Re: Upgrade and pay more for less

Carlos E.R. wrote on Thu, 5 Dec 2024 02:26:57 +0100 :

<https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_note_50-12799.php>

 Storage can be 64 or 128 or 256 GB, depending on the model.
 RAM can be 3 or 4.

For the OP, I only have cheap phones ('cuz I get them for free, that's
why), but even so, nowadays, as others said, 64GB of internal storage is
pretty normal stuff as is an sdslot so that you can add much more.
Dunno what an sd card costs in South Africa but here, in the states, you
can get a 128GB sd card off of Amazon for a bit over ten bucks or so.
That's exactly what's in my phone, a Samsung Galaxy A32-5G:
 1. 64 GB of internal storage
 2. 128 GB of portable storage (I used to only have 64GB for years)
That works fine for me, and I consider myself pretty typical when it comes
to storage needs - but let me look up how much RAM is on my phone for you.
Settings > Battery & device care > Memory  3) 4GB memory (1.2 GB Available) What I love about being kind hearted enough to help people, I learn stuff
accidentally. I apparently have a setting for "RAM Plus" whatever that is.
 <https://www.simplymac.com/android/what-is-samsung-ram-plus-is-it-worth-it>
 "Samsung RAM Plus is a feature found in certain Samsung smartphones   that creates virtual RAM by using a portion of the device's internal   storage to provide extra temporary memory when the actual RAM is   running low."
I didn't even realize this existed until I looked for the OP, where my "RAM
Plus" has the option of "2GB" or "4GB" and mine is already set to 4GB.
 4) 4GB RAM Plus
I'm not sure how to interpret that reality, but if I guess based only on
knowing that it exists, I guess I have 4GB of RAM but if the phone thinks
it needs 8GB of RAM, it will take the latter out of my internal storage.
Who knew?
Not me.
Anyway, for the OP, I consider that low-end phone perfectly fine for my
needs. What does it cost now? Dunno. It was probably less than two hundred
bucks when it was brand new three years ago.