Out of nothing but curiosity, why does having only 1GB RAM cause tabs to need to reload?
Out of nothing but curiosity, why does having only 1GB RAM cause tabs to need to reload?
Did you maybe try another browser?
The iPad Air works great with 1GB I don't see it as a "bad buy" just because safari refreshes tabs lol.
You guys are crazy. Ipad 4 sucks right now you would take it over an Air? Please let me trade you mine!!
I will grant that any well optimized app can probably decrease the RAM it needs. I prefer the stock browser for a number of reasons.
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It works well now, but if iOS ever adds multitasking that 1GB is going to look pretty sorry.
This is kind of how I see things as well. The iPad 1 was definitely crippled, but it was a completely new type of device and you missed out on that experience for over a year by waiting. The iPad 2 would not have been all that long-lived had it not been for the fact that Apple decided to keep it around for educational and corporate use due to the 30-pin connector. For the average user it was a very minor upgrade - especially considering most of the limitations at that point were in software, not hardware.
I went from the iPad 1 to the 4 - which in my mind was the first time the hardware and software really got in alignment and it started to become my main personal computing device. I only went to the Air because it was such a leap in design that it felt like the first device that was really what the iPad was envisioned to be from the start - ie. the first iPad that was effortless to hold all day.
The Air 2 builds on that, but I honestly see it as another incremental improvement. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to have one, but at this point I'm sitting it out. Even if it has 2gb of RAM, I'm not convinced the software is yet going to be optimized for it to make much difference. I don't expect that alone to change the user experience much.
iPad air 2 has 1GB of RAM. Why does everyone assume that it has 2GB?
As for the longevity, it will not live long because the new iPad Pro will have 2GB or higher RAM.
The leaked image showing the 2GB of RAM is NOT for the new ipad air 2.
iPad air 2 has 1GB of RAM. Why does everyone assume that it has 2GB?
As for the longevity, it will not live long because the new iPad Pro will have 2GB or higher RAM.
The leaked image showing the 2GB of RAM is NOT for the new ipad air 2.
It has at least 2GB that is def an "A" not an "8" and there are 2 1.6ns BGA memory chips on there. It might have 4GB! Wow Samsung would look like the cheap fools they are only offering a mere 3GB.
iPad 1: Basically a prototype, bad buy
iPad 2: Much more powerful, lasted a long time, good buy
iPad 3: Too weak to drive the retina screen, bad buy
iPad 4: Plenty of power to drive the retina screen, good buy
iPad Air: 64 Bit but 1 GB of RAM, bad buy
iPad Air 2: A8X + 2 GB of RAM...should be a really good buy that will be for sale well into the future and handle numerous iOS updates?
Thoughts?
iPad air 2 has 1GB of RAM. Why does everyone assume that it has 2GB?
As for the longevity, it will not live long because the new iPad Pro will have 2GB or higher RAM.
The leaked image showing the 2GB of RAM is NOT for the new ipad air 2.
Why would Apple want it to last a long time, they'd rather sell you a better one next year!
iPad 1: Basically a prototype, bad buy
iPad 2: Much more powerful, lasted a long time, good buy
iPad 3: Too weak to drive the retina screen, bad buy
iPad 4: Plenty of power to drive the retina screen, good buy
iPad Air: 64 Bit but 1 GB of RAM, bad buy
iPad Air 2: A8X + 2 GB of RAM...should be a really good buy that will be for sale well into the future and handle numerous iOS updates?
Thoughts?
The A8X on the iPad Air 2 is supplemented by 1 GB of RAM and a new M8 motion co-processor, which also promises increased graphics performance. Whether Apples software optimization will be enough to make up for the 1 GB RAM remains to be seen.
In this article, were they dissect an Nexus 9, Note 4 and the iPad Air 2, they say the following:
If that's true, the iPad Air 2 will only get 1 GB of RAM...
In this article, were they dissect an Nexus 9, Note 4 and the iPad Air 2, they say the following:
If that's true, the iPad Air 2 will only get 1 GB of RAM...
2gb is okay but not good, they should have put at least 2gb into the phone and 3 or 4gb into the tablet.
Really they could have easily stuck 4gb in both.
I think next year we will largely be looking at a form factor change and an A9, among other small things. And if it gets a higher PPI, therein may lie the crippling of the Air 3 if the processor can't drive a potentially upgraded display.