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Android's model for 64-bit support also seems superior to all other operating systems, in terms of not adding the "64-bit memory bloat" (which is roughly 30 percent more memory required for 64-bit apps), so in terms of RAM needed 64-bit Android apps should actually require less than 64-bit iOS apps.

Is this actually going to be the case? 64-bit addresses allow the use of tagged pointers, which I understand ameliorate any additional cost introduced.




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