Is 400MB+ of RAM in use all the time normal? Also, battery lasts only a day

[InsaneMetal]

So guys I got a Defy+ running on CM10 4.1.1 by Quarx, and I'm a little worried. All the time the RAM is almost entirely in use. I tried installing RAM Manager but it didn't change much. I'm also using Go Launcher Ex, but other than that, idk what could be sucking up so much RAM, or is this normal?

Also, sometimes I need to recharge my battery twice a day...

 

[InsaneMetal]

Anybody?

 

[Steveletack]

When did this Behaviour start? When you flashed the Rom or after a while?
One reason i left CM10 for CM7 is because CM10 always started to lag a lot after a few days

 

[InsaneMetal]

When did this Behaviour start? When you flashed the Rom or after a while?
One reason i left CM10 for CM7 is because CM10 always started to lag a lot after a few days

After a few days... but honestly, when I flashed cm10 there was almost nothing in my cellphone...

 

[Defier525]

It is pretty normal that the RAM is in use - Linux uses free RAM for buffers and caching. Have you determined the amount of RAM used for that vs. the amount used for the system and other things?

It is pretty normal that Android4.x uses much more memory than Android 2.3.x.

 

[InsaneMetal]

It is pretty normal that the RAM is in use - Linux uses free RAM for buffers and caching. Have you determined the amount of RAM used for that vs. the amount used for the system and other things?

It is pretty normal that Android4.x uses much more memory than Android 2.3.x.

No I haven't... no idea how to do that actually... it always shows something like 415MB in use (out of 476MB)... so any app that I run starts going slow and stuttering...

 

[abhi9029]

This problem happens to me also.
I use Android Booster and it helps me to free some RAM. But cm10 is not so good as RAM management.
I tried options like
1. enable 16 bit transparency.
2. allow purging of assets
3. untick all apps in HWA.
4. even using different launcher and freezing trebucket.

But system still lags and it becomes more laggy after some time of use.( continuous use of 2-3 days)
So may be they have to work on it as project butter is not so compatible with our defy

 

[mihovil13]

Project butter has nothing to do with your device, those are just new lines of code (dalvik java) in the ROM.


The problem is that HWA wastes a lot of RAM, and apparently 475MB of our Defy's RAM is a small size for 4.x roms

 

[corrinti]

Well, I use my defy for 3 days now without rebooting, over 100 of my apps installed, over 100 MB RAM still free and no lags (almost , but system is faster then CM7 anyway).

First it is not a good idea to uncheck HWA for all apps - your system will get slow.
Leave checks for system, UI, launcher, browsers, video and photo apps, games if u use, maps.

Second: switch off from a startup all apps that autostart but u don't need them.