Re:The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display...
by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @12:32AM
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> 8GB ram is hardware limited
The line is (emphasis mine)
> Google is already calling devices with 8GB of RAM "hardware limited" when it comes to future AI features
which... yeah, I think that's true? You can run smaller LLMs in 8GB, for example, but it's a tight fit and you're going to be limited to really really small models.
Granted, I suspect this will result in the floor for "acceptable RAM" to go up considerably, which... we'll see if that's good or bad.
> $499 is a budget phone???
Yeah no that's nonsense. You can get a moto g for $99 (!) on sale at https://www.motorola.com/us/specialsright now and that's... I mean, that's an old model, but it's perfectly serviceable yet.
The line is (emphasis mine)
> Google is already calling devices with 8GB of RAM "hardware limited" when it comes to future AI features
which... yeah, I think that's true? You can run smaller LLMs in 8GB, for example, but it's a tight fit and you're going to be limited to really really small models.
Granted, I suspect this will result in the floor for "acceptable RAM" to go up considerably, which... we'll see if that's good or bad.
> $499 is a budget phone???
Yeah no that's nonsense. You can get a moto g for $99 (!) on sale at https://www.motorola.com/us/specials right now and that's... I mean, that's an old model, but it's perfectly serviceable yet.