Are new iphones starting to lag due to 1GB of RAM?

[Max(IT)]

Totally agree. The bigger screen and better battery life don't compensate for greatly reduced core functionality, not for me anyway. It feels like I bought a pauper version and that I skimped out on RAM. I guess Apple just didn't test this device, in much the same way that they evidently don't test new versions of iOS. It's the consumer who misses out though, Apple still get their money but some of us notice the fact we've been sold inferior devices. This isn't about Android v iOS, or Samsung v Apple, it's about the iPhone 5 v the iPhone 6+. We get a bigger screen, bigger battery, and what feels like 250-500Mb of RAM compared to the 1GB in the iPhone 5.

Again a lot of non sense. Greatly reduced core functionality? Everyone saying the iPhone 6+ has reduced functionalities compared to previous models are saying somethings plain false, in my opinion. It is better in anything. Anything.
Apple didn't test the device?
Yes, because they are a bunch of amateur, right ?
Inferior device..... Give me a break !

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In terms of bugs/ stutters/app crashes my 6 plus is more stable than my 5S was. On the 5S I had a lot of springboard reboots and app crashes.

Did you mean the iPhone 5S under iOS 7, correct? I would agree.

 

[sunking101]

Again a lot of non sense. Greatly reduced core functionality? Everyone saying the iPhone 6+ has reduced functionalities compared to previous models are saying somethings plain false, in my opinion. It is better in anything. Anything.
Apple didn't test the device?
Yes, because they are a bunch of amateur, right ?
Inferior device..... Give me a break !

I mainly use my 6+ for web browsing, and to me it is sooo much worse for tab and browser reloading than my old iPhone 5. Others agree. For web browsing it is a significant downgrade next to the two generations older iPhone 5. To that end, core functionality has been massively reduced for me and I'm not talking nonsense, merely facts. What proof do you have that Apple tested the device extensively? The very fact that they ok'd the specs of 1GB of RAM should set off alarm bells, let alone if an engineer supposedly actually spent a couple of hours doing some heavy web browsing. I expect the 'testing' (if there was any) was minimal and stopped at checking whether one web browser tab worked ok.

Face it, Apple sold us a pup with the 6+, 1GB of RAM is frankly ludicrous and many of us were saying so when the specs were first announced. Now having got one, we were right. In fact the 6+ performs much worse than I ever dreamed it would. You're welcome to your own opinions and if your usage pattern means that you don't encounter the issue, then great. Nobody is forcing you to hate your phone, but you seem to be trying to convince me that my own phone is fine when it is absolutely not.

 

[Coldmode]

How true is this

Not, is how true it is.

 

[Max(IT)]

I mainly use my 6+ for web browsing, and to me it is sooo much worse for tab and browser reloading than my old iPhone 5. Others agree. For web browsing it is a significant downgrade next to the two generations older iPhone 5. To that end, core functionality has been massively reduced for me and I'm not talking nonsense, merely facts. What proof do you have that Apple tested the device extensively? The very fact that they ok'd the specs of 1GB of RAM should set off alarm bells, let alone if an engineer supposedly actually spent a couple of hours doing some heavy web browsing. I expect the 'testing' (if there was any) was minimal and stopped at checking whether one web browser tab worked ok.

Face it, Apple sold us a pup with the 6+, 1GB of RAM is frankly ludicrous and many of us were saying so when the specs were first announced. Now having got one, we were right. In fact the 6+ performs much worse than I ever dreamed it would. You're welcome to your own opinions and if your usage pattern means that you don't encounter the issue, then great. Nobody is forcing you to hate your phone, but you seem to be trying to convince me that my own phone is fine when it is absolutely not.

You're frankly exasperating.... Go and sell it, and buy whatever you like....
I've tried the iPhone 6+, it's a great machine for web browsing, actually better than my iPhone 6 thanks to its display. It can handle multiple tabs, up to a reasonable number, and surely Apple tested it thoroughly. There are literally millions of happy users out there, and in this forum also.

No I don't want to convince you. I'd rather want you to sell it and buy something that fit your needs.
Your phone isn't right.
The iPhone 6+ is. Definitely.

