Galaxy A52: What is Samsung's RAM Plus feature supposed to boost performance?

Overview :

RAM Plus was already included in the September update for the Galaxy A52 5G and is now starting to roll out for the 4G/LTE model as well. When launching the A52s version in Brazil in September, Samsung said that this feature "provides excellent performance to keep up with the consumer's routine."

According to the SamMobile site, RAM Plus is enabled by default and cannot be disabled on the Galaxy A52, unlike the Galaxy A52s, on which it could be disabled. Thanks to this, applications and games can consume an additional 4 GB of RAM, which is not available in the internal storage.

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G 128GB

How to update Galaxy A52 and check if RAM Plus is active

To check if the update is available for your phone, follow the following path:

1. Open the Settings app;
2. Navigate to the Software Update option, then the Download and Install option;
3. Next, to confirm that RAM Plus is enabled, go to Settings > Battery & device maintenance > Memory.

But does virtual memory really improve performance?

Despite Samsung's promises of more speed, SamMobile reports that it didn't notice a difference in usage with the RAM Plus feature. The history of similar techniques is also not very encouraging, especially in the case of computers and their slow hard drives.

The biggest impact of RAM Plus is felt on multitasking, with apps and games being kicked out of RAM less often and being able to stay open in the background in the virtual memory area. In this case, there would be a delay in moving data between virtual and physical RAM, but at least it would avoid having to open the application from scratch. All this, of course, depends on the management adopted by Samsung.

Other manufacturers offer similar features, for example the Chinese Vivo, Realme, OnePlus and iQOO, with names like dynamic, extended or virtual RAM. Xiaomi is also bringing the feature to some models in the Chinese market, with rumors indicating that MIUI 13 will bring the virtual RAM option to the west.

So, will it work? Do you have a model with virtual RAM and have you noticed a difference? Leave your impressions in the comments field!