Tabs reloading in safari, App crashing, etc. when I look at a phone I think where I'll be in 2 years because I'll have a contract. I can't believe you're trying to justify 1GB of RAM in a phone that is coming out and will be popular in 2015!
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Alleged iPhone 6 Geekbench Results Reveal 1.4 GHz Dual-Core A8 Chip, 1 GB of RAM
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Tabs reloading in safari, App crashing, etc. when I look at a phone I think where I'll be in 2 years because I'll have a contract. I can't believe you're trying to justify 1GB of RAM in a phone that is coming out and will be popular in 2015!
Ha, well that would be the same thing "people" have said about every iPhone iteration
It's either "It's the EXACT SAME THING with a different case" or "It's the EXACT SAME THING (even though the internals are greatly upgraded)."I think we need more than Geekbench to judge the performance of the A8. The A7 was already almost overpowered for iOS 7. And we don't know what was done with the GPU or other components either.
Just before Apple upgraded the RAM from 4 to 8 GB on the 13" Retina MacBook Pros, the laptops were considered premium by most...mainly because of their price, but most of all, because they sufficiently provided a balance between power and looks (I for one likes a great looking laptop).
This is Apple, and they're known to cripple a few things on a new gadget.
Is a four cylinder engine considered a bad buy compared to a 6 cylinder engine by most consumers, in 2014?
And yet there are countless complaints about the nexus 5 and Moro x lagging. So what does that mean? It means everyone's experience is different. You telling us you never had lag on the n5 is no different than people saying they never had lag on the iPhone.
What would you say if I said you're lying and ure kidding me if you say there's no lag on the n5? Would you be ok with that? I wouldn't think so. In the same way, telling people who don't see lag on their iPhone's that they're lying or apologizing for apple is wrong.
Are you are aware of the slow speed of flash?
Don't think it's a good idea.
Flash will get faster but it will still take a few years, I read an article somewhere which says at least 2016-2017.
There's a lot of hyperbole on both sides. People need to chill.
1 GB isn't the end of the world if it's true. But I might consider skipping this model for the 6s a year from now- and I've always stuck to the two year cycle.
Not because I'm irrationally upset with Apple as some people seem to be, but because the value proposition might not be worth it for me.
Don't make purchasing decisions based off emotions; make them based on logic. People on both sides of the argument are getting way too emotional.
1 GB isn't the end of the world if it's true. But I might consider skipping this model for the 6s a year from now- and I've always stuck to the two year cycle.
Not because I'm irrationally upset with Apple as some people seem to be, but because the value proposition might not be worth it for me.
Don't make purchasing decisions based off emotions; make them based on logic. People on both sides of the argument are getting way too emotional.
If it's from the same guy who showed the fake iPhone 6 on video then these are also fake.
The result are not enough info to draw any conclusions. The 4.7 seems to be the slightly upgraded 5s with the 5 inch being the quad core beast. That makes sense and puts both in their own place in the market. There is nothing worrying about any specs fake or real so far, apart the ones from this phoney weibo user.
The result are not enough info to draw any conclusions. The 4.7 seems to be the slightly upgraded 5s with the 5 inch being the quad core beast. That makes sense and puts both in their own place in the market. There is nothing worrying about any specs fake or real so far, apart the ones from this phoney weibo user.
If you're satisfied with the direction of the 13" then you'll be satisfied with anything that Apple throws at you with the new iphone lol.
I'm genuinely surprised you lot have received an iPhone 5/5S with a memory management far better than the rest of us. The reality is that both of the above keep reloading tabs at a ridiculous pace. As soon as you have between 4-5 tabs, the previous will reload. Multitask between two apps, the tabs will reload. Use another app for 5-6 min, the previous tabs will reload.
Wether this boils down to the memory footprint of Safari or a lack of RAM is really not interesting to me. As long as they improve it I'm happy. But the reality and problem is that the majority of us with an iPhone 5/5S and iPad Air (similar hardware) suffer from reloading tabs. And that's really nothing to just gloss over and look past.
Not to mention apps crashing etc.
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First of, I actually have a 15-inch rMBP.
I didn't say I have a 13-inch. You should read more carefully next time.
They never did (nor will never, IMO) talk about pure specs during keynotes, the info usually comes from tear drops after deliveries begin.
That is also the reason why they would never use 2gb of ram as selling point for an upgrade, being it iphone 6s or 7...
None. Nobody away from MacRumors cares about 1GB vs 2GB. "Nobody" is a blanket statement, but it probably close to statistically true.
The bigger screens will sell the phone.
Translation: I will pay money for a product that scrapes by in RAM, and will continue to pay money for a product that scrapes by until it no longer scrapes by and I'm stuck with a two year contract to regret my decision.
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Some background apps are closed when I switch between them.
Not a big deal and I'm sure 90% of iPhone users don't keep too many apps opened and don't experience tab refreshing in safari and app reloading.
But for the premium price we pay we deserve the best possible user experience, iPhone should be the best smartphone even for people with higher memory needs than the average customer.