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Are new iphones starting to lag due to 1GB of RAM?
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All the OP's complaining and whining will not change the iPhone 6. He must like the negative attention as Apple is not about ready to make something special for him.
Some just fail to deal with disappointment effectively!
Some just fail to deal with disappointment effectively!
Deary me. Mine works "just fine" when I use it in a certain, basic manner. It's when I start to use it in a manner than the RAM can't cope with that it stops working "just fine". Can you not grasp what the problem is here, whether you run into it yourself or not??
All the OP's complaining and whining will not change the iPhone 6. He must like the negative attention as Apple is not about ready to make something special for him.
Some just fail to deal with disappointment effectively!
This thread would have dropped down the board a long time ago if diehards didn't keep aggressively denying that a problem exists, and quoting things I and others have said which then necessitates a reply. We're all well aware that complaining will Kachieve nothing but it's a discussion thread. There would be little point in the forum if the only thread was an 'Apple is great, their products are great, and there are zero problems' discussion...
You call it denying I prefer stating that this is not the experience for everyone. For millions of us it is working fine and we don't recognise it being as crippled and unusable as you suggest it to be. As long as you are attempting to defame everyone else's character as liars you'll continue to see objections to that.
Please do not confuse that with denying as many of us have stated that it will happen as some stage for a variety of reasons. Not just that, you'll get it even when you have 2GB of RAM
Please do not confuse that with denying as many of us have stated that it will happen as some stage for a variety of reasons. Not just that, you'll get it even when you have 2GB of RAM
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You call it denying I prefer stating that this is not the experience for everyone. For millions of U.S. it is working fine and we don't recognise it being as crippled and unusable as you suggest it to be. As long as you are attempting to defame everyone else's character as liars you'll continue to see objections to that.
Please do not confuse that with denying as many of us have stated that it will happen as some stage for a variety of reasons. Not just that, you'll get it even when you have 2GB of RAM
Then why does it occur less with the iPhone 5, which also has 1GB of RAM but less of a demand on that RAM? I'm 100% confident that a 6+ with 2GB of RAM will perform at least as well as an iPhone 5 when it comes to tab reloading, and I dare say a lot better.
As for millions of people being happy, how the heck can you know that? Unless each and every iPhone user comments in this thread it's nothing more than a baseless hunch you have.
I don't even understand this thread. 1gb, 2gb, who the heck cares? Most of us out there are using our iPhones just fine with no "lagging" problems. I've got an I6 and it works so well, I can't imagine what the next version of the phone will be like. Here's a novel idea: Put your phone down and go out and ride a bike or something. Go hiking. Run five miles. Hangout at the beach. Hug your mom. Life's too short to pile it all on a silly iPhone.
Well it didn't occur less for me with the iPhone 5s.
I'm making an assertion that they are not unhappy as it is in human nature to come out and complain when they are unhappy about something, yet remain the quiet silent majority when they are just fine and happy with s situation.
It has little to do with this person's iphone anymore. I think it is just sport or entertainment!
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Honestly, I am pretty fed up with Apple and have received 4-5 iPhone 6's with dead pixels and really dark corners. They have a lot of problems right now and thrive on the 95% or more of customers that don't really care about these things (even though I can go get that $150 android phone with none of these screen problems).
But I really don't see the RAM being worse than the iPhone 5. I came from an iPhone 5 64GB, and to me it actually seems the 6 holds more tabs for longer, but I could be wrong.
It would make sense if the i5 did - since it's 32bit on the same amount of ram - but I really do not notice it refreshing more than the i5.
This discussion/debate/argument hasn't been about 'lag' for several pages now...
As for "1GB/2GB, who cares" I do, hence my participation in this thread.#
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I don't think that the iPhone 6 reloads tabs as regularly as the 6 Plus, but it will do so more than the iPhone 5 because it's still a 64 Bit device.
I still have my iPhone 5 and did a side by side test with the 6+ and the 5 could hold 3-4 more tabs (on MR) without reloading vs the 6+.
A lot of people don't realize that tab reloading is not only a minor annoyance but also increases your data usage...
It can go from a minor annoyance to a massive annoyance, depending on what you're doing at the time. I was researching the purchase of a laptop and had a search open in Ebay, plus two Safari tabs. Each time I swapped between the three, a reload would occur which made me have to select all the Ebay search parameters again. Sure the tab reloading was only a minor annoyance, but the Ebay search bit was a PITA. Same goes for when I had a search open in the Amazon app. Reload city.
Then you can be typing a post on a forum or filling out a webform, close the app to answer a phonecall or reply to a text and if you have a browser or two open your webform or forum post will reload. This is all highly frustrating; involving having to repeat tasks you have previously almost completed, and the whole thing stinks of poor performance. If all iPhones were like this then fair enough, pick your platform and be on your way, but they aren't. The two generations older iPhone 5 reloads browser tabs and apps much less readily than the current 6+ flagship.
The fanboys either deny that this happens, or they find it perfectly acceptable behaviour from a £700 premium smartphone. So many people in this thread are missing the point though, which is how come the iPhone 5 performs better? If the 6+ is an upgrade, how come it is so much worse in a core area of functionality? This is a far, far bigger fiasco than the maps issue in iOS6 and yet so few seem to care about it.
Lol no kidding. My single biggest complaint of iPhones.
I have all apps closed except Safari with one to two tabs open and one other app, and if you leave Safari for more than a 30-45 seconds it's reloading it seems.
Had a nice experience a couple of days ago. All apps closed except Safari with one Safari tab open. Clicked a link to fill out a form. Got to the very end of a very long page and needed to take a picture of a receipt. Switched over to the camera and clicked a pic. Double tap home button and back to Safari to upload the pic I just snapped. What happens? A complete reload of the page. Had to start all over. Is it the end of the world? Nope. Is it acceptable? For me, no.
I find that when I have Google Maps open and need to switch to another app (particularly if I'm in a call and press the "Touch to return to phone" green bar on top of the screen) it will delay for a few seconds before actually switching.
It started doing it not too long ago and it's particularly noticeable with those 2 apps running (phone call and Google Maps and switching in between the two).
Don't know if it's the RAM or Google Maps needing more available memory on the phone, but it's definitely not an ideal scenario.
It started doing it not too long ago and it's particularly noticeable with those 2 apps running (phone call and Google Maps and switching in between the two).
Don't know if it's the RAM or Google Maps needing more available memory on the phone, but it's definitely not an ideal scenario.
Like millions of others.... except his
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