Owning an entry-level smartphone is an extreme sport, especially when it comes to issues of storage space and phone hanging up due to limited RAM power.
Google, however, is attempting to improve the user experience by their Go edition apps, these lightweight copies of Google apps are lighter and less resource-intensive, which means they run flawlessly on lower-end smartphones.
The featherweight copies of android apps have a lot of merits in that they’re built to run smoothly on devices with RAM as limited as 512MB to 1GB. With Reports showing that even high-end Android smartphone can get bloated over time, it’s definitely a great idea to take advantage of these optimizations, even if you rock a flagship Android phone.
Here are the top 5 lightweight android apps you can try out right now for your normal daily phone usage. We’ll also cover the differences between these lightweight apps and their regular counterparts.
44. Map Go
Maps Go is a lightweight version of Google Maps. It retains most of the features of the regular Maps app such as real-time traffic updates, directions, public transport, and information about local businesses. But the main limitation compared to the regular Google app is it doesn’t support offline mode.
The Map Go app has a download size of 176KB from Google play store and uses the storage space size of 344KB compared to regular Map app that covers a memory space of 100MBs and more.
Here are some other features that aren’t supported in the optimized Maps Go apps:
- Turn-by-turn GPS navigation
- Sharing real-time location
- Setting home and work addresses