 

[sunking101]

You're frankly exasperating.... Go and sell it, and buy whatever you like....
I've tried the iPhone 6+, it's a great machine for web browsing, actually better than my iPhone 6 thanks to its display. It can handle multiple tabs, up to a reasonable number, and surely Apple tested it thoroughly. There are literally millions of happy users out there, and in this forum also.

No I don't want to convince you. I'd rather want you to sell it and buy something that fit your needs.
Your phone isn't right.
The iPhone 6+ is. Definitely.

I've only had it one month and I'm not in the habit of flipping expensive phones on anything less than a 12 monthly basis.
It seems that anyone complaining about Apple products here isn't allowed to, and they should jump ship ASAP.

With respect, you don't own a 6+ and five minutes of tinkering with one in an Apple store isn't the same as living with one full-time as your primary device. I get it that lots of people don't use their iPhones heavily for web browsing and that they don't do extensive research on them using multiple browsers and apps. If your phone works fine for your requirements then great, I just wish that mine did. One poster nailed it on the head in this thread when he said that the 6+ feels like a downgrade from the iPhone 5. If you do a lot of web browsing on multiple tabs and switch back & forth between an app and a couple of tabs on a frequent basis, the 6+ just can't handle it whereas the iPhone 5 can. That's a downgrade, bigtime. The 6+ should be at least as capable as the iPhone 5 in every single area, and better in some. The fact that it is massively worse in one key (for me) area means that I am thoroughly unimpressed with it and will have to look to change phones far earlier than I had intended to. I shouldn't be thinking of an upgrade one month after buying the most expensive phone on the market.

 

[Max(IT)]

I didn't try it for five minutes. I tested it long enough to highlight every possible flaw. I'm using an iPad air. It's not different from your iPhone. It's even slower than that.
It works.
The iPhone 6+ is way more capable than an iPhone 5. In every single activity, including web browsing. The fact that you are keep repeating that non sense doesn't make it true.

Btw every one has different tastes. If you don't like it, I suggested you to sell it and buy something else. Your continuous complaining here won't make it any better.

 

[sunking101]

I didn't try it for five minutes. I tested it long enough to highlight every possible flaw. I'm using an iPad air. It's not different from your iPhone. It's even slower than that.
It works.
The iPhone 6+ is way more capable than an iPhone 5. In every single activity, including web browsing. The fact that you are keep repeating that non sense doesn't make it true.

Btw every one has different tastes. If you don't like it, I suggested you to sell it and buy something else. Your continuous complaining here won't make it any better.

Your claim that the iPhone 6+ is more capable than the iPhone 5 when it comes to web browsing simply has no basis in fact. Yes the screen is bigger and so in that respect viewing a web page is more enjoyable, but woe betide you if you wish to leave that webpage, do something else and then come back to it. It will reload, as will the app you just left when you next switch back to it. I don't care if web pages load a smidgeon quicker, or if my screen is nicer, when the task I am trying to complete is fraught with frustration. The 6+ suffers HUGELY from a lack of RAM and that is my informed conclusion having used the device extensively for one whole month.

 

[Daiphoneboss]

Totally agree. The bigger screen and better battery life don't compensate for greatly reduced core functionality, not for me anyway. It feels like I bought a pauper version and that I skimped out on RAM. I guess Apple just didn't test this device, in much the same way that they evidently don't test new versions of iOS. It's the consumer who misses out though, Apple still get their money but some of us notice the fact we've been sold inferior devices. This isn't about Android v iOS, or Samsung v Apple, it's about the iPhone 5 v the iPhone 6+. We get a bigger screen, bigger battery, and what feels like 250-500Mb of RAM compared to the 1GB in the iPhone 5.

