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All Three 2017 iPhones Predicted to Have 3GB of RAM and Lightning Connectors With Faster Charging

MrX8503 said:
Don't fall for the spec sheet scam. It's already been shown that the S8 drops apps from RAM earlier than the iPhone 7+.
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iPhone doesn't do foreground split screen multitasking or background multitasking so it can get by with less RAM. Also, iPhone uses app state suspension to and from storage so it's not the same thing as utilizing RAM for app switching. On the iPhone if you put an active SSH session in the background it gets suspended then killed from RAM after 3 minutes unlike other OS' like desktop OS, Android, etc. that run indefinitely in the background.
 
mi7chy said:
iPhone doesn't do foreground split screen multitasking or background multitasking so it can get by with less RAM. Also, iPhone uses app state suspension to and from storage so it's not the same thing as utilizing RAM for app switching. On the iPhone if you put an active SSH session in the background it gets suspended then killed from RAM after 3 minutes unlike other OS' like desktop OS, Android, etc. that run indefinitely in the background.
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Yes that's why iPads have more ram.
 
Outside of supporting Games, there are two main reasons to include 3 GB of DRAM:

1.) motion photography capture,

2.) software-based image stabilization ... e.g., capture at 12 Mpx with the Telephoto lens (which doesn't include OIS support), and crop it down by some % (due to the image stabilization processing).

Here are some (real-world) motion photography capture numbers:

1.) iPhone 7 w/ 2GB of DRAM: 25x4K and 30x8

2.) iPhone 7 Plus w/ 3 GB of DRAM: 40x4K, 30x12, and 45x8

first number is the number of photos per Burst, and the second number is the capture resolution, either 4K UHD, 12 Mpx or 8 Mpx.

And, for those of you who don't know:

Apple's Hardware-based OIS implementation actually uses a combination of electro-mechanical optical image stabilization AND software-based image stabilization using multi-image fusion.
 
Mac 128 said:
I'd love to see the stats on whose using corded USB-C headphones currently to make this claim even remotely relevant.
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It's not a question of what's relevant NOW; it's a question of what WILL be relevant. USB-C headphones are and always will be more relevant than Lightning headphones. Why? Because it's a freaking universal connector, unlike Lightning. When everyone else starts ditching the headphone jack like Apple did, there's going to have to be a connector to replace it. USB-C is the only logical choice.
 
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convenience..., that''s all it is.

aaronhead14 said:
It's not a question of what's relevant NOW; it's a question of what WILL be relevant. USB-C headphones are and always will be more relevant than Lightning headphones. Why? Because it's a freaking universal connector, unlike Lightning. When everyone else starts ditching the headphone jack like Apple did, there's going to have to be a connector to replace it. USB-C is the only logical choice.
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Don't underestimate those that will be forced to use something just because its standard...

Anymore than saying, just because u have a default browser, doesn't always mean more will use it.... although most likely.... u use want u want... Why should Apple control us ? it's saying we cannot think for ourselves ? If Apple really wanted to control us, thy would not "allow" it..
 
Dozer_Zaibatsu said:
I know sentiments like this are expressed in almost every thread, but,

How would this phone change my experience with my current phone? With texting, reading Twitter, taking pictures, looking up the weather? What is there to be excited about upgrading now?

If I purchase a piece of jewelry or a finely-crafted tool for $900, I would expect either to last a long time. These things have smooth metal and glass like works of art, which I appreciate. But I can't afford to treat a phone I intend to use like a piece of art.

I find I cannot be any more sentimental or covetous about my phone, which is essentially a disposable tool to me, any more than Saul Goodman is about his.
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I think it's a matter of personal priorities. $900 is either a lot of money or not, depending on what you compare it to. You could easily spend $900 on something that will be gone almost immediately. A pair of plane tickets. A pair of tickets to see Hamilton on Broadway. A donation to charity.

I've watched people crawling on the floor looking for a lost earring (or just a precious stone that fell out of a ring), and I thought to myself, "Why would anyone spend so much money on something so easily lost?" I watch my sister's young children roughhouse near a couple of original oil paintings worth thousands of dollars. One false move, and they could easily destroy one of them.

But how people spend their money is their choice. I've slowed down lately, but I bought an average of one new computer a year for a couple of decades. I cut my own hair, so I haven't paid for a haircut in 15 years. I've paid for good seats on Broadway, and I've bid a couple of thousand dollars for a worthless gewgaw at a charity auction, but I drive ten miles out of my way for cheaper groceries. I happily gave my sister tens of thousands to enable her to have another child (which turned out to be three babies born that next year, now threatening her artwork).

If there's a rhyme or reason for these spending priorities, it's not something I expect other people to adopt. And if I check my Facebook feed on a new iPhone 8 next fall while preparing a 33 cent box of store brand mac and cheese, it will also be according to my own priorities, not anyone else's.
 
