Applicationcontext consumes more memory

[Pradeep bhatt]

Spring docs states that Application context consumes more memory than bean factory . why?

[Chris Mathews]

ApplicationContext does more than a simple BeanFactory. Despite the claim, the memory difference will be insignificant... certainly not a reason to use one over the other.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Thanks for letting me know me that is not that significant but I am surprised that Spring doc and books stress this point so much

[Christophe Verré]

In Spring in Action, it simply states that you may consider using ApplicationContext almost any time, except when memory is a big issue, like a mobile device.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Satou kurinosuke:
In Spring in Action, it simply states that you may consider using ApplicationContext almost any time, except when memory is a big issue, like a mobile device.

Spring on a mobile device ? Do people really use Spring on a mobile device ?

Spring docs says that Use BeanFactory where memory matters a lot like an applet.