Why does my iphone 6 Plus outperform my 5 in every single way then? Your posts are borderline delusional

No iPhone 5 comes even close to my 6 Plus in anyway, not in speed nor multi tasking

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Your claim that the iPhone 6+ is more capable than the iPhone 5 when it comes to web browsing simply has no basis in fact. Yes the screen is bigger and so in that respect viewing a web page is more enjoyable, but woe betide you if you wish to leave that webpage, do something else and then come back to it. It will reload, as will the app you just left when you next switch back to it. I don't care if web pages load a smidgeon quicker, or if my screen is nicer, when the task I am trying to complete is fraught with frustration. The 6+ suffers HUGELY from a lack of RAM and that is my informed conclusion having used the device extensively for one whole month.

Lol are you a troll sunny? No basis in fact that the 6 Plus is better then the 5? The 6 Plus loads websites almost over 20 seconds faster then the 5 can on certain websites and on average the 6 Plus will load websites 2/3x faster then the 5, benchmarks and real world usage show exactly this, what are you on?

And i just tried it, had 3 tabs open and was switching between 4 apps open total, the tabs in my browser didnt reload, so either your lying or trolling now, or you truly have a defective device

And good luck dude, if you switch to a Android device the apps reload just as often as they do on iOS, but you will be able to have a few extra more tabs open (i dont ever have more then 3-4 tabs open on my phone anyway)

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I mainly use my 6+ for web browsing, and to me it is sooo much worse for tab and browser reloading than my old iPhone 5. Others agree. For web browsing it is a significant downgrade next to the two generations older iPhone 5. To that end, core functionality has been massively reduced for me and I'm not talking nonsense, merely facts. What proof do you have that Apple tested the device extensively? The very fact that they ok'd the specs of 1GB of RAM should set off alarm bells, let alone if an engineer supposedly actually spent a couple of hours doing some heavy web browsing. I expect the 'testing' (if there was any) was minimal and stopped at checking whether one web browser tab worked ok.

Face it, Apple sold us a pup with the 6+, 1GB of RAM is frankly ludicrous and many of us were saying so when the specs were first announced. Now having got one, we were right. In fact the 6+ performs much worse than I ever dreamed it would. You're welcome to your own opinions and if your usage pattern means that you don't encounter the issue, then great. Nobody is forcing you to hate your phone, but you seem to be trying to convince me that my own phone is fine when it is absolutely not.

Dont think anyone here really agrees with you besides the few delusional, just had a few tabs open in safari and was going through a few iPhone 6 Plus apps that i had opened (had about 4-5 apps open including Safari) and no reload at all , same as my 5

I figure its basically the same as my in tab reloading as 64 bit barely takes up any more memory then 32 bit code and so its just the phone using a bit more RAM for the higher screen resolution, side by side here and also having owned a iPhone 5 for over two years and it also being on IOS 8, yeah my 6 Plus is better in every single utter way. Im a heavy user and am constantly on my phone and the browser and I dont experience tab reloads very much

 

[barkomatic]

The very fact that this 11 page thread (and there are many threads on this topic) has remained at the top of the forum for so long suggests that this a real issue. It doesn't sound like everyone -- or perhaps even most people -- have been affected due to how they use their iPhone however.

I was on the fence about getting an iPhone 6 or 6+ but now I think I *may* skip this upgrade.

 

[sunking101]

Why does my iphone 6 Plus outperform my 5 in every single way then? Your posts are borderline delusional

No iPhone 5 comes even close to my 6 Plus in anyway, not in speed nor multi tasking

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Lol are you a troll sunny? No basis in fact that the 6 Plus is better then the 5? The 6 Plus loads websites almost over 20 seconds faster then the 5 can on certain websites and on average the 6 Plus will load websites 2/3x faster then the 5, benchmarks and real world usage show exactly this, what are you on?

And i just tried it, had 3 tabs open and was switching between 4 apps open total, the tabs in my browser didnt reload, so either your lying or trolling now, or you truly have a defective device

Yawn. I never questioned speed, and staying within Safari whilst flicking between a few tabs will usually cause no reloading. The issue happens when you switch between Safari and say the Ebay or Amazon apps, where you have a search loaded up. If you then switch back to a Safari tab after using the app for a bit it will reload, as will the Ebay/Amazon app when you go back to it after spending a bit of time in Safari! Why pointing out an obvious and highly detrimental flaw is considered 'trolling' is beyond me, and if I'm 'delusional' for pointing out what is quite obviously a massive flaw then call me a medic because I must need some medication (or Apple KoolAid).

