iPhone 14 Pro Rumored to Have 6GB of Faster RAM

[Funny Apple Man]

So the same amount as the 13 Pro and 12 Pro, gotcha. Faster yes, but it's still 6gb ram. Apps will still randomly refresh if you multitask with demanding apps.

I'm aware that iOS has pretty good ram management, but they shouldn't cheap out on ram especially on the Pros.

 

[mi7chy]

Apple cheapening out on RAM thus limiting OS features and future proofing. Galaxy S21 Ultra released in January 2021 had 12GB LPDDR5 base with option for up to 16GB.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Apple cheapening out on RAM thus limiting OS features and future proofing. Galaxy S21 Ultra released in January 2021 had 12GB LPDDR5 base with option for up to 16GB.

Android has always required more RAM though to run smoothly or as smooth as it can.

 

[Funny Apple Man]

6GB? Is this 2014? Apple, stop skimping on ram. For the cost, we should have at least double that.

Back in 2014, 1gb ram was on the 6 and 6 Plus. By that time 1gb is already low and people who bought the iPhone 6 were complaining about the constant app refresh due to low ram.

 

[caribbeanblue]

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[Devin Breeding]

Couldn't care less about RAM upgrades, the phones work perfectly as is.

Honestly, the top item on my wishlist is just for Apple to tone down the overprocessing in their photos. Picture profiles help, but it's not enough.

They've recently been making the same mistake Google made this year with the Pixels. Updating the hardware without reducing the software processing that was more tuned to support older, smaller lenses and sensors.

I know its not always the best solution, but its an easy fix with several camera apps allowing heavy user control. Personally, I find the stock camera app processing to look pretty good with the exception of there is no way to manual focus when necessary.

 

[GuruZac]

You probably misunderstoof the meaning of Pro in Apple products. The Pro stands for Profit, aka more profitable for Apple, higher margins items.

Well without USB-C, it's a long, painful process to offload all that ProRes and ProRAW data!

 

[Premium1]

But you just proved my point. They can't make features like split screen because of the pathetic amount of ram in iphones

If ram were an issue, the previous iPhones wouldn't have been able to split screen (shocker, they could).

 

[svish]

Good to know. More RAM would have been better. Don’t think the faster RAM will be noticed in day to day usage.

 

[Hkfan45]

Back in 2014, 1gb ram was on the 6 and 6 Plus. By that time 1gb is already low and people who bought the iPhone 6 were complaining about the constant app refresh due to low ram.

I was referring to high end android phones at the time.

 

[Hkfan45]

Without usb C, the iPhone 14 is a pointless update. Hard pass.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Or the cocky ones looking to provoke.

There's nothing to provoke. It's every post that mentions Pro models getting better features.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

There's nothing to provoke. It's every post that mentions Pro models getting better features.

It must be frustrating though as the standard models aren’t exactly cheap. The standard models do serve most of Apples iPhone market too so it’s not unreasonable for users to be frustrated when features get left off.

 

[Hkfan45]

Competitors has a 12 GB RAM (ex Nothing Phone)…

16GB in some cases. And no, don’t propagate the myth that apple somehow is more efficient with its use of RAM. Pure BS.

 

[cocky jeremy]

It must be frustrating though as the standard models aren’t exactly cheap. The standard models do serve most of Apples iPhone market too so it’s not unreasonable for users to be frustrated when features get left off.

More cost, more features. That's how everything works. Cars, phones, etc.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

More cost, more features. That's how everything works. Cars, phones, etc.

You don’t get the cost savings on iPhones compared to cars though as the price is fixed. If I could negotiate for a pro iPhone a couple of months after release like I do with my car, there wouldn’t be any issues with cost.

 

[ian87w]

Well without USB-C, it's a long, painful process to offload all that ProRes and ProRAW data!

Note that USB-C != faster transfer speed. USB-C is only the physical connector. Majority of Androids out there have USB-C but still at USB2.0 speed. Only few flagships like Galaxy S and Pixel phones have USB3 speed. Considering Apple has had high transfer speed possible on lightning, it made me think it’s a controller chip issue. Or Apple just being Apple.

 

[Hkfan45]

Note that USB-C != faster transfer speed. USB-C is only the physical connector. Majority of Androids out there have USB-C but still at USB2.0 speed. Only few flagships like Galaxy S and Pixel phones have USB3 speed. Considering Apple has had high transfer speed possible on lightning, it made me think it’s a controller chip issue. Or Apple just being Apple.

Sorry but most top tier modern androids operate at usb 3.0 speeds. Lightning is a joke. Apple should have moved to usb c 3.0 YEARS ago. Glad the EU is forcing them.

 

[ian87w]

Sorry but most top tier modern androids operate at usb 3.0 speeds. Lightning is a joke. Apple should have moved to usb c 3.0 YEARS ago. Glad the EU is forcing them.

Name those top tier Android phones. Basically just flagship Samsung and Pixel phones. Even the Xiaomi 12s ultra is usb2. Vivo iQOO 10 pro that runs the latest Snapdragon 8+ gen 1 is usb2. All Samsung lineup lower than the galaxy S are usb2 as well. And they're all usb-c.

Of course, for the money Apple is charging, we should expect more. But people need to understand that usb-c itself is just the physical connector.

 

[Hkfan45]

Name those top tier Android phones. Basically just flagship Samsung and Pixel phones. Even the Xiaomi 12s ultra is usb2. Vivo iQOO 10 pro that runs the latest Snapdragon 8+ gen 1 is usb2. All Samsung lineup lower than the galaxy S are usb2 as well. And they're all usb-c.

Of course, for the money Apple is charging, we should expect more. But people need to understand that usb-c itself is just the physical connector.

Galaxy s and Pixel is like 80% of the us market. Sorry, apple is WAY behind the competition.

 

[zarmanto]

Galaxy s and Pixel is like 80% of the us market. Sorry, apple is WAY behind the competition.

Incorrect. If you google "us cell phone market share", you will quickly discover that actual statistics seem to dramatically disagree with your assessment. Apple is half of the US market by itself. Of the remaining manufacturers, Samsung falls into a distant second place with 24% of the market, and Google doesn't even make a perceivable showing, being buried somewhere within the "Other" category. None of those figures can be interpreted to mean that Galaxy and Pixel are 80% of... well, anything.

The worldwide figures are of course a bit different, with Samsung taking first place by a very slim margin against Apple... but once again, Google is nowhere to be found in the top ten. And even though those statistics do not appear to be quite as favorable towards Apple overall, (thanks in large part to the international success of various inexpensive Chinese phones) they still don't equate to your statement in any way at all.

 

[compwiz1202]

Galaxy s and Pixel is like 80% of the us market. Sorry, apple is WAY behind the competition.

Yes at least there are choices with Android Phones. Apple could at least put it on the Pros, and that might entice more to move up

 

[ian87w]

Galaxy s and Pixel is like 80% of the us market. Sorry, apple is WAY behind the competition.

Doesn’t seem like it.

Pixel is on others.

For the price Apple is charging, sure, we should expect more. But at the same time, simply claiming USB-C as “faster speed” is a misnomer.