Free memory with Diamond (on Sprint)

[bridic]

it is around 30%

[gsvnet]

Originally Posted by gmfeny

So what percent is that for program memory. My mogul after a soft reset is at about 49%.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...00&btnG=Search

[rcclark333]

Originally Posted by bridic

I have not installed anything other than the normal Sprint crap and here is what I am showing right after a soft reset.

Phone Storage:
Total: 92.05 MB
In Use: 43.20 MB
Free: 48.82

Program:
Total: 203.84 MB
In Use: 61.75 MB
Free: 142.09 Mb

Still have 3.74 GB of internal

What would be the advantage or disadvantage to installing programs into internal storage vice the phone storage? I will not be able to install everything into phone storage, but wanting to understand the pros and cons of using either one.

Thanks..

[gof]

Originally Posted by rcclark333

What would be the advantage or disadvantage to installing programs into internal storage vice the phone storage? I will not be able to install everything into phone storage, but wanting to understand the pros and cons of using either one.

Thanks..

Speed of access is the big one (RW speed). Also on boot up the phone "external" 4GB might be initialized later in the boot sequence and thus not be accessible for certain types of drivers for example. This was a problem with some phones using external cards.

[rcclark333]

Originally Posted by gof

Speed of access is the big one (RW speed). Also on boot up the phone "external" 4GB might be initialized later in the boot sequence and thus not be accessible for certain types of drivers for example. This was a problem with some phones using external cards.

But would this be an issue once this in internal or should I treat it the same as if I was installing programs on external card?

[gof]

Originally Posted by rcclark333

But would this be an issue once this in internal or should I treat it the same as if I was installing programs on external card?

Not all "internal" memory is the same. It's almost certain that the "storage memory" which includes the Firmware image ("ROM" although it's no longer Read-Only) is different from the 4GB of expansion memory. I would guess the expansion 4GB is likely standard Flash RAM, but they just avoided the physical MicroSD slot to save cost and (more likely) space.

The two will have different read/write speeds, and will be initialized and available at different points in the boot process. For utilities and such that you run once in the while, I'd store them on the expansion memory. For email attachements, photos, files, etc I'd use the expansion memory. But, for drivers, today plugins, etc, I'd load them into the main storage memory.

As in many things, others may disagree.

[meccadon123]

That's funny, i just noticed the (on sprint) in the topic. I was thinking he was asking any Diamond user (telus or otherwise).

[gof]

Originally Posted by meccadon123

That's funny, i just noticed the (on sprint) in the topic. I was thinking he was asking any Diamond user (telus or otherwise).

I was the OP. Since I'm on Sprint, and I know that Sprint loads up their ROMs with a ton of junk, I considered it a worst case scenario

Others are welcome to post free memory, just make sure to specify what ROM you're using.