 

[Max(IT)]

Your claim that the iPhone 6+ is more capable than the iPhone 5 when it comes to web browsing simply has no basis in fact. Yes the screen is bigger and so in that respect viewing a web page is more enjoyable, but woe betide you if you wish to leave that webpage, do something else and then come back to it. It will reload, as will the app you just left when you next switch back to it. I don't care if web pages load a smidgeon quicker, or if my screen is nicer, when the task I am trying to complete is fraught with frustration. The 6+ suffers HUGELY from a lack of RAM and that is my informed conclusion having used the device extensively for one whole month.

I personally checked it with four tabs, heavy in contents, loaded, while writing text. No reloads. If that doesn't fit your needs, and it could be, then you need something else, thus my advice. But the iPhone 6+ isn't and never will be inferior to the 5.

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The very fact that this 11 page thread (and there are many threads on this topic) has remained at the top of the forum for so long suggests that this a real issue. It doesn't sound like everyone -- or perhaps even most people -- have been affected due to how they use their iPhone however.

I was on the fence about getting an iPhone 6 or 6+ but now I think I *may* skip this upgrade.

This thread is on the top because of a single user continuously complain about that.

 

[Daiphoneboss]

The very fact that this 11 page thread (and there are many threads on this topic) has remained at the top of the forum for so long suggests that this a real issue. It doesn't sound like everyone -- or perhaps even most people -- have been affected due to how they use their iPhone however.

I was on the fence about getting an iPhone 6 or 6+ but now I think I *may* skip this upgrade.

If you glanced past the posts, you can see that its just most of the same people regurtitating the same ****, the iphone 6 and 6 Plus do not lag. They are the least lagging smartphones on the market , compared to Note 4, Nexus 6, etc

 

[sunking101]

I personally checked it with four tabs, heavy in contents, loaded, while writing text. No reloads. If that doesn't fit your needs, and it could be, then you need something else, thus my advice. But the iPhone 6+ isn't and never will be inferior to the 5.

Again, you need to come out of Safari and use another app. Then go back to Safari and it will reload. Go back to the app and it will reload too. This is a simply unacceptable situation for me and others like me who use their phones for research. Staying within Safari, or within an app will usually cause no issues, and those here who use their phones in that way fail to see how others might use theirs differently. When it comes to tab and app reloading, the 6+ is massively inferior to the iPhone 5 and that's a fact. Did I say that it was inferior in any other respect? No.

 

[Daiphoneboss]

Yawn. I never questioned speed, and staying within Safari whilst flicking between a few tabs will usually cause no reloading. The issue happens when you switch between Safari and say the Ebay or Amazon apps, where you have a search loaded up. If you then switch back to a Safari tab after using the app for a bit it will reload, as will the Ebay/Amazon app when you go back to it after spending a bit of time in Safari! Why pointing out an obvious and highly detrimental flaw is considered 'trolling' is beyond me, and if I'm 'delusional' for pointing out what is quite obviously a massive flaw then call me a medic because I must need some medication (or Apple KoolAid).

Ebay app isnt updated, me using updated and optimized apps for iOS 8/new iphones perform fantastic and are much more memory efficient , maybe this is why you experience a reload sometimes due to inefficient apps, but i am able to have a few applications open and tabs open in safari and switch back between them with no reload in Safari, and i and many dont seem to have the issue your having with such interminnent reloading, thats the whole point here, in your case it seems so extreme and that every single thing reloads for you, your one of the very few saying this and the big oddball out....im sorry to tell you and say that to you but its the truth

I.e Tweetbot which is 64 bit only uses like 25-30 mb of RAM when in use

 

[sunking101]

If you glanced past the posts, you can see that its just most of the same people regurtitating the same ****, the iphone 6 and 6 Plus do not lag. They are the least lagging smartphones on the market , compared to Note 4, Nexus 6, etc

...and all the diehard Apple fans repeatedly denying the problem, thus continuing the thread ;-)

 

[Daiphoneboss]

...and all the diehard Apple fans repeatedly denying the problem, thus continuing the thread ;-)

Why would i deny ...? Deny what lmao? That you have nothing but terrible things to say about your Plus and that your always complaining about it in every thread, saying the iPhone 5 outperforms and is better then the 6 Plus ,when i and many others love the Plus and are absolutely enjoying them with no issues at all?

