Storing a Vivo Y16 has continually been a problem, for many years phones didn't necessarily come with a sufficient amount of internal storage or an SD slot to expand the latter's capacity. Despite everything, for a few years, the volume problem has been solved, now people are starting to look into the subject of RAM, this other type of memory is almost as essential as the internal memory of your smartphone. We will precisely in this article, help you in the event that you have questions on this topic.
Today you will learn how to check the RAM memory of your Vivo Y16? To do this, we will first show you what the RAM of your smartphone is used for, then, how to know the RAM of your Vivo Y16 , and, finally, if it is possible to increase the volume of RAM memory on your smartphone.
What is the use of RAM on a Vivo Y16?
We start this guide by briefly teaching you what is and what is the function of the RAM on a Vivo Y16. This acronym actually comes from the English "Random Access Memory", it will allow store the data that the processor needs in the short term. In particular, it will allow you to run different applications at the same time, so it will store all the data necessary to keep applications in the background. In the event that you play greedy games that require a lot of resources and calculations on the processor side, it is the RAM that will take over and allow the processor to have all the files available.
A significant amount of RAM memory will therefore be essential to have decent performance on your Vivo Y16. 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 will therefore be necessary to find the right compromise between processor power and amount of RAM. This year, the most powerful Smartphones have 8 to 10 GB of RAM which is more important than many PCs!
How to know the RAM of your Vivo Y16?
We now move on to the control part, which probably interests you the most, and, to do this, we will now show you how to know everything about the RAM of your Vivo Y16. To do this, first of all, we will show you how to know the amount of RAM present on your smartphone, then, how to know where you are with its use.
How to check the amount of RAM installed on your Vivo Y16?
We start suddenly with the process to find out the amount of RAM equipped on your Vivo Y16. As you will have understood, the greater the volume of RAM, the more the processor will be able to carry out tasks, let others run in the background without feeling latency or slowing down. There are two alternatives to access this data:
- Simply from the "Settings" of your Vivo Y16
- Go to the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Locate the menu "Device maintenance" or "Device optimization", depending on the Android version installed on your Vivo Y16, this may change, however, this is the menu in which you will be able to observe the consumption of the various critical points of your smartphone (battery, RAM, storage… )
- Now that you are in this menu, you will have to locate the "Memory" indicator and observe the maximum volume displayed, this is the amount of RAM equipped on your Vivo Y16
- By using CPU-Z
- Download and install CPU-Z , a small application that offers the possibility of obtaining a lot of details on your smartphone
- Open the application
- Go to the section "Device"
- You will find the amount of RAM installed on your Vivo Y16 in the section "Total RAM"
How to check the RAM usage of your Vivo Y16?
For know the RAM usage of your Vivo Y16 and to know in the event that it saturates or in the event that you still have the margin, there are also two possibilities which are almost the same as those which we have just explained to you in the previous part. It is a test that can be rewarding to understand the reason why your Vivo Y16 makes you feel latencies. Let's go:
- Through the configurations of your smartphone
- Go to the "Settings" of your smartphone
- 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
- Using CPU-Z
- Open CPU-Z
- Go to the tab "Device"
- In "Available RAM" you will see the amount of RAM available on your Vivo Y16, as well as a percentage to make it easier for you to interpret
In the event that you notice that you have very little RAM available without necessarily having many applications open, it is probably necessary close background applications that saturate it. You can also clear the cache of your Vivo Y16 to free up space and improve your performance.
Is it possible to increase the amount of RAM memory on a Vivo Y16?
In the event that you notice that your RAM is regularly full, it is absolutely legitimate to ask yourself if it is possible to increase the amount of RAM on your Vivo Y16 ? Unfortunately on Smartphone this operation is impossible… You will suddenly have to better manage your uses, close the applications which you do not use, or switch to a more powerful smartphone.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Vivo Y16, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live Y16.
