Google Makes it Mandatory for Android Phones to Have Over 2GB RAM

Jul. 22, 2020

The idea of having at least 2GB RAM on your smartphone isn’t far fetched. Not in this day and age. However, while flagship Android smartphones come with an ever increasing amount of RAM, phones on the very entry-level of the Android market aren’t as lucky.

Moreover, the company is trying to make Android Go phones better as well. Previously, Android Go phones could have as little as 512MB RAM. That’s way too less, and Google thinks so as well. The company has decided thatAndroid Go phones should have a minimum of 1GB RAM. Phones with 512MB RAM will not be allowed to install GMS.

All of this should end up doing two good things. One, the very entry-level Android phones should now perform slightly better thanks to the requirement of at least 2GB RAM. And two, Android Go phones will now have better performance thanks to the minimum 1GB RAM requirement. Plus, we may see more Android Go devices because of the 2GB RAM threshold.