Says the guy who says the iPhone 5 camera on general is better then the 6 camera LOL.

Sorry brah but now it just sounds like your a insecure little man, trying to rub your issues and problems on others

I am able to retain a few tabs opens while switching between a few applications, you mad bro?

 

[sunking101]

Ebay app isnt updated, me using updated and optimized apps for iOS 8/new iphones perform fantastic and are much more memory efficient , maybe this is why you experience a reload sometimes due to inefficient apps, but i am able to have a few applications open and tabs open in safari and switch back between them with no reload in Safari

I.e Tweetbot which is 64 bit only uses like 25-30 mb of RAM when in use

The same Ebay and Amazon apps don't exhibit this problem when used on the iPhone 5. If developers need to trim apps in order to wring a little more space from the miniscule available RAM, then that still doesn't excuse the pathetic hardware constraints bestowed by Apple onto the 6+.
There should be plenty of RAM in a range-topping and supposedly market-topping phone. It shouldn't need a massive undertaking by developers and users to work within the constraints of such little RAM.

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Why would i deny ...? Deny what lmao? That you have nothing but terrible things to say about your Plus and that your always complaining about it in every thread, saying the iPhone 5 outperforms and is better then the 6 Plus ,when i and many others love the Plus and are absolutely enjoying them with no issues at all?

Says the guy who says the iPhone 5 camera on general is better then the 6 camera LOL.

Sorry brah but now it just sounds like your a insecure little man, trying to rub your issues and problems on others

I am able to retain a few tabs opens while switching between a few applications, you mad bro?

Whatever. I'm not here to convince fanboys, merely to join in threads where I have an opinion good or bad. You sound like the insecure one, aggressively defending your phone to the hilt.

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Says the guy who says the iPhone 5 camera on general is better then the 6 camera LOL.

Sorry brah but now it just sounds like your a insecure little man, trying to rub your issues and problems on others

I am able to retain a few tabs opens while switching between a few applications, you mad bro?

I said that the i5 camera doesn't have the aggressive noise filtering that causes the 'Monet' effect. As there is a 30+ page thread on these forums filled with people complaining about the i6 camera I'd say that you're being oblivious again.

As for your repeated claims about tab reloading, I quite clearly stated that you have to have a search installed in Ebay or Amazon, and be searching within a couple of webpages too. You need to spend some time in each browser tab, and in the app. You know, actually use the phone for some work! I didn't say to just open a couple of tabs and quickly flick between them and another app in a half-assed 'experiment'.

 

[Daiphoneboss]

The same Ebay and Amazon apps don't exhibit this problem when used on the iPhone 5. If developers need to trim apps in order to wring a little more space from the miniscule available RAM, then that still doesn't excuse the pathetic hardware constraints bestowed by Apple onto the 6+.
There should be plenty of RAM in a range-topping and supposedly market-topping phone. It shouldn't need a massive undertaking by developers and users to work within the constraints of such little RAM.

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Whatever. I'm not here to convince fanboys, merely to join in threads where I have an opinion good or bad. You sound like the insecure one, aggressively defending your phone to the hilt.

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I said that the i5 camera doesn't have the aggressive noise filtering that causes the 'Monet' effect. As there is a 30+ page thread on these forums filled with people complaining about the i6 camera I'd say that you're being oblivious again.

As for your repeated claims about tab reloading, I quite clearly stated that you have to have a search installed in Ebay or Amazon, and be searching within a couple of webpages too. You need to spend some time in each browser tab, and in the app. You know, actually use the phone for some work! I didn't say to just open a couple of tabs and quickly flick between them and another app in a half-assed 'experiment'.

