The storage of a OnePlus 9 has always been a concern, for many years mobile phones have not necessarily been equipped with a sufficient amount of internal storage or an SD slot to increase the capacity of the latter. However, for some time now, the volume problem has been resolved, now people are starting to focus on the RAM component, this other kind of memory is almost as important as the internal memory of your mobile phone. We are going precisely in this guide, to help you in the event that you have questions on this subject.

In this guide you will learn how to check the RAM memory of its OnePlus 9? To do this, we will first explain to you what the RAM of your mobile phone is used for, then, how to know the RAM of your OnePlus 9 , and, finally, if it is conceivable to increase the volume of RAM memory on your mobile phone.

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What is RAM on a OnePlus 9 for?

We start this guide by briefly teaching you what is and what is the use of the RAM on a OnePlus 9. This acronym actually comes from the English "Random Access Memory", it will allow you to store the data that the processor needs over a short period of time. For example, it will give you the possibility of running several applications simultaneously, it is therefore the one that will store all the essential data in memory to keep applications in the background. If you ever play greedy games that require a lot of resources and calculation on the processor side, it is the RAM that will take over and allow the processor to have all the data at hand.

A high amount of RAM memory will therefore be essential to have high performance on your OnePlus 9. Nevertheless, it's a bit like everything, after a certain volume your processor will not be powerful enough to exploit it and you will suddenly have unused memory. It is therefore necessary to find the right ratio processor power / amount of RAM. At the moment, the most powerful Smartphones have 8 to 10 GB of RAM which is huge!

How to know the RAM of your OnePlus 9?

We now move on to the control part, which surely interests you the most, and, for that, we will now present to you how to know everything about the RAM of your OnePlus 9. To do this, first, we will explain how to know the amount of RAM present on your mobile phone, then, how to know where you are with its use.

How to check the amount of RAM installed on your OnePlus 9?

We start suddenly with the technique to find out the amount of RAM integrated in your OnePlus 9. You will have suddenly realized it, the greater the volume of RAM, the more the processor will be able to accomplish tasks, let others run in the background without noticing any latency or slowdown. There are two solutions to access this data:

  • Directly from the “Settings” of your OnePlus 9
    • Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
    • Find the menu "Device maintenance" or "Device optimization", depending on the Android version installed on your OnePlus 9 this may change, however this is the menu in which you can analyze the consumption of the various critical points of your mobile phone (battery, RAM , storage… )
    • Once in this menu, you will have to locate the "Memory" indicator and see the maximum volume displayed, this is the amount of RAM with which your OnePlus 9 is equipped.
  • By using CPU-Z
    • Download and install CPU-Z , a small application that offers the possibility of retrieving a lot of details on your phone
    • Launch the application
    • Go to the top tab "Device"
    • You will find the amount of RAM installed on your OnePlus 9 in the section "Total RAM"

How to check the RAM usage of your OnePlus 9?

For know the RAM usage of your OnePlus 9 and know in the event that it saturates or in the event that you still have some margin, there are also two methods which are almost the same as those we have just discovered beforehand. This is a test that can be rewarding to understand why your OnePlus 9 makes you feel latency. Let's go:

  • Through the settings of your mobile phone
    • Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
    • In the "Device maintenance" menu, identify the "Memory" indicator
    • You will have a ratio as well as a progress bar that gives you the amount of memory used
  • With CPU-Z
    • Open CPU-Z
    • Go to the tab "Device"
    • In "Available RAM" you will discover the amount of RAM available on your OnePlus 9, as well as a percentage to simplify your interpretation

If you ever notice that you have very little RAM available without necessarily having a lot of working applications, you should surely close background applications that saturate it. You can also clear the cache of your OnePlus 9 to free up space and improve your performance.

Is it possible to increase the amount of RAM memory on a OnePlus 9?

If you ever find that your RAM is regularly full, it only makes sense to ask yourself if it is possible to increase the amount of RAM on your OnePlus 9 ? Unfortunately on Smartphones, this opportunity is impossible… You will therefore have to better manage your uses, close applications that you do not use, or switch to a more powerful mobile phone.

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