Why do iPhone have lesser RAM than Android phones ? By Delwyn Pinto Why does the iPhone need so much less RAM than Android devices? When comparing an iPhone to other Android powered flagship phones, one thing that tends to stand out, is the significant difference in the RAM storage of the devices. As a result, most people conclude that iPhone needs less RAM or that Android apps hog storage space. But does Android really use more RAM than iOS ? RAM The first thing we need to establish here, is that we are not talking about storage space. Internal storage space of devices is many a times clubbed together with RAM storage when the specifications are listed. What we are talking about is Random Access Memory (RAM), the memory used by the CPU to hold and execute apps. Below is a comparison between the flagship devices of companies over the past few years. Year iPhone Samsung LG Other 2016 iPhone 7: 2GB iPhone 7 Plus: 3GB S7 & S7 Edge: 4GB G5:
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