Thats what i did, i scrolled in the apps, clicked on some links, clicked on pictures, etc, loaded up chat conversations

You pretty much said "id say the iphone 5 camera is better (no monet) " but anyways

Your implying that it's better lol....and also overexaggerating everything

Thank god they dont got people like you working at Apple or Google any other company,

You dont just throw more hardware at it to fix any software problems firstly, yes, would of been pretty nice if they did add another GB of RAM , but it is really by far from a dealbreaker

Yeah they could of put another gb of ram in the device but, but the devices absolutely run like top end phones and stack great vs. the competitons best, its not just me that has called you out , its been a few others aswell ,

I had a 4.7 inch 6 at launch for about 2 months or so(750p screen, close to 5S/5 screen resolution) and i been had a 6 plus for about 2 months now aswell, and i did not notice a difference in both performance wise at all. Im just telling you what i and many many experience and your calling me a fanboy lol, denying what im claiming and saying in ways and thats ridiculous

 

[sunking101]

Thats what i did, i scrolled in the apps, clicked on some links, clicked on pictures, etc, loaded up chat conversation.

You pretty much said "id say the iphone 5 camera is better (no monet) " but anyways

Your implying that it's better lol....and also overexaggerating everything

Thank god they dont got people like you working at Apple or Google any other company,

You dont just throw more hardware at it to fix any software problems firstly,

Yeah they could of put another gb of ram in the device but, but the devices absolutely run like top end phones and stack great vs. the competitons best, its not just me that has called you out , its been a few others aswell ,

I had a 4.7 inch 6 at launch for about 2 months or so(750p screen, close to 5S/5 screen resolution) and i been had a 6 plus for about 2 months now aswell, and i did not notice a difference in both performance wise at all. Im just telling you what i and many many experience and your calling me a fanboy lol, denying what im claiming and saying in ways and thats ridiculous

So I'm making this up am I? Or going out of my way to create an issue that wouldn't occur in normal, real world usage? Neither I'm afraid. These problems occur every single time I use my phone in the manner that I would normally, and the manner in which I used my old iPhone 5.
Heck, I used to complain about tab reloading on the i5 but it was a Rolls Royce compared to my laughably under-specced 6+. I was expecting more of the same, not a far worse experience.

I totally understand that with your usage patterns the 1GB of RAM gets you by, but it doesn't for me and a few others in this thread. Why do you feel the need to accuse us of being delusional, or trolls? It's frankly disturbing that anyone with a problem is dismissed as being anti-Apple or some kind of fool.
I honestly don't have an issue that you don't see the problem, you're obviously not using your phone in the manner that I would and that's absolutely fine. I could reproduce the issue in your phone because I'm certain that it's caused by a lack of RAM. We can disagree you know! Anyway, this is a circular argument now and it's not worth continuing. Some see the problem and the majority (here) don't. It's all down to how we use our phones.

 

[Daiphoneboss]

So I'm making this up am I? Or going out of my way to create an issue that wouldn't occur in normal, real world usage? Neither I'm afraid. These problems occur every single time I use my phone in the manner that I would normally, and the manner in which I used my old iPhone 5.
Heck, I used to complain about tab reloading on the i5 but it was a Rolls Royce compared to my laughably under-specced 6+. I was expecting more of the same, not a far worse experience.

I totally understand that with your usage patterns the 1GB of RAM gets you by, but it doesn't for me and a few others in this thread. Why do you feel the need to accuse us of being delusional, or trolls? It's frankly disturbing that anyone with a problem is dismissed as being anti-Apple or some kind of fool.
I honestly don't have an issue that you don't see the problem, you're obviously not using your phone in the manner that I would and that's absolutely fine. I could reproduce the issue in your phone because I'm certain that it's caused by a lack of RAM. We can disagree you know! Anyway, this is a circular argument now and it's not worth continuing. Some see the problem and the majority (here) don't. It's all down to how we use our phones.

I use my phone more then you, i promise you that hah. I have a heavier usage pattern and am always going in and out of applications, uploading photos to social networks, saving and sending photos, playing graphically intensive games , using Microsoft Word etc, on it,

Your posts are just ridiculous though alot of the times with your extreme overexaggeration. "Far worse" is really the most ridiculous thing I heard though, the 6 plus is "far worse" then the 5 in multitasking and holding applications open....right..

