[kelnos]

I think that's probably still true for what 32-bit systems are still out there today.

And regardless, I think the majority of systems running Linux today are phones, which usually have 4GB or less of RAM.

But I expect the FAQ was probably originally thinking about desktop or server systems, so, yeah, the intent there is probably out of date. Those types of systems are rarely 32-bit these days, and usually have a bit more than 4GB of RAM.

[spijdar]

> I think the majority of systems running Linux today are phones, which usually have 4GB or less of RAM.

Even this is quickly becoming less and less true (for new phones). Even the Pinephone comes with 3 GB of RAM at a $200 price point, and that's inflated because of the niche, low volume nature of its production.

Samsung's "mid range" A series smartphones, for instance, start at 3GB at the absolute lowest end, with most models coming with 6 GB of memory. I expect this will be even more common in a year or two.

[mhh__]

My OnePlus 3T is nearly 4 years old now and has 6GB (and is really showing its age...)

[forty]

What's the use case of having so much ram on a smartphone ? Gaming?

[ta988]

Allowing app developers to not worry about optimization, put more trackers and more annoying ads...

[herpderperator]

App-switching (multitasking) without LRU apps getting force-closed to make room for active apps. In other words, if you like to keep apps open, more RAM will reduce the chances of an app opened a while ago having to "start fresh" when you switch back to it, losing whatever state it had when you last used it.