But, yet again, as illustrated by myself and a million others, the RAM constraints affect usage far beyond just Safari tabs in the form of constant reloading of apps when flipping between apps. Better apps will sometimes reload the exact state it was left in, all apps often just reload to the default first screen. This is very irritating when we're talking about a simple transition e.g. email-podcast-Alien Blue-Safari-email.
Given my old 5S was still plenty fast enough, I'd be happier if Apple spent less time selling us faster CPU's, and more time addressing the inadequacies of iOS. All logic points to RAM being the cause of these issues.
Yet again, if the above "issue" doesn't bother you, lucky you! Myself, and a lot of others, would like the mature, 7th generation of a device (in the case of an iPhone, 6th for iPad) to not exhibit the traits of computers 10 plus years ago. We're always being told how we now have supercomputers in our pockets, that have the equivalent power of an Intel x86 chip from year 20XX. This is absolutely laughable. For example, I don't recall the last plastic MB I had from 2006 being unable to flip between a few programmes without having to completely reload/refresh virtually all the time. Yes, an iDevice can perform a single given task well, even very well, but if you have the temerity to flip to doing something else? Naughty boy, reload time.
Have to say, find this behaviour less irritating on a phone due to what I use it for. On an iPad, a supposed laptop replacement? Frankly pathetic.