Can you tell me why then app reloads occur essentially just as much on Android devices with 3GB of RAM then?

You have been called out countless times. All im just saying is that you sound miserable with all your problems on your iPhone judging by all your posts , its nothing personal to you at all or anything like that,

Its just a device at the end of the day, a device that works great to me and many others, dont take it too seriously

 

[sunking101]

I use my phone more then you, i promise you that hah. I have a heavier usage pattern and am always going in and out of applications, uploading photos to social networks, saving and sending photos, playing graphically intensive games , using Microsoft Word etc, on it,

Your posts are just ridiculous though alot of the times with your extreme overexaggeration. "Far worse" is really the most ridiculous thing I heard though, the 6 plus is "far worse" then the 5 in multitasking and holding applications open....right..

Can you tell me why then app reloads occur essentially just as much on Android devices with 3GB of RAM then?

You have been called out countless times. All im just saying is that you sound miserable with all your problems on your iPhone judging by all your posts , its nothing personal to you at all or anything like that,

Its just a device at the end of the day, a device that works great to me and many others, dont take it too seriously

Nobody has "called me out".
There is positively no need to bring Android devices into this. My claim, aside from it being pitiful that the 6+ has only 1GB of RAM, is that the iPhone 5 - a two generations older device - reloads apps and browser tabs MUCH less than the 6+. That's it in a nutshell, and what I'm saying is factually correct. Whether it bothers you, or if indeed your usage patterns cause the problem to materialise, is immaterial. The problem exists either way and some folk run into it on a daily basis.

As for you promising that you use your phone far more than I do, I seriously doubt that. I had the iPhone 5 for around 18 months and it had over 760 charge cycles on the battery...

 

[Act3]

I mainly use my 6+ for web browsing, and to me it is sooo much worse for tab and browser reloading than my old iPhone 5. Others agree. For web browsing it is a significant downgrade next to the two generations older iPhone 5. To that end, core functionality has been massively reduced for me and I'm not talking nonsense, merely facts. What proof do you have that Apple tested the device extensively? The very fact that they ok'd the specs of 1GB of RAM should set off alarm bells, let alone if an engineer supposedly actually spent a couple of hours doing some heavy web browsing. I expect the 'testing' (if there was any) was minimal and stopped at checking whether one web browser tab worked ok.

Face it, Apple sold us a pup with the 6+, 1GB of RAM is frankly ludicrous and many of us were saying so when the specs were first announced. Now having got one, we were right. In fact the 6+ performs much worse than I ever dreamed it would. You're welcome to your own opinions and if your usage pattern means that you don't encounter the issue, then great. Nobody is forcing you to hate your phone, but you seem to be trying to convince me that my own phone is fine when it is absolutely not.

Not sure if it is the 1GB being an issue or the piss poor safari coding in the iOS 8 offerings, our older iPhone 5 still running 7.1.2 renders web pages faster than my iPhone 6.

I cant imagine the safari that came with 7.1.2 running on my ipad air 2.

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Nobody has "called me out".
There is positively no need to bring Android devices into this. My claim, aside from it being pitiful that the 6+ has only 1GB of RAM, is that the iPhone 5 - a two generations older device - reloads apps and browser tabs MUCH less than the 6+. That's it in a nutshell, and what I'm saying is factually correct. Whether it bothers you, or if indeed your usage patterns cause the problem to materialise, is immaterial. The problem exists either way and some folk run into it on a daily basis.

As for you promising that you use your phone far more than I do, I seriously doubt that. I had the iPhone 5 for around 18 months and it had over 760 charge cycles on the battery...

Bottom line is safari is faster on iPhone 5 than it is on any device running iOS 8.x.x. other than the ipad air 2 or the iphone 5S running 7.1.2

 

[Max(IT)]

Again, you need to come out of Safari and use another app. Then go back to Safari and it will reload. Go back to the app and it will reload too. This is a simply unacceptable situation for me and others like me who use their phones for research. Staying within Safari, or within an app will usually cause no issues, and those here who use their phones in that way fail to see how others might use theirs differently. When it comes to tab and app reloading, the 6+ is massively inferior to the iPhone 5 and that's a fact. Did I say that it was inferior in any other respect? No.

