The extra 2GB was for OS disk I/O caching due to the increased size of 1TB storage. There will be no significant performance improvement in real-life use.
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All New 2020 iPad Pro Models Feature 6GB RAM and Ultra Wideband Chip
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I don’t know why this myth keeps on getting perpetuated. It is simply not true.
Quite possibly but I'd consider it a bigger update than the the iPad released yesterday. I love my 2018 12.9" and see no reason to update until miniLED.
I'd like to see at least 16gb of ram
if you want to make something with a potent processor and then only give it 6gb ram not so good
not when samsung phones already have 16gb. Samsung S20
if you want to make something with a potent processor and then only give it 6gb ram not so good
not when samsung phones already have 16gb. Samsung S20
It’s always funny to see trolls posting ‘but Android is more advanced!” “But... but my Samsung S20 can do this and do that! Too! Better than yours!” in a thread about.. iPad. It’s so enjoyable. Much better than watching all the news about COVID-19 in the lockdown.
Mmm idk. I think this will be it for another year or so. Probably won't see the next refresh until March or WWDC '21. This was a fairly minor refresh all considering for the iPad Pro line, and it took nearly 18 months for us to even get this...
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Funnily enough, this is exactly the reason I am thinking I should buy now.
Who knows what the value of my savings will be by the time this crisis is over...
Actually it's not even close to 8GB Samsung phones. The 16GB S20U is in an entirely different league in terms of RAM capabilities.
At least 8GB on a Pro tablet would have been nice.
That's incorrect. DeX has DeX-compatible apps. The list includes many productivity apps. MS Office and Adobe apps are in this list.
You must be from the Windows world where RAM and processor speed matter are the only measures. With Mac and iOS its not near as important as you cannot compare amount of RAM between two devices unless you know how efficiently they use it.
it seemed pretty bad from everything I was reading on here. Some people won't get it but a lot of people did have issues with them. Im still guessing the frame is improved. We'll see soon.
The fact that every iPad Pro now gets the 6GB is good, I’m un-decided about the 512GB or 1TB version. I like to download a lot of my TV shows and movies, I currently have the 512GB with about 100GB left.
but with my discount I can jump from the 512GB to the 1TB for less than £200
but with my discount I can jump from the 512GB to the 1TB for less than £200
More features mean more lines of code and higher memory requirement. iOS/iPadOS still can't move icons anywhere on the home screen for personalization and convenience but it is slowly catching up to Android from what I see using both ecosystems. Still needs background multitasking, DeX desktop mode, more freedom, etc.
Most iPads will have 4Gb for the next year or two. It will be fine for at least two next iOS updates.
Yet 4GB very much kept up to 16GB Samsung phones in ram management tests so clearly it doesn’t need much at all while android clearly does
The fact that every iPad Pro now gets the 6GB is good, I’m un-decided about the 512GB or 1TB version. I like to download a lot of my TV shows and movies, I currently have the 512GB with about 100GB left.
but with my discount I can jump from the 512GB to the 1TB for less than £200
You seen the new pros advertised anywhere but Apple? Can’t seem to yet
Indeed. Or even 3 GB RAM. However, if you like longevity in your purchases today it's usually best to get those with more RAM.
That said, last year I purchased a 3 GB iPad 7 for the wife. Her needs tend to be much less demanding though.
4GB gets destroyed by 16GB in app reload tests but not a surprise since it's a huge app cache. Also, no future proofing with 4GB when iOS/iPadOS and apps get more bloated over time.
We‘re talking about the iPad Pro in which we hope to get full Photoshop and and other professional apps. Hopefully Final Cut and Logic.
When/if pro apps do make it, the will require more resources just as they do on the MacBook. 8 gig being about the absolute minimum.
and potentailly cannibalizes the sales of Mac. From business standpoin, that’s really bad. So, when Apple decide to merge the 2 platforms together, I think we will not see Dex on iPad (Properly in the near future as ARM mac is on the horizon)
as for me, I use ipad as a drawing tablet to replace my wacom cintiq and it works as intended. I’m not gonna edit the photos / videos on ipad because of the limited storage. 1TB can store about 5 days of work...