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Other How many GB Ram do you like an iphone to have finally?
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I don’t have a number.
When it gets to a point where I stop noticing Apps restarting & therefore not think about RAM, then it’s enough.
When it gets to a point where I stop noticing Apps restarting & therefore not think about RAM, then it’s enough.
8GB is plenty at the moment but in the future that figure will need to rise.
It really should be 12gb in the short term to prevent frequent app restarts and stay competitive with other phones (that do indeed do much better with app restarts). In a few years, or on an “Ultra” model, I’d like to see 16gb.
The 8gb that’s rumored to be coming with this year’s phone really isn’t enough of a bump considering that prices are increasing.
The 8gb that’s rumored to be coming with this year’s phone really isn’t enough of a bump considering that prices are increasing.
Android needs more RAM and only the flagships have 12GB. Most have 8GB. I have found little if any improvement in day to day usage with 12GB.
I don't know. My iPhone 13 works great and I don't even know how much it has.
You won't see 16GB on an iPhone for at least another 12 years lol.
Several Android phones are available with 16GB RAM and at least one goes up to 24GB.
I have no idea what my 13 Pro has, but it does just fine.
..come to think of it, I have no idea how much ram any of my iPhones, back to the 3g, has had.
..come to think of it, I have no idea how much ram any of my iPhones, back to the 3g, has had.
My 11 Pro Max and my 6s Plus function just fine…so however much ram those two devices have?
IDK, never paid any attention to it. Do I need to?
IDK, never paid any attention to it. Do I need to?
I don’t care about numbers. I care about user experience.
I’ve yet to experience ram issues on any of the iPhones I’ve use that upsets me. I’m fine the way it is. Extra will welcomed but I’m fine. My user experience is 
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It basically doesn’t matter. You can’t do anything with it. I’ve never had any RAM issues personally.
This is not a static goal. It’s whatever the system needs to run smoothly and without the end user feeling RAM constraints. I don’t have many issues at all with 6GB on my 13 Pro.
The ram is the fastest memory of the iPhone. I suspect if apps are never closed, their memory is moved to slower storage memory. If iPhone user storage is 80% or higher used then performance may degrade. If android uses slower user storage, it will need more faster memory to keep up to iPhone storage. This is just some assumptions without really knowing details.
192GB. The same as the souped up Mac Studio so I could run all my apps without worrying ever again lol. 😛
I don’t care, I’m not doing work on it… the base macs should have a hell of a lot more though
"finally"? Do you think we'll reach a point where it will never need to increase? That has never happened in the whole history of general computing devices.