If this rumor was several months ago, I might not believe it, but the phone is likely in production stage and the rumor is likely true. It is coming from a rather reliable source.
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Alleged Schematic Shows iPhone 6 Coming with 1GB of RAM [Updated]
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If this rumor was several months ago, I might not believe it, but the phone is likely in production stage and the rumor is likely true. It is coming from a rather reliable source.
Which chump is writing this article? Even someone *not* well versed in electronics and computing ICs will know that "DDR" stands for "Double Data Rate" and will also know that it is a type of RAM, not NAND.
Wow... I thought this forum was run by clever people.
Wow... I thought this forum was run by clever people.
Nailed it.
Every good thing that Apple does is being done by every other manufacturer; every bad thing that Apple does is uniquely Apple. That seems to be the mantra of many MacRumors users.
Oh, and latch on to every negative rumor like your life depends on it.
OMG, it's coming...1GB of RAM...we have been waiting for so long...so excited...NOT
You should read past the headline
Sadly, the lives of many people on this forum consist of looking forward to the next consumer electronics product release, debating it prior to the event, then bemoaning its shortcomings after the fact, then the cycle repeats itself infinitely - that IS ALL they can see they have in their lives to look forward to and to sustain them... I sincerely pity them. You may notice that to be the case, and you might help identify who those people are by viewing their post history/frequency and the tone with which they react to perfectly civilised and respectful member's comments.
If you're going to add the 99th post to a thread, you really should read some of the dozens before yours that explain specifically why so many users need this.
Constantly reloading the data in tabs would use a hell of a lot more data, wouldn't it?
This must be sarcasm, right? Please clarify.
Technically the study didn't say more internet, it said more data. And constantly reloading tabs doe use more data.
I think they will have 2 GB RAM
Don't know if someone's already mentioned it (I won't read through all pages in this thread) but I think the iOS devices released this year will have 2 GB RAM. Way too much Low Memory crashes on the current devices. Might get better in iOS 8, but I really think the devices need at least 2 GB anyway.
I long for the day when an app on a mobile device will be the way it was when you left it upon switching back (without refreshing) in the same way it does on a computer. Perhaps in a few years.
Don't know if someone's already mentioned it (I won't read through all pages in this thread) but I think the iOS devices released this year will have 2 GB RAM. Way too much Low Memory crashes on the current devices. Might get better in iOS 8, but I really think the devices need at least 2 GB anyway.
I long for the day when an app on a mobile device will be the way it was when you left it upon switching back (without refreshing) in the same way it does on a computer. Perhaps in a few years.
Wow... I'm speechless... how can a long term Apple site make such a schoolboy error, and not be able to distinguish a RAM chip from NAND?
Moronic.
You can argue all you want, and as zealously as you want (as you are right now) but people with more experience and knowledge than you don't agree.
Look at the Andantech review of the iPhones 5s. It is a problem, and they state so. It is only going to get worse. The iPad air has the same problem...and when safari crashed, and you loose all your tabs, its problematic. Power users? What about normal people? My wife was pissed yesterday when all her tabs, as she was shopping for a bed set, crashed because she had six tabs open. Memory is the problem.
You can say it will lessen battery...but all the android phones can do it, remain thin, and have great battery life. So apple should be able to, right?
I had the iPhone 5s for almost a year, and sold it in anticipate for the iPhone 6. I have an lg g3. The memory difference is very noticeable when multitasking and web surfing with multiple tabs. It is noticeable for even a normal user, or a power user.
I hope this new is wrong, because it will make me question consider alternatives, or even keeping the lg g3 (great phone thus far).
Bro, check the MacRumors article. They updated it saying that it's a schematic from the flash storage device, NOT the RAM.
Your comment makes no sense; a schematic "from the flash storage device"? Are you saying it's a schematic that was stored on a flash drive, prior to becoming part of a "news" (and I use the term generously) article?
An electronic schematic is an overview of electronic components, showing how they interconnect. I presume you meant "It's a schematic showing the area of the circuit containing the flash storage device"?
In either case, the IC shown is very obviously DDR memory, based on the fact that it is entitled "DDR", and in no way is there any reference to storage, flash or otherwise.
Twice as fast doing what? Falling from an airplane? Because I'm pretty sure they'd be about the same speed in that situation. If anything, the Note's greater surface area could reduce it's speed considerably, depending on if it were tumbling or not.
But it goes beyond just being "specs". I have to decide what music, photos and videos and apps I want on me because 64gb is a paltry amount in 2014.
With Ram it's not just a "spec" but having to reload apps when multitasking, praying to the gods that the tweet you were composing won't be lost because you went to find an URL to copy into it.
These are things that are now negatively affecting the user experience, which is/was what Apple is/was about.
Phew! Thank god! The updated post talks about it being to do with the flash memory, not the RAM! Hopefully, we might still see 2GB!
You do realize how apps behave in that situation are determined by the app developer and not iOS right? I play Subway Surfers on my iphone and when I switch away to another task and come back it resumes where I was and I can guarantee you that game uses more RAM than your precious eBay App.
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Really? What on earth are you doing with all that storage? I think you may be exaggerating for effect.
Your comment makes no sense; a schematic "from the flash storage device"? Are you saying it's a schematic that was stored on a flash drive, prior to becoming part of a "news" (and I use the term generously) article?
An electronic schematic is an overview of electronic components, showing how they interconnect. I presume you meant "It's a schematic showing the area of the circuit containing the flash storage device"?
In either case, the IC shown is very obviously DDR memory, based on the fact that it is entitled "DDR", and in no way is there any reference to storage, flash or otherwise.
Update 7:19 AM: As noted in our forums, the schematic's references DDR and NAND suggests that it more likely refers to some aspect of the device's flash memory rather than DRAM included within the A8 chip.
The post states it's flash storage.
First, no, the superuser community for smartphones demanding obscene amounts of RAM for the iPhone just isn't that big, and they've largely already moved to Android.
Second, a lot of you guys are stuck in this PC mentality that more RAM = faster phone. But in the mobile space this just isn't true anymore. iOS is so vastly more efficient than most android devices (especially Samsung's skins) that it can and easily does make do with less RAM. It looks like Apple is still going to go with more than 1GB RAM, but the truth is that they really don't need to. Most mobile apps just don't use very much RAM especially on the iPhone.
Exactly.
Disagreeing with a decision that Apple has made is not an issue at all. But why does it seem like many who disagree with Apple can't do so without getting emotional and throwing out hyperboles? If everyone who threatened to switch to Android actually did so, this place would be much calmer. After all, if Apple is really causing that much emotional strife in someone's life, they should cut Apple out of their lives.
And for the record, I am of the opinion that Apple needs to put 2 GB of RAM in the 2014 iOS devices. But I'll manage to live if they don't.
I thought I saw that on my mobile this morning but couldn't tell.
This creates some issues: 1 GB density won't happen with NAND. The least they would see is 16GB at the package level. There are multiple dies inside the package, but no point in sharing the schematic of that (nor would a third party have access to it unless they manufactured the NAND packages).
I'm also intrigued by the "POP" in the device identifier. I would assume it's referring to package on package, which would be applicable to DRAM and not NAND (unless that's how they refer to their packaging technique, which would be new to me). Just seems all around odd.
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