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I think the iPhone 6 has 2GB RAM not 1GB...
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they do...
The KTMR string only exists in the 2GB parts... So you can deduct it by looking at the lists above.
The KTMR string only exists in the 2GB parts... So you can deduct it by looking at the lists above.
Assuming DDR3
The hynix site shows a list of mobile ddr3 parts which I assume are all in production. The only part they show with KTMR is 2GB. Do you have an alternate part # in production?
The hynix site shows a list of mobile ddr3 parts which I assume are all in production. The only part they show with KTMR is 2GB. Do you have an alternate part # in production?
Only those of us serious, experienced Apple enthusiasts are aware of what's being experienced by Apples customer base. Well documented in this site in real time when the iP5 was a current model quality issues were common.
I buy one new MacBook each year. Have been for fifteen years in a row. Quality was exceptional year after year. Then in 2010 they replaced three brand new MBP's in a row, I unboxed each right in the store while the salesperson watched. Each of them had long deep scratches in the aluminum. That wouldn't be allowed out of the factory if proper quality control inspections where in place. My first hand experience left no question about the decline in quality. That's but two examples, I experienced more.
The lack of product code to reference for the memory is because Chipworks revealed that it's not a standard number of pins in the FBGA package. Their teardown revealed it had 456 balls. Normally one would think this would be indicative of a wider memory interface. Given the code has changed again, we'll have to wait and see what is going on.
I think yes, iPhone 5, 5c and 5s have 1GB ram so i think that is a right time for apple to come with 2GB ram capacity lets hope, but if that is not, its ok. i really want to go with iPhone 6 even with 1GB ram because its enough for me.
Here's a updated product decoder Hynix provided to me. There is both an '8K' and an "BK" option for the memory amount. An 8 represents 8Gb (1GB), but an 'BK' represents 16Gb (2GB).
I now believe it means 1GB unfortunately. Decoding says the following:
1GB 1.2V x32 LPDDR3 (1st Generation) FGBA 426 Ball, lead/halogen free
The only question is whether the x32 bit means anything, since the CPU is 64bit???
I now believe it means 1GB unfortunately. Decoding says the following:
1GB 1.2V x32 LPDDR3 (1st Generation) FGBA 426 Ball, lead/halogen free
The only question is whether the x32 bit means anything, since the CPU is 64bit???
Yep, just came here to share that, but you beat me by a few minutes. They emailed me this morning as well.
This also confirms the two channel interface for sure. So it's essentially the same memory minus 30 pins and a little smaller.
One of the journalists at the event should test Safari's tab reloading threshold with one of the display models. It would be far from conclusive, but more than what we'll have until iFixit figures it out for us.
If it is indeed a x32 chip, wouldn't we need two of the same chips for the 64bit cpu?
4.7" = 1G
5.5" = 2G
Crossing my fingers for this...it will secure my decision to get the 5.5"
4.7" = 1G
5.5" = 2G
I'd rather have a smaller phone so I hope this isn't the case, but sadly I think you're right.
Slightly better view of the A8 showing the all-important eighth character is indeed an "8" and not a "B".
Before I came into this topic, I thought the OP was on some "I think" bullcrap; however, your proof does make a lot of sense. Good job. Sadly, Apple won't mention our much RAM it has until someone gets a hands-on with it.
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Oh damn, just saw this. 8 will be 1GB then.
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Oh damn, just saw this. 8 will be 1GB then.
Before I came into this topic, I thought the OP was on some "I think" bullcrap; however, your proof does make a lot of sense. Good job. Sadly, Apple won't mention our much RAM it has until someone gets a hands-on with it.
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Oh damn, just saw this. 8 will be 1GB then.
Just on the fact that every generation gets a hardware bump, I don't believe apple is not bumping memory.
Difficult to know what the other codes mean. We saw one code begin with a K before, which was suspected to be a TSMC test run.
Chipworks' teardown of a NA iPhone 5S had codes that began with VT and the other S (it contained Hynix RAM), whereas Chipworkss Asia/Pacific model had an N code and digits only starting for the code containing the date. That one had Eplida (now Micron) RAM.
So, I'm not sure what either of those necessarily mean. My initial guess was that they could indicate life cycle (engineering sample vs. production) and potentially packaging house (one location vs. the other), but they don't seem to vary with any pattern.
A8 gives us a forth code starting sequence (previously saw N, K, S) with NK. So we'll just have to wait and see.
Yep the 8th character is the size in HECS.
It's clearly an 8 not B.
Apps in iOS shed memory when the OS asks them, so all the ram can be made available for the main app running full screen. There would be very few apps, maybe 3d games, that would need more than 1gb of ram.
