ELi5 the difference between memory and storage on mobile phones.

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Say an app has a download size of 3 GB, do you need 3 GB of memory or 3 GB of storage?

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Storage is space on the phone. Memory is more of a “workspace”
Think of it like a desk. Strorage is the space under or in the desk where you put everything books pencils etc.
Memory would be the top of the desk, your actual workspace. Much smaller space to temporarily hold important information that’s being readily accessed.

If you try to put everything in your desk on the top of the desk, you overflow and drop things (memory overflow) and projects (apps) come to a halt.

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