Will we see 3GB of RAM on Samsung's 2013 high-end smartphones?

4. abdane posted on 06 Oct 2012, 10:58 34

yes, but there is the word RAM beside it :P

5. Fayeznoor posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:02 3

this means only 375 mb ram by my calculation
3 "gigabit (Gb)" = 0.375 "gigabyte (GB)"

kind of fake

25. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:07 2

In my opinion we rather see 4GB of RAM than 3GB. And even if we will see 3GB of RAM then I think it should be only at the end of 2013.

71. abdane posted on 07 Oct 2012, 07:00 1

also phonearena answered you ! hahaha:
UPDATE: It should be pointed out that despite the sticker reading Gb, the source says that it does stand for GigaByte, not GigaBit. The stickers are, of course, for internal use only!

12. Droid_X_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:25 21

4GB of RAM will happen before you see 3.

13. stole38 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:26 12

Yea , because you need 3 GB of RAM so flipping much , how stupid can you be ? Bigger is not always better , this is not a workstation !!! It's a goddamn PHONE !

17. Captain_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:48 25

For now. Phones will be workstation-like in the next few years. No need to get mad about technology moving forward.

22. parkwaydr posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:57 12

Dude, chill, he was just making a point, no need to get all snippy.

23. Droid_X_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:02 7

Workstations typically are equipped with 8+ GB of RAM nowadays (16 GB is probably minimum acceptable configuration for workstations now). The GS III in the U.S. is shipping with 2 GB. Depending on how memory-hungry Key Lime Pie is, the GS IV may ship with 4 GB of RAM.

Anyone who doesn't understand that smartphones are really nothing more than handheld computers combined with a wireless network and telephone, needs to re-think their understanding.

34. Retro-touch posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:59 3

Honestly doesn't make sense, why would Google make the Galaxy Nexus with 1GB of RAM and make Key Lime Prime resource hungry??

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61. Droid_X_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 21:54 0

To get you to trade in your GN for the new model?

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37. iphoneisthebest79 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 13:20 4

you are right who need 3 GB of ram in his phone? for my opinion, all we need right now is improving all type of OS and improving the network coverage and not forgetting low call's charge

26. PowTheBowl posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:08 1

JellyBean's Project Butter prevents lags/crashes anyway.

36. Reverence posted on 06 Oct 2012, 13:16 0

there can be at times

31. NAHEK posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:52 8

That's SGS3..

67. zhypher_23 posted on 07 Oct 2012, 02:55 0

Your probably talking about the Gnote 2 ;)

35. Retro-touch posted on 06 Oct 2012, 13:05 0

Dual Core A15 (run circles around the Quad Core A9 Exynos) would be fantastic with 2GB of RAM, what are you gonna be running with 3GB of RAM anyway, I can't max out 1GB on my S2, but 3???

56. angelesmec posted on 06 Oct 2012, 17:54 0

A15 would be awesome..your right even on my Galaxy S Advance with 768 mb ram with 555 mb user available I can't max out. Still 1 gb minimum for a midrange phone like mine would be great..a healthy margin..

68. tedkord posted on 07 Oct 2012, 03:45 0

The reason you can't max out out is Android 's built in task manager, which closes background and long dormant apps. But less ram still means less you can do at the same time, if that matters to you.

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58. Jphones posted on 06 Oct 2012, 20:26 0

samsungs not apple they don't make + or half way upgrades

11. g2a5b0e posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:23 2

I agree. 3GB of RAM will not be necessary for next year's high-end phones. I can't speak for 2014 though...

21. Hemlocke (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:55 5

Hell, ICS on most devices would be an improvement.

69. tedkord posted on 07 Oct 2012, 03:46 1

Over iOS 6, yes.

19. Captain_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 11:49 0

Funny how people get offended by more powerful phones. I applaud your foresight.

47. techspace posted on 06 Oct 2012, 15:00 1

actually, we don't need that much of ram.......technically, 1gb ram is more than enough for all the apps and games in the play store, so 2gb is more than enough.......
google optimizes the nexus devices to work good with the os and the nexus devices will have a much better support than the galaxy s series smartphones so the amount of ram on the nexus devices this year will give us an idea of how much ram is required for the next few years
apple ipod touches/iphones/ipads run excellently, flawlessly without huge specs....so the only thing we need from the s4 is a better gpu and a quad core processor with a power saving core because android and the amoled screens drain more battery
the quad core international version of the galaxy s3 doesn't have 2gb ram so a 2gb ram is gonna be a good upgrade

73. Captain_Doug posted on 16 Oct 2012, 17:49 0

You can't compare how the ipod runs to android. Android has way more capabilities and so, needs more ram. Can you multitask with an ipod? Nope. 512mb is fine the ipod. On Android, with heavier programs and more running at the same time, you'll need more ram. Maybe not now, but sooner rather than later.

74. techspace posted on 19 Oct 2012, 08:00 0

you can multitask on the ipod touch, with the jailbreak tweaks......infact, the jailbroken idevices can do multitasking in many ways, meego has the best multitasking in the world and you can get such multitasking on any jailbroken idevice.......the ipod touch runs excellently even after adding multitasking capabilities to it via cydia tweaks but it still doesn't need any ram.....its also very power saving and doesn't require bigger battery for many hours of web browsing and gaming...........
multitasking doesn't need much ram....2gb is more than enough, the samsung galaxy s4 won't be supported for more than a year or two while the iphone is supported atleast for 4 years
so, 2gb ram is gonna be enough......you don't need more than 1gb ram on android JB even the other 1gb ram will be for the future......so 2gb is more than enough......ask for better GPU and bigger battery

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24. Ragnarockd posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:03 1

Yes 1GB for international version and 2 GB for US version with dual core krait.....Anyway 3GB is always welcome.

29. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:37 0

There already was some rumors and about DDR3.

57. OpTiMuS_BlAcK posted on 06 Oct 2012, 20:05 0

Great, hope it comes into fruition first before that 3GB of RAM.

40. g2a5b0e posted on 06 Oct 2012, 13:48 1

Why would the next Samsung flagships have dual-core processors when the current ones have quad (yes, I realize the S3 in America is dual, but we all know why that is)? Also, if Samsung puts a 5.7" display in the next Note, there's probably a pretty good chance it will be full HD.

42. Berzerk000 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 14:07 1

Because it's the A15 Exynos, that slaps the current quad Exynos around despite being dual core.

Yeah, I know, but FHD on a screen under 8 inches is overkill, that's why I said HD+, just to keep it over the 300 ppi mark. These are just my expectations.

33. RapidCat posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:55 0

most people using case, why bother with build quality
now we can stab people using phone case

http://www.phonearena.com/news/MacGyver-might-even-make-good-use-out-of-the-ReadyCase-for-the-iPhone_id35237

39. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 06 Oct 2012, 13:33 1

do you need a case if build quality is good?

45. RapidCat posted on 06 Oct 2012, 14:52 0

yea i still need it, in case i want to sell it.

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49. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 06 Oct 2012, 15:47 1

thats funny....

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44. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Oct 2012, 14:50 0

"Samsung stop making plastic phones first."

How much not plastic phones do you know ? :)

48. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Oct 2012, 15:20 0

I think that "cheapness" problem is not because of the plastic. For example Nokia Lumia 900 has monolithic Polycarbonate body but it doesn't feel cheap or for example HTC One X also use the same plastic but it also doesnt feel cheap.

51. bojan posted on 06 Oct 2012, 16:29 1

i understand you all i want is a phone form samsung that doesnt look cheap . i like everything they do only the build qaulity looks cheap.