Google's new Pixel 9 Pro models reserve part of their 16GB RAM exclusively for AI features. I figured out how much.
    • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      26 days ago

      Not sure, it could be allocated in the firmware, kind of like integrated GPUs on desktop/laptop processors. For example my Amd 6800HS laptop with 16GB RAM has only 14 available because the GPU takes up 2GB (but I can change it in BIOS)

  • YourPrivatHater@ani.socialEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Yeah and thats more than enough for actually well programmed apps. Not to defend Google out of all, but bro, its a phone, for example, 13gb runs Minecraft 1.8.9 with about 250 to 350 mods it is enough and ram needs electricity permanently, more is too much, it would go with significant battery impact, also, free RAM is wasted RAM, 90% usage is perfectly fine and android was always designed with that in mind.

    Idk what apps some people use, but 13gbis enough, seriously, and if not consider why some shitty app uses more ram than a great game with mods, its either hilariously bad Programming or intentionally doing it for some reason.

    I am however not happy that this comes because of LLM shit. 3gb for a os is ok but fuck, we don’t want your “ai” Google.

    • Markaos@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      27 days ago

      The huge amount of RAM on Android in general is less about supporting a single hungry app and more about keeping as many apps as possible in memory so that you can multitask between them without any of them losing their state. If one app manages to eat most of the memory, then it’s already too little for the intended experience.

      Also the memory is supposed to be enough for at least the 7 years this phone will be supported for - that’s plenty of time for apps memory footprint to grow.

      Maybe I’m biased by always having used devices with RAM size in the lower end (which is always also coupled by a not-so-great CPU so when you do run out of memory and the system starts killing apps you want to multitask between, you’re going to notice it that much more), but I’ll always take more RAM in a device that might survive a decade with a couple of battery swaps.