Originally Posted by bzzzzz

Sorry to get pedantic but Linux isn't essentially Android - what you mean is that Android is an operating system that is based on (or even is) linux. Furthermore I have no idea how linux systems manage RAM and I've never had to. None of my laptops suffer from untimely battery drop or from lag.

What I want to try and do is make sure that I can go a day or two without having to plug in my phone. I could take my old Nokia away for a weekend and not need to worry about taking a charger because I knew that with full charge Friday morning it would easily last till Monday.

If task killers aren't the solution, then what should be done.