The virtual RAM feature is not something new on the PC. This feature has been available for years in many operating systems. Now it has finally reached smartphones.
Whether you think it's just a gimmick, marketing, or something along those lines, it's becoming a trend. It all started when Vivo introduced the extended RAM feature on OriginOS. Then this feature was ported to FuntouchOS 11 builds.
Now Xiaomi also presents its own experience of using virtual RAM. However, the company is getting off to a slow start as this is possibly a feature to come hidden for MIUI 13.
Today, Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G becomes one of the first Xiaomi smartphones with an extended RAM function. Company laid out an update that adds 2 GB of virtual memory to the premium mid-range smartphone.
Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G is the most powerful smartphone in the line. It's currently only available in China, but should debut next month as the POCO X3 GT. The device has an attractive configuration consisting of a 6nm Dimensity 1100 SoC and a nine-core Mali-G77 GPU.
Xiaomi is now rolling out an update that could add additional RAM to many variants of the smartphone. Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G is available in variants with 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM. So, with the feature enabled, the system will take a portion of your internal memory and grow to 8GB or 10GB respectively. Of course, virtual RAM is not the same as physical RAM, but it can still make some improvements.
The new update is quite small and is mainly a patch that adds a new feature. We're pretty sure that Xiaomi will start rolling out this feature to more smartphones pretty soon. However, it should participate as one of the most important features introduced by the MIUI 13 OS update.
Xiaomi usually implements some features to officially reveal the final implementation in major MIUI updates. The same happened with dark mode and gesture mode. The virtual RAM feature is likely to be one of the biggest announcements at the MIUI 13 keynote.
However, we don't think it will be available in all smartphones. After all, this requires internal memory with a decent read speed, for example, based on the UFS 2.1 standard and above.
Are you excited about the extended RAM feature? Or does it just sound like a gimmick? Let your impressions be in the comments below.
