If you didn't bother to read at least some of the previous posts addressing every single one of your points here, then I suppose that explains why you were never inclined to search iOS + memory issues on your favorite search engine explaining at the very least, your first comment.
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A8 Chip From 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Appears to Carry 1 GB of RAM
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1 GB of RAM should take half the power of 2 GB. And it you have fast flash storage then you shouldn't have an issue if developers do their jobs correctly.
I've had a Nexus 4, 5, and 7 (2013). All of which had quad core CPUs and 2GB RAM. And all of them multitask slower than my fiance's iPhone 5 with half the cores, half the RAM, and a slower clock speed.
The spec head inside me is a little disappointed. But the logical part of me keeps saying arbitrary numbers don't matter, performance matters.
The spec head inside me is a little disappointed. But the logical part of me keeps saying arbitrary numbers don't matter, performance matters.
The reloading issue should be a total embarrassment for a supposed industry leader. What's even worse is that they seem to be oblivious to the issue.
Not when it comes to specs. He just looks at the process and just yes's or no's the end product.
Doubt it. It all comes down to margins. Selling 1 year old hardware at lower prices (i.e. iPhone 5 hardware in the 5c package) allows those margins to be maintained. Selling the cutting edge hardware (16GB iPhone 6) at 100.00 less then usual would erode margins.
"with an "8" denoting 8 Gb (1 GB) and a "B" denoting 16 Gb (2 GB)"
Is it logical? why not "A" and "B" or 8 and 16?
And to all whiners, stop bitching about RAM. You want more RAM, get to Android phones.
What the point of asking more RAM when it can outperform competitors' phone with 3x amount of RAM? It's about performance. I can disregard how much RAM an iPhone has as long as it outperforms others and 1.5X-2X from the last iPhone.
Is it logical? why not "A" and "B" or 8 and 16?
And to all whiners, stop bitching about RAM. You want more RAM, get to Android phones.
What the point of asking more RAM when it can outperform competitors' phone with 3x amount of RAM? It's about performance. I can disregard how much RAM an iPhone has as long as it outperforms others and 1.5X-2X from the last iPhone.
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I hear what people are saying here.
But think about this from Apple's point of view for a moment.
We are not Apple's typical consumers.
It would cost Apple a few more dollars per phone.
They will sell millions to people who don't know and don't care as it's THE NEW APPLE PHONE so they must have it.
They COULD make the phone better, with more RAM to make sure it all runs smoother for longer and has a longer lifespan as iOS upgrades need more in the future.
But WHY BOTHER ?
They will sell millions and millions anyway, they don't care what we think or want.
Just sell them with the largest margin, and you will all buy the new one next year.
But think about this from Apple's point of view for a moment.
We are not Apple's typical consumers.
It would cost Apple a few more dollars per phone.
They will sell millions to people who don't know and don't care as it's THE NEW APPLE PHONE so they must have it.
They COULD make the phone better, with more RAM to make sure it all runs smoother for longer and has a longer lifespan as iOS upgrades need more in the future.
But WHY BOTHER ?
They will sell millions and millions anyway, they don't care what we think or want.
Just sell them with the largest margin, and you will all buy the new one next year.
Power consumption of RAM is not linear, disregarding the fact that we are omitting other details, such as the number of modules involved.
yeah keep telling yourself that..............1 gb of ram 2014 what a joke......
The new iPhone won't even have a 1080p display when most flagships are already headed towards 4k or QHD. Will the iPhone 6's display be a joke too?
Probably wouldn't be a margin buster. It has more to do with what you said the the beginning: 99% of users only need 1GB so why add excess memory? Apple will never appease everyone and frankly they shouldn't.
yeah keep telling yourself that..............1 gb of ram 2014 what a joke......
I'm sorry, what?
I've had no trouble with 1GB of RAM on an iPhone.
I'm telling you, it's enough for me.
Ironically enough, I've had a single Macrumors tab opened on both a 5S and iPad (current), and they both reload when I switch out of Safari and re-open it. And guess what? Safari is the only thing I had active on the iPad (according to the App Drawer).
Holy cow... more I read in this thread the more I feel
If this is what (competent) Geniuses have to go through, then I feel for you.
it might be enough, just like how 4gb is "enough" but nobody can deny that having 2gb of ram would help a lot.