maybe existing owners arent upgrading because to anybody with the existing devices, knowing they're still packing 1GB ram is a big turn off. It was for me. Im waiting for the 6S.[/QUOTE
Do a search for why iPhone 6 only needs 1 gig of ram. You might find the answers enlightening. I came from Android after 4 Samsung phones my last one being a new Note 4 which had 3 GB. I do not miss that 3GB vs the 1GB. My iPhone 6 Plus handles everything just fine.
glad to know your own use case means other people's use cases are irrelevant. all i know is my experience with a 5S, also with 1GB of ram, and frequently getting to a point where every time i toggle web tabs the entire page reloads. and this is only with safari and a few other apps open.... added resolution, graphic elements, i cant imagine it being a "better" experience... its like running a 500hp engine on a stock transmission... you're gonna run into problems.
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While you may be right I'll be the average consumer doesn't know how much RAM their phone has. I can't tell you how much RAM my phone has without looking it up.
very true, and for a lot of use cases, you're right, its not relevant. but for those of us who use our devices a lot, it does make a difference, and deliberately crippling a "power" product just to pad the bottom line (seriously, how much does RAM cost in 2015? not much) is just cheap on their part, especially since the power users were already complaining about the 1GB ram in the 5S causing issues.
between the 1GB ram, and them continuing to push out 16GB devices that cant install OS updates due to lack of space, its just cheap, plain and simple.