The storage of a Samsung Galaxy J2 has been a constant problem, for many years cell phones have not always been equipped with a sufficient amount of internal storage or an SD slot to increase the capacity of the latter. . Having said that, for some time now the volume problem has been fixed, now people are starting to look at the RAM flap, this other type of memory is almost as important as the internal memory of your mobile phone. In this guide, we are going to help you if you ever have any questions on this topic.

In this article, you will find out how to check the RAM memory of its Samsung Galaxy J2? To do this, we will first show you what is the interest of the RAM of your mobile phone, then, how to know the RAM of your Samsung Galaxy J2 , and, finally, if it is possible to increase the volume of RAM memory on your mobile phone.

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How useful is the RAM on a Samsung Galaxy J2?

We therefore start this guide by briefly teaching you what is and what is the function of the RAM on a Samsung Galaxy J2. This acronym actually comes from the English "Random Access Memory", it allows store data that the processor needs in the short term. It will, for example, give you the possibility of running different applications at the same time, it is this which will therefore keep in memory all the essential data to keep applications in the background. If you play greedy games which require a lot of resources and computation on the side of the processor, 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 important to have high performance on your Samsung Galaxy J2. However, it's a bit like everything, after a certain volume your processor will not be powerful enough to use it and you will therefore have unused memory. It is therefore necessary to find the right compromise between processor power and the amount of RAM. This year, the most powerful phones are equipped with 8 to 10 GB of RAM which is more important than many PCs!

How to know the RAM of your Samsung Galaxy J2?

We now move on to the control part, which undoubtedly interests you the most, and, for that, we are now going to reveal to you how to know everything about the RAM of your Samsung Galaxy J2. To do this, first of all, we will show you 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 Samsung Galaxy J2?

We therefore start with the process to find out the amount of RAM built into your Samsung Galaxy J2. As a result, you will have assimilated it, the greater the volume of RAM, the more the processor will be able to perform tasks, letting others run in the background without feeling any latency or slowing down. There are two methods to access this data:

  • Directly from the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J2
    • Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
    • Locate the menu "Device maintenance" or “Device optimization”, depending on the Android version installed on your Samsung Galaxy J2, this may be significantly different, however this is the menu in which you can observe the consumption of the various critical points of your mobile phone (battery, memory live, storage ...)
    • Now that you are in this menu, you will have to identify the “Memory” indicator and observe the maximum volume displayed, this is the amount of RAM equipped on your Samsung Galaxy J2.
  • Thanks to CPU-Z
    • Download and install CPU-Z , a small application that offers the possibility of consulting a lot of data on your mobile phone
    • Open the application
    • Go to the section "Device"
    • You will get the amount of RAM installed on your Samsung Galaxy J2 in the section "Total RAM"

How to control the RAM usage of your Samsung Galaxy J2?

For find out the RAM usage of your Samsung Galaxy J2 and to know if ever it saturates or if ever you still have the margin, there are also two possibilities which are almost the same as those which we have just presented to you in the previous part. This is a test that can be interesting to understand the reason why your Samsung Galaxy J2 is causing you to experience latencies. Let's go:

  • Through the settings of your mobile phone
    • Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
    • In the "Device maintenance" menu, locate the "Memory" indicator
    • You will have a ratio as well as a progress bar that gives you the amount of memory used
  • Using CPU-Z
    • Open CPU-Z
    • Go to the tab "Device"
    • In "Available RAM" you will see the amount of RAM available on your Samsung Galaxy J2, as well as a percentage to simplify interpretation

If you notice that you have very little RAM available without necessarily having a lot of active applications, it is probably necessary close background applications that saturate it. You can also clear the cache of your Samsung Galaxy J2 to free up space and improve your performance.

Is it possible to increase the amount of RAM memory on a Samsung Galaxy J2?

If you notice that your RAM is often full, it absolutely makes sense to ask yourself if it is possible to increase the amount of RAM on your Samsung Galaxy J2 ? Unfortunately on Phone this operation is impossible… You will consequently have to better manage your uses, close the applications which you do not use, or switch to a more powerful mobile phone.

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