when they became multimedia centres on their own. Can possibly see another bottleneck in this process, the dependency on storing everything in phone's own memory, with the disappearance of extension SD card trays that is happening now. Phone clogged with data by its user wont benefit from fast operational RAM in the end. It will process everything nicely, but won't have place to store it after that.
Really appreciate such videos from you! Been a long time subscriber and I'll be honest, I watch your videos less frequently than i would like, but at the same time, after every video, i say to myself "This is why I love this channel, and this guy! This is the content that more people should watch, rather than the usual new gadget reviews we all end up watching even if we have no plans to buy them!"
I'm excited for LPDDR5X memory! I'm expecting the Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max processors that should launch this month to hopefully have LPDDR5X, which should increase memory bandwidth and reduce power usage for these chips by quite a bit. In smartphones maybe LP5X doesn't matter that much if the smartphone vendor doesn't make use of the increased speed with a new feature that wouldn't have been possible before (besides the power savings), but on high performance laptops and desktops pro users will make use of every last bit of memory bandwidth they can get.
Really interesting and informative video, thank you! I thought I had a vague understanding of RAM, and I was right...it was vague! I feel like I learned something 😀👍
Quite interesting and useful, so thank you. I always enjoy your Decoder Series. Also seriously cool these four gents started it in the office basement!!
Do you think HMC will come back? With the growth of systems and data consumed, generated, and transmitted, do you think that there will be push towards higher bandwidth memory designs?
