With the upcoming update, the Chinese manufacturer will allow users of its latest flagship versions, among other things, to actually get additional RAM by relying on the available storage space.
This is a process that has already existed for a long time on the computer. Because you probably weren’t aware of it, but if your device is lagging, it’s probably because you don’t have enough RAM (the synonym matches, since it’s an abbreviation of the English term RAM), this is the RAM that allows it to temporarily store information to run programs and generally respond to instructions. And in this case, it is possible to increase it artificially, by relying on the storage space of the hard drive. This is called virtual memory.
If you pay attention to the specifications of smartphones, you will find that they also have random access memory (RAM), usually between 4 GB to 8 GB, which allows them like computers to temporarily store the information needed for the smartphone to perform tasks. In other words, this is what makes navigation more or less fluid, when you switch from page to page and open apps. The good news is that manufacturers are starting to come up with a feature that allows, as on a PC, to increase this RAM almost as much on a smartphone.
It was the Chinese manufacturers who started the movement. As our colleagues at home remind us phoneandroidAnd Huawei, for example, has createdTurbo memoryHarmonyOS has to offer 2 GB of virtual memory, while Vivo calls its add 3 GB of virtual RAM on its X60 ProFusion memoryRecently, Xiaomi has done this as well. At the end of June, an update rolled out on the Redmi Note 10 Pro in China could have allowed its users to take advantage of the extra 2 GB of RAM, which was recovered in the device’s internal storage, according to the information it reported. GSM circuit.
Coming soon virtual RAM on all Xiaomi?
Today, the famous company from the Middle Kingdom, known for its incredible value for money, wants to go even further. First, by boosting performance even further, this time with 3GB of virtual RAM. Then by introducing this function called “Memory Extension“On many other smartphones. Not least, because it will be in particular its latest flagship phone, according to the site Adimorah Blog Xiaomi news specialist. As part of the release of a new MIUI beta version that is currently reserved for Chinese users, the latest Mi 10 and Mi 11 series will already be troubling. More specifically: Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10 Ultra, Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra as well as Redmi K40 (known as Poco F3 in France).
While the site is gone by phoneandroidYou anticipate the imminent arrival of this feature.”Memory Extension“On all Xiaomi smartphones, with the future update of MIUI 13, it remains to be seen if and when it will be made available internationally. There is no doubt, in any case, that it will have some success. Even our little finger tells us that, tomorrow, it could become a memory function These default random access to enhance the performance of smartphones more democratic …
Sources : phoneandroidAnd Adimorah BlogAnd GSM circuit
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