Task killers and RAM boosters are a scam
Let's talk about why task killers and RAM boosters are a scam and why you ought to delete them immediately. Task killers and RAM boosters are apps that promise to…
What are System Resources?
What are system resources? In very simple terms, a system resource is any component of the phone/computer that is needed to carry out tasks. These components may include both hardware…
Memory Storage and ROM
Hello and welcome to today's post. I'll be talking about Memory, Storage and ROM. These are certain terminologies that we tend to use a lot of the time. Now, a…
Aggressive RAM Management
Aggressive RAM Management (ARM) is a term that you may or may not have heard of. I don't hear it very often, but it is thrown around a fair bit.…
Causes of Poor RAM management
Hello there, in this post, we are going to look at the causes of poor RAM management. Now, RAM is very important to a phone's performance and user experience. This…
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,…
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.…