Multitasking and RAM management on Smartphones
Multitasking and RAM management are two very important terms used when discussing smartphones, especially the smartphone experience. But for a long time now, it has mostly flown under the radar…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Memory
Virtual memory (or extended RAM) is the new king in town. I mean seriously. Everyone is advertising it, but not a lot of people understand it. As usual, I am…
What is Virtual memory?
Hello, welcome to another blog post. In this post, we are going to be look at virtual memory. What is virtual memory or virtual RAM on a smartphone? This topic,…
Oppo A96 and the death of the Midrange segment
I want to talk about Oppo A96 and the death of the Midrange segment. I think I mentioned it to Ken (a reader) the other day and someone messaged me…
What is zRAM?
In the last post I made, I talked about smartphone RAM. What it is, how it works, the different types as well as other key specs. When I was done,…
Smartphone RAM explained
Smartphone RAM is short for Random Access Memory. RAM is a type of smartphone memory that sits very close to the SoC. RAM itself is not part of the SoC.…
Storage on a smartphone explained (types & uses)
Storage on a smartphone refers to all physical spaces on a smartphone where data is saved. If that is clear enough, we will proceed. Why do we have storage on…
Generic vs Branded Image sensors
In today's post, I want to talk about Generic vs Branded image sensors. An image sensor is a photosensitive plate that sits at the back of every camera. It is…