Yeah, just like my iPhone 6 Plus was....... Better hardware than the 6, but due to 1GB of ram, a lemon that crashed all the time, making the 6 the better product
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3GB of RAM Again Rumored for Next iPhone, Likely 5.5-Inch Model Only
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Yeah, just like my iPhone 6 Plus was....... Better hardware than the 6, but due to 1GB of ram, a lemon that crashed all the time, making the 6 the better product
No problem with my 6s. Your 6 was definitely shortchanged with the RAM.
Every one has their appreciations what they might use the iPad for. I think 2GB of ram turned a lot of customers off when the 9.7 Pro launched. I agree the Tru-Tone display and the quad speakers are a selling point, but is it enough to justify $600.00 for 32 GB starting point? Maybe if the 9.7 Pro started off at $500.00 with 3 or 4 Gb of ram, I'm sure we would see more of an influx.
If one can accept the larger 12.9 Pro, I feel this is on the line of what we one can appreciate In terms of Ram. I believe the iPad Pro 12.9 is slightly more powerful than the 9.7 Pro, but they both have the A9x Processor and the 12.9 iPad Pro has a higher pixel density.
In return, is the price adjustment enough to warrant the purchase or does one want the smaller sized Pro? Either way, their both great iPads.
And if you look hard enough, you can find the 12.9 Pro for at least $100.00 under Apple's price.
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I imagine it has something to do with the way the Plus renders the 1080p screen. Unless they fixed the weird way they do it?
Don't see much need currently for more RAM. 2GB of RAM in the 6S+ fixed the annoying RAM issue of the 6+ and I barely experience reloads now. The smoothness of the 6S+ is one of the big reasons why I'm likely not going to upgrade to the 7. This one seems to be good enough to go 2-3 years, Apple really did a good job with the specs on it.
This was fixed with the 6s, and with any iOS device currently with 2GB of ram.
If you're going from a 6 to the 7 (non-Plus) or whatever the 2016 model is called, you will notice a big difference
Not really. This issue won't be fixed until Apple changes the way that RAM management fundamentally works in iOS. It might be a day later, but that Safari page is still going to refresh.
It's being taken out. Moto Z was one of the first, then iPhone, and others likely will remove it as well.
Except the iPad Pro has no such issues so complaining about less RAM while ignoring all the other extras you get over the iPhone Plus for $150 less is complaining for the sake of complaining if you ask me.
For those apologizing for less DRAM read this thread. iPP 9.7 with 2GB crashes while iPP 12.9 with 4GB doesn't. This will be an issue on iPhone when it gets split view multitasking and probably the reason why it hasn't gotten it yet.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pro-9-7-multitasking-springboad-crash.1965652/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pro-9-7-multitasking-springboad-crash.1965652/
Do you really think that just because an app can't allocate 1GB of RAM you can't see the side effect of being low on RAM?
Do you recall ever seeing a page reload or the screen flash white while using Safari on a 6+? This is especially annoying when I'm replying to a post or filling out a form and have to switch apps. Switching back to Safari causes the reload.
People here have switched to a 6S+ and noticed the difference. The 6SE was also compared to previous versions and it was conclusively proven that the 6SE didn't have to reload its Safari tabs nearly as often as the outgoing 5S. Thanks to more RAM.
For perspective, at this writing there are six smartphones available with 6 GB of RAM (fully double this 3 GB prediction), and at least one more will ship before Apple ships its iPhone 7 models. The 6 GB RAM smartphones available today are:
vivo Xplay5 Elite
ZTE Axon 7
ZTE nubia Z11
Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro
LeEco Le Max 2
OnePlus 3
The LG V20 and/or Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe will likely ship before the iPhone 7. All of these devices have 5.5 inch screens, give or take. Yes, OK, Android generally requires more memory to accomplish substantially the same tasks. Nonetheless, Apple is not exactly wowing us. A bump to 4 GB of RAM across all iPhone 7 models would be somewhat more reasonable in 2016.
vivo Xplay5 Elite
ZTE Axon 7
ZTE nubia Z11
Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro
LeEco Le Max 2
OnePlus 3
The LG V20 and/or Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe will likely ship before the iPhone 7. All of these devices have 5.5 inch screens, give or take. Yes, OK, Android generally requires more memory to accomplish substantially the same tasks. Nonetheless, Apple is not exactly wowing us. A bump to 4 GB of RAM across all iPhone 7 models would be somewhat more reasonable in 2016.
Then why do they talk about new processor and how fast it can do things during the speech?
Apple likes to talk when it has a clear advantage. Other specs, Apple applies the glossiest of lip sticks. Example, the 6/6+/6S/6S+ screens. Not much to talk about there. But when Apple finally begins using OLED in iPhones, expect the endless spec analysis.
if 3gb is useful for a 5.5" iOS device in sept 2016, it seems really ****** of them to put 2gb in a 9.7" device in april 2016. (edited as i put the wrong amount initially... point stands).
Pretty strong stuff ... how about dialin' er back a couple degrees to say ... dislike .
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