Easy solution: don't use another app while in the middle of a post/search.
For every other use, there is no problem: a tab refresh is fast.
Can't you deal with that? Buy something else.
IPhone 5 wasn't different because, guess what, that's exactly how iOS manages multitasking. 64 bit implementation just have a slightly bigger memory footprint, especially for Safari.

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The same Ebay and Amazon apps don't exhibit this problem when used on the iPhone 5. If developers need to trim apps in order to wring a little more space from the miniscule available RAM, then that still doesn't excuse the pathetic hardware constraints bestowed by Apple onto the 6+.
There should be plenty of RAM in a range-topping and supposedly market-topping phone. It shouldn't need a massive undertaking by developers and users to work within the constraints of such little RAM.

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Whatever. I'm not here to convince fanboys, merely to join in threads where I have an opinion good or bad. You sound like the insecure one, aggressively defending your phone to the hilt.

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I said that the i5 camera doesn't have the aggressive noise filtering that causes the 'Monet' effect. As there is a 30+ page thread on these forums filled with people complaining about the i6 camera I'd say that you're being oblivious again.

As for your repeated claims about tab reloading, I quite clearly stated that you have to have a search installed in Ebay or Amazon, and be searching within a couple of webpages too. You need to spend some time in each browser tab, and in the app. You know, actually use the phone for some work! I didn't say to just open a couple of tabs and quickly flick between them and another app in a half-assed 'experiment'.

In this post you are really showing the true nature of your presence here.
Congrats, for a while I really trusted you as an ignorant (in the literal meaning of the word) inexperienced user need for an advice. And I tried to help you. But now I know you just played with us.
Minuscule RAM.... Pathetic hardware.... Fanboys....
There is a proper definition for that.

 

[cyb3rdud3]

Your claim that the iPhone 6+ is more capable than the iPhone 5 when it comes to web browsing simply has no basis in fact. Yes the screen is bigger and so in that respect viewing a web page is more enjoyable, but woe betide you if you wish to leave that webpage, do something else and then come back to it. It will reload, as will the app you just left when you next switch back to it. I don't care if web pages load a smidgeon quicker, or if my screen is nicer, when the task I am trying to complete is fraught with frustration. The 6+ suffers HUGELY from a lack of RAM and that is my informed conclusion having used the device extensively for one whole month.

And yet again, together with millions of others not complaining on her not my experience

 

[sunking101]

Easy solution: don't use another app while in the middle of a post/search.
For every other use, there is no problem: a tab refresh is fast.
Can't you deal with that? Buy something else.
IPhone 5 wasn't different because, guess what, that's exactly how iOS manages multitasking. 64 bit implementation just have a slightly bigger memory footprint, especially for Safari.

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In this post you are really showing the true nature of your presence here.
Congrats, for a while I really trust you as an ignorant (in the literal meaning of the word) inexperienced user need for an advice. And I tried to help you. But now I know you just played with us.
Minuscule RAM.... Pathetic hardware.... Fanboys....
There is a proper definition for that.

You took the fanboy thing out of context, it was after I had been called a troll for pointing out an obvious flaw in an Apple device - and one which I actually own. You seem to be reluctant to read what I'm actually saying here, in that the i5 reloads tabs and apps less than the 6+. Therefore the i5 *is* different, and yet you say that it handles things exactly the same. Sure the software tries to handle multitasking in the same manner on both devices, but because the 6+ is running a bigger & higher resolution screen and is scaling too, plus being 64bit, the 1GB of RAM (pitiful in itself) is stretched even further. You don't seem to grasp this or even deem it plausible. Heck, you don't even own the 6+ and yet claim to know more about its capabilities than someone who has used it day & night for over a month.

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And yet again, together with millions of others not complaining on her not my experience

I wasn't aware that millions of owners had come to this forum to give their viewpoint.