Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPad almost certain iPad air 2 has 2GB RAM!
- Thread starter AliMacs
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Like a fool, I actually click these links, navigate the spam, scroll around until I can find the worthless blurb.
At least i'm not alone
Like a fool, I actually click these links, navigate the spam, scroll around until I can find the worthless blurb.
At least i'm not alone
Not alone at all.
Will 2 gb of RAM make it that much more worth it? I'm trying to decide between air and air 2.
I think it has 4GB. Those are 2 x 2GB 1.6ns DDR3 modules. You can see the second module is obscured.
So even if the code says 1GB and we are all stupid, the thing still has two of them! So MINIMUM 2GB!
I think the Air 2 will be a lot like the iPad 2 and hold it's value for a long time. The Air is great too, and frankly I've never had an issue with safari on my 5s.
So even if the code says 1GB and we are all stupid, the thing still has two of them! So MINIMUM 2GB!
I think the Air 2 will be a lot like the iPad 2 and hold it's value for a long time. The Air is great too, and frankly I've never had an issue with safari on my 5s.
If it turns out to have 2GB, I'm probably all in! I agree that 2GB would help make the Air 2 much like the iPad 2 in terms of longevity. If it's only 1GB....I'm not in...no way...no how! BTW...I have been plagued with the "Safari reloading" issue on the 5S, Retina Mini and iPad Air. In my mind, if this were only a "software" related problem, Apple would have addressed it by now. I have to think that it's more an issue of insufficient RAM.
Last edited:
This site says 1 gig as well...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ipad-air-2-vs-htc-nexus-9-which-better-high-end-android-tablet-1470554
As others have said, it will have 1 gig of RAM (at least) whether it has a second gig we shall see soon. I would buy a new air 2 iff (if and only if) it has at least two gig. If it had 4 gig, then my faith in Apple would be significantly increased and I would probably buy two new Air2s.
Maybe the iPad Pro will have 4GB because it runs OSX and run iPad apps? Also, solves the split screen issue.
almost certain iPad air 2 has 2GB RAM!
These sites are garbage and all they do is speculate. None of them have even touched an iPad Air 2.
You are foolish to doubt the photos, it's obvious apple has put 2GB maybe even 4GB. You can see the photos yourself it's an "A" which means a 2GB module and guess what? There are two of them. Stop making up stories and look at the only real evidence we have. It all says 2+ GB
These sites are garbage and all they do is speculate. None of them have even touched an iPad Air 2.
You are foolish to doubt the photos, it's obvious apple has put 2GB maybe even 4GB. You can see the photos yourself it's an "A" which means a 2GB module and guess what? There are two of them. Stop making up stories and look at the only real evidence we have. It all says 2+ GB
It seems too early for a "Pro" leak if it's supposedly coming out sometime next year.
I can't say that I disagree with you there, but the 1 gig language wasn't washy-washy. All the sites we've dealt with so far (including this one) use phrases with less certainty than ibtimes.
As a former photojournalist, I always doubt photos
. The photos I saw were too blurry to me to form my own opinion. I didn't see the photo with two identical chips. I mean I saw a photo that said there were two, but I don't recall seeing the second chip clearly enough to say there were two. If the air2 comes with 4 gig of RAM, I will be shocked and amazed, and will believe that somewhere at apple there is an engineer or some other worker bee with some real talent and vision and more importantly the ability to persuade others. Perhaps a new Steve or Wozniak making his or her way to the top despite marketing and accounting departments...wouldn't that be cool!
almost certain iPad air 2 has 2GB RAM!
So the thing that would restore your faith in apple, is a 4 instead of a 2 or 1 on the spec sheet?
Two days we will know who's right. I already know apple has put 2GB and I believe it's 2x 2GB or 2x 768MB (3 or 4GB).
Consider that apples intention is to A) produce its own in house CPUs and all other hardware and B) provide a seamless experience between mobile and "desktop" OS. Apple needs foreward thinking hardware. A7 and A8 are equivalent to similar clocked Intel core i3 offerings in IPC. Apple will eventually have some hybrid OS X/ios running on these processors. They need to be fast. They need 2-4GB ram. Nobody disagrees for desktop.
I can't say that I disagree with you there, but the 1 gig language wasn't washy-washy. All the sites we've dealt with so far (including this one) use phrases with less certainty than ibtimes.
As a former photojournalist, I always doubt photos
If the air2 comes with 4 gig of RAM, I will be shocked and amazed, and will believe that somewhere at apple there is an engineer or some other worker bee with some real talent and vision and more importantly the ability to persuade others. Perhaps a new Steve or Wozniak making his or her way to the top despite marketing and accounting departments...wouldn't that be cool!
So the thing that would restore your faith in apple, is a 4 instead of a 2 or 1 on the spec sheet?
Two days we will know who's right. I already know apple has put 2GB and I believe it's 2x 2GB or 2x 768MB (3 or 4GB).
Consider that apples intention is to A) produce its own in house CPUs and all other hardware and B) provide a seamless experience between mobile and "desktop" OS. Apple needs foreward thinking hardware. A7 and A8 are equivalent to similar clocked Intel core i3 offerings in IPC. Apple will eventually have some hybrid OS X/ios running on these processors. They need to be fast. They need 2-4GB ram. Nobody disagrees for desktop.
Last edited:
It not a software bug. It is a lack of RAM in iOS devices. Period. With 1GB RAM in 64bit retina iPads, only about 225 MB RAM is available for Safari. With 2GB RAM, that available RAM for Safari can expand up to 1225 MB. You can easily hold 20 intensive websites in RAM.
This has all been verified. Safari on Mac and iOS use about the same amount of RAM for websites (although iOS devices with retina displays keep 4x larger images in memory), and the same compression methods. Safari websites on OS X/iOS actually uses less RAM than desktop Chrome and Firefox.
Okay...it looks like the Air 2 has 2GB Ram after all. I'm finally turning the corner & just placed a Pre-order for a 64GB WIFI model Air 2. Still waiting to see the reviews, but the Air 2 is starting to look like a great buy. I really wanted the Mini....wished they had given it the same update as the Air (ie much prefer a more portable device). Guess I'll have to cancel my Nexus 9 pre order now.
Okay, time for my penance.....write 1,000 times on a board:
- I will never doubt Apple again, unless there is a "Mini" in the product name.
- I will never doubt Apple again, unless there is a "Mini" in the product name.
- I will never doubt Apple again.....................
Last edited:
The problem is if it does have 2GB ram this forum will soon have people saying it should have 4GB ram already seen loads of posts like that.
I have used my Ipad for years and never once when I upgrade to I bother about ram. Every upgrade offers something better and faster.
I have used my Ipad for years and never once when I upgrade to I bother about ram. Every upgrade offers something better and faster.
Yeah, but the point is WHY is Safari only allowed to use 225MB of RAM? There is no way iOS itself eats 775MB of RAM. I do not believe that the Safari reloading issue is solely due to lack of RAM. There seems no reason why Safari shouldn't be able to use 700-800MB of RAM on a 1GB device.
That said, I'm still glad there seems to be 2Gb of RAM in the iPad Air 2, as it allows more, and bigger, apps to be stored in memory simultaneously for improved multitasking. Personally, o my iPT4, I'm sick of having to wait 2 minutes to reload Infinity Blade 3 if I just want to change the brightness of the screen, or connect to Wi-Fi.