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Theres a presumption each version of ios wil get computationally heavier--that may not be the case. However--it does seem likely the ram requirements may grow. I found the mini does a really good job with ios7. i bought the mini last november--I think I may get 2 years out of it--I used the ipad1 for 3 years and it still works great on ios 5.x
Compared to past iOS updates, iOS 6 to iOS 7 added quite a bit of computational heaviness. Because of that jump, I think iOS 8 will keep the computational requirements about the same. And if the iWatch runs full iOS, Apple will want to require as little ram as possible to extend standby battery life.
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