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yg17 said:
Except a 6 hour flight.
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AirPods have a 24 hour charging case. It takes 15 minutes to charge them sufficiently for 3 more hours use. A pair of fully charged AirPods and case, will last 5 hours without a charge, and the remaining hour of that 6 hour flight with only a 15 minute interruption, or trip to the bathroom. Or no interruption at all if one AirPod is charged at a time. All said, those AirPods and case will get the user 29 hours use, with only 2 hours total downtime.

aaronhead14 said:
It's not a question of what's relevant NOW; it's a question of what WILL be relevant. USB-C headphones are and always will be more relevant than Lightning headphones. Why? Because it's a freaking universal connector, unlike Lightning. When everyone else starts ditching the headphone jack like Apple did, there's going to have to be a connector to replace it. USB-C is the only logical choice.
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I have never even seen a pair of USB-C headphones. And I definitely wouldn't buy a pair until there were more devices to use them on. And until I can buy a USB-C cable at 7-11 at 3AM, then it's not exactly a universal connector. Lightning has over a billion installed users -- that's pretty universal. When USB-C can claim that, then maybe there will be a need to do something about it. Of course by then, and when everyone starts ditching the headphone jack, wireless headphones will have likely advanced to the point where only niche, specialty markets will want to plug a pair of headphones into their mobile device, or any other device for that matter, with a cable.
 
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USB-C will never come to iPhone or idevices, apple will always have a proprietary connector for revenue .

Fast charging : for a device that most will get in 2018, about time!!!
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H3LL5P4WN said:
I've got no problem with USB-C replacing the USB-A end of the cable. But going to USB-C on the iPhone itself is stupid.
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Why? Cause you have lots of lightning cables, and already invested?

What's wrong with having all your electronic devices using the same connector ? Why have a specialised connector just for your iPhone. Apple does or for $$$$. though as consumer, what's your benefit ?

I'd like to have the same connector across all my apple devices. Buying a charger for my apple and non apple products is stupid , when apple is telling me USB-C is the future with its new MacBook pros, or it just cause of the revenue from dongles... :
 
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It doesn't matter what connector they use.

Because they'll still break, and then you'll be forced to pay several times the actual cost of a connector for an "Apple Approved" white cord.

Looking forward to the next Pixel, to be honest.
 
T'hain Esh Kelch said:
USB-C and I buy an iPhone 8. Lightning, and I'll buy an iPhone 6s.

Upgrading from a 4s.
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It seems like iPhone 6s for you it is. Though I have absolutely no idea why on earth anyone would choose it before a much more up to date phone (except price) But again, considering you are using an iPhone 4s, it should not be surprising.
 
Mac 128 said:
...until I can buy a USB-C cable at 7-11 at 3AM, then it's not exactly a universal connector. Lightning has over a billion installed users -- that's pretty universal.
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Are you high? You being able to buy a cable at 711 doesn't make the connector universal... Nor does the amount of users a device has... Having a billion iPhone users doesn't magically give a Lightning cable the ability to plug in to other devices. It's not like, "oh look, there's a billion iPhone users, I guess my Lightning headphones can now magically plug in to my MacBook." No, that's not how it works.

The universality of the connector is what makes it universal. The fact that 99% of all new devices are using USB-C (including Apple's non-iPhone products) is what makes it universal.
 
H3LL5P4WN said:
I've got no problem with USB-C replacing the USB-A end of the cable. But going to USB-C on the iPhone itself is stupid.
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I don't understand why people are against going usb-c on the phone?! isn't it better to have that port standardized so you can use your headphones (or charger) on both android phones, your laptop etc now that the headphone is going away. Not being able to use your iPhone 7 headphones on your new Macbook Pro is simply ridiculous IMHO. I didn't like that they killed the headphone jack, but when you remove a universal standard you should at least replace it with a new one, not your own proprietary port.
 
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JGIGS said:
With how much storage has come down can't they just go 64/128/256? Even 64/128 eliminating a model. I can't really imagine many people really needing 256GB on a smartphone especially with so much cloud app access these days.
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I think it should be 64gb/256gb at the least.

Cloud storage has its issues (bandwidth, download/upload limits, network access/reliability, etc.) and I prefer local storage where possible which on a device where it cant be upgraded Id want the most I can get.
 
svenning said:
I don't understand why people are against going usb-c on the phone?! isn't it better to have that port standardized so you can use your headphones on both android phones, your laptop etc now that the headphone is going away.
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It is, but only if it serves it's purpose other than just one port that does it all..
 
Rettun1 said:
it ’’fell apart" in two years???

I'm gonna hold onto my 7 too. Until the 2nd or 3rd gen iPhone with Touch ID imbedded in the screen. I want the kinks worked out
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No I completely failed my mission.
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bennyf said:
Kinda sad when holding on to a device for a *whole two years* is something remarkable, but you're not alone. I've still go the 6 -- September / October can't come soon enough!
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No the point was I failed holding onto it for a long time. A long time like 4-5 years would've been the goal.
 
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