Not sure why so much ram is needed on a phone?

It’s Linux that’s all I need to know.

And I still don’t trust any "degoogled" phone or any phone for that matter. I might just build my own.

https://mikrophone.net/

https://tuxphones.com/risc-v-phone-rvphone-imx8-esp32-sim7600x-e310-nlnet-majstor/