I’m interested in the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 since it seems like a pretty good value. but I’m at a crossroads. should I get the 6 GB of RAM option or the 8? it is ~50$ more expensive than the 6 GB one.
is the 2 extra GB worth it? I’ll mostly do reading and writing notes on it since I personally prefer a laptop for video watching.
I think ill get the 8 GB version since I’ll be using the thing for 5 years at least. but I wanted your opinions.
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The 8Gb version also have 256g of storage vs 128g in the 6gb versions.
For me that is well worth the extra $50 than the RAM upgrade.
If you’re buying for Dex, I believe that’s the model that has crippled Dex–it won’t connect to a monitor directly, only wirelessly. If so, that’s the one I ordered and then cancelled when I discovered that.
Quite frankly, the Android tablet market sucks. I ended up buying an iPad instead, and I HATE Apple. It’s my first Apple purchase. I did find the changeover relatively easy, but that’s perhaps because I was also familiar with ChromeOS on a tablet. And surprisingly, the prices on Apple iPads is not horrible.
$50 is nothing when you say you want to keep it for around 5 years. That’s $10 per year. Get the 8gb.
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That extra 2GB could make the difference between an app in the background staying in memory or having to be reloaded when you need it or a little extra performance in a game you really enjoy. It’s only $50 extra that you won’t even miss down the road. I say go for it.
I’m a power user so I’d go for the 8 gigs. But it doesn’t make a difference. Android does not use 8 gigs for anything. Of you are using alot of apps at the same time then yeah it’s nice but the 6 gigs can handle that as well ( not even games will past 6 gigs.)
No matter how much ram a device has android operates with what it’s programmed to do. So if it closes apps at when ram is past 5 gigs it will do the same with 8 gigs even though it has the ram to do more.
So to me personally the six gigs doesn’t do anything more than the eight gigs.
That being said if the device has a couple years of updates I’d go with the 8 gigs incase android gets more demanding.
Hope this helps.
Investing in yourself is always a smart decision. For just 50usd, you can secure a long term solution that will help you stay organized and focused. Even though 2gb may seem limiting, when you approach your storage capacity at 6gb, you’ll be grateful for the peace of mind that comes with knowing everything important is safely stored. Don’t hesitate, take the leap and give yourself the gift of worry-free productivity.
That’s not how RAM works. Stop getting ChatGPT to write replies for you.
LOL, if you only knew!
I got a s21 plus with 128gb at the time it was 50 more for a 256gb version. I thought I would never need that much space. For the past year or so I have been near the max and constantly have to move files around with my computer. I regret not picking the higher storage option. I like my phone but the only way I’m getting more storage is with a different phone.
Don’t do what I did. Pay the extra money for more ram… And get more storage if that’s an option also.
Strictly in my opinion , without getting into what devices, etc, generally speaking, it also will fall on if you are a day to day user or power user , your usage , my answer would be yes all day every day.
A quick example I picked up a back up S21 and having the option for 8gb with the snapdragon 888 that phone is still a beast today in 2023 so yes I’m my opinion.
I also review both IOS & Android devices along with google , Xiomi etc and the s22 -S23 galaxy line on paper are def improvement with power management, from gen.1 to gen.2 (S23 ) however the day to day user isn’t going to notice a substantial difference, it’s the power users , pro pictures takers , debugging for development , running things like graphinenOS & a slew of other scenarios , that will appreciate that extra 2gb for 8gb total , and finally in just the way Android works which some may not know , because if that I will always say yes, yes, yes.
Android works differently in its allocation than say IOS , and other devices, galaxy especially. I also use xiomi, google pixel , and so on . I know everyone will have their opinion through their experience which is totally cool, I am not disregarding that in any way,but from a non biased strictly tech perspective and given my profession without giving it away , final answer is yes , pay the money and get the extra power . Does it suck ? Yes , same as storage , from 128 to 256gb is highway robbery , BUT, I personally think you will be happy with doing so. Best of luck !
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