Why modern phones need so much ram - Video/Image processing

tl;dr; It is because of video/image processing. LPDDR ram is shared across CPU and GPU. It is very fast. Storage (UFS) is very slow. Modern images/videos are huge. People hate slowness / unresponsiveness.

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I'm a Software Engineer and a lot of discussions are coming around with, "Why does xx Android phone need yy ram! This is much more than my PC!"

The answer is that it has a lot to do with image and video processing and storing these buffers in memory where latency is significantly lower,...

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GSMArena labs: Introducing our new smartphone speaker test
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Developer Preview 1.1 patch now available!
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9to5Google: Galaxy S20+ First Impressions: Mostly stellar, but w/ the same Samsung frustrations
https://9to5google.com/2020/03/04/samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-first-impressions/

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Nubia Red Magic 5G to have a Special Transparent Edition that shows the fan spinning
https://www.gizchina.com/2020/03/04/nubia-red-magic-5g-to-have-a-special-transparent-edition

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[TechInsights] Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Teardown Analysis
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Redditors, what are your essential apps?

Hi,

After using apple phone for last couple of years, I'm switching back to Android (preordered S20+). Can you recommend me the most essential apps that your are using? I mean, best reddit app, 4chan app, music player etc. What are your daily drivers?

Cheers!...

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My experience going s9 > s20

I switched from the Galaxy s9 to the Galaxy s20 today (T-Mobile preorder that delivered a few days early) and so far I'm loving it. However, after watching & reading reviews from tons of places that I trust for tech news and opinions, I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed by this base model.

Not to complain! It's an excellent phone so far. I just feel like the hype surrounding the s20 Ultra has made me as a base model s20 user expect more than I got, and it's resulted in a few pros and cons.
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I have an old spare phone, what interesting things can I do with it?

Hello, I have an old phone and I was wondering if there are any useful things I can do with it
My daily driver is a Samsung galaxy A5 (2017)
And the spare phone is a Sony Xperia Z2 (2014) with an (unfixable) broken SIM card tray.

I would also say I'm a quite experienced power user

Thank you :)...

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You can now jailbreak an iPhone with an Android phone
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03/you-can-now-jailbreak-an-iphone-with-an-android-phone/

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Realme 6 and 6 Pro announced, 90hz and 30W charging starting at ~$177
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What should I buy Thursday (Mar 05 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Google March 2020 Pixel Feature Drop Emoji Changelog
https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-march-2020-pixel-feature-drop-emoji-changelog/

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Realme 6 and 6 Pro announced featuring a 90hz punch hole LCD screen, 64MP camera and fast charging at around 200$
https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_6_and_realme_6_pro_are_official_with_30w_fast_charging_90_hz_displays-news-41822.php

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Unfolding the first trifold phone.
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HEY GOOGLE: Read this webpage to me.

Just tried this feature on my phone and I love it! It basically turns any web page article into a podcast. I have the ability to skip ahead or go back and it scrolls through the page as it reads, or I can turn off the screen and just listen. Also, I can adjust the speed at which it's reading the page to me. Very cool and useful feature. I did not download or do anything special to make this feature work. Apparently, it is part of Google Assistant....

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Notebookcheck's Top 10 Smartphones under 500 Euros
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebookcheck-s-Top-10-Smartphones-under-500-Euros.280714.0.html

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TCL unveils world's first rollable screen phone concept
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/the-worlds-first-rollable-screen-phone-makes-the-samsung-galaxy-z-flip-look-boring

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Project Sandcastle Brings Android to iPhone. (7, 7+, iPod touch 7th gen, fairly barebones)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/03/04/exclusive-this-hack-runs-android-on-your-iphone/

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TCL doesn't have a folding phone to sell you, but it does have more ideas for one
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/03/05/tcl-doesnt-have-a-folding-phone-to-sell-you-but-it-does-have-more-ideas-for-one/

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Exclusive: Motorola Edge+ renders reveal waterfall display and tiny punch-hole camera - Pricebaba.com Daily
https://pricebaba.com/blog/motorola-edge-plus-renders-360-degree-video-exclusive

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