We’ll be able to open apps 25% faster, and have up to 300 apps and tabs open at the same time, delivering an experience only Apple can provide.
Sounds pretty future-proof to me.
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iPhone 14 Pro Rumored to Have 6GB of Faster RAM
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Sounds pretty future-proof to me.
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Can't wait! It'll be my first iPhone Pro!
Hope the purple colour will be real.
Hope the purple colour will be real.
That's why I am starting to question, getting the "Pro" besides its longevity. App developers obviously want to make sure, their Apps still run fine on the lowest supported iOS 16 device. Therefore, the advantages in every day usage will be limited. Are there many Apps taking advantage of the M1 on iPad for example?
Think you should put an /s so that nobody takes what you said at face value lmao
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Obviously, Apple is going to delay the jump to 8GB as much as possible, because of what that means: Once they reach 8GB, it will be much harder and unusual to go higher (remember, base Mac models still start at 8GB) and, thus, the lifespan of such devices will be huge. So, putting just 6GB is a way of planning the obsolescence of this generations going forward.
It will become harder to stop supporting older iPhones using RAM as a factor once they reach 8GB. So they have to delay it as much as possible.
Hopefully, the iPhone 15 Pro will come with Periscope Lenses, USB-C, and 8GB of RAM.
Imo it's not marketing gimmick. Yes, iOS 12 era or so, more than 2GB RAM might be unnecessary. However, now is different. 3GB RAM is already required for multi lens camera system (started with the 7+). Also, apps are getting more demanding. I actually am getting out or memory errors from some games now on my 7+, requiring me to force quite apps. So it's getting there. It won't surprise me that ios17 might require 4GB RAM minimum.
The joke will be, of course, when iphone gets 8GB RAM, but a MacBook pro base model still has only 8GB RAM as well.
The more I think about it, what Apple is doing is just stripping out a bunch of features, do some automated tests and call it a day. Hardly any “optimisation” is done nowadays.
We have long past the time where every byte of 4KB RAM must count, or the time where software must be optimised to the tilt just to get the edge it needs to run some features fast enough. Apple silicon has so much headroom, when a feature works, it usually also runs at decent speed.
Why though? You understood it 🤣
I think your reminder about better battery life with the “5” ram over the “4”, is a pretty good reason to have it.
I’ve only recently learned about how the larger storage spaces have faster read/write speeds, so additional efficiencies baked into the hardware I’m looking forward to in the future.
No. But at the same time, Apple will make use of all the power in M1 without user installing any demanding apps. I am fairly confident on that.
Agreed, the only Pro Apple product I have is a 2015 MBP and it is only due to its retina screen. If I was buying a Mac today it would certainly be a MBA instead. All my other Apple gear is “regular” - iPhone 12 mini, iPad Air 4 and AirPods 3.
I understand Apple isn’t targeting the 14 Pro for those with the 13 Pro, but between the lack of USB-C, lack of major design changes, lack of increased RAM, and the A16 rumored to be staying on 5nm (N5P), the 14 Pro is looking even more iterative to the 13 Pro than the 13 Pro was to the 12 Pro.
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Honestly outside of 120hz screen, the pro isn't really worth it in most cases. Maybe one day the entire lineup will have 120hz (since even cheap androids are getting them now), but then again that would make it harder for apple to upsell people to the pros if they did that.
I still think the "regular" iPhone 14 will get a faster version of the A15 SoC. That way, they may be actually slightly faster than the iPhone 13 Pro. The iPhone 14 Pro will definitely be faster not only with the faster RAM, but also the new, faster A16 SoC.
If it comes in that purple, I don't need to know anything else about the phone. Take my money.
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This is a much-needed request for the new iPhone. RAM is always good!
First of all, the product announcement hasn't happened so you and I do not know all the new info on the release.So much courage from apple with this release. Faster ram and a price increase
Second, don't buy it if you don't want it.
I work a lot from my phone, and the bottleneck has really been the RAM; Looks like I’ll skip upgrading for the first time in years.
USB-C on an iPhone Pro Max gets TWO upgrades from our current 12PM household lineup.
