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iPhone 6 Plus Might Be Limited to 1 GB of RAM
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Thats because its been downsized to actually fit on the web page (face palm). Good Grief!!
even tho its a step up from the 5s i hope the 6 has a bit more battery life than estimated. Ive never had my phone die when i needed it, but get an hour or more would be nice.
iOS does use virtual memory. You're likely confusing that and paging out to the flash storage, which is not done due to problems such as the magnitudes of slower speed as well as quickly wearing the flash storage components.
Glad there are some of you out there who experience the struggle that is Safari reloading, lol. The thing is, I'm not 100% convinced that RAM would help a LOT. It certainly would help SOME. Maybe Safari is just really buggy? I do experience low memory problems with other apps far less often. I have yet to install iOS 8 on my Retina iPad Mini, so maybe they have fixed some things. Like I said I would see a lot more reloading issues on the A7 than the A6.
Is it worth buying an Android phone instead if the iPhone 6 has 1GB of RAM? Hell no. It can be an inconvenience, but the experience is overall better than using Android IMO. It's just annoying and one of the few things keeping the iPhone/iPad from being nearly perfect in my mind. So this news is disappointing.
I despise pretentious, "think they know it all" types like you. Everyone including Apple product owners buys the product that they feel meets their needs and is the best bang for the buck. Some of you care so much about what the spec that you fail to realize that it can be insignificant in so many ways. Not to mention the fact that this is another rumor and not confirmed.
If and when Apple launches the next model that includes more RAM, I don't think many folks will be tearing down the walls because of it. For many of us, iOS and our iPhones function just fine. Geeks like to tout about how great their PCs and Phone specs are but they fail to realize most folks don't give a damn. Samsung Galaxy S5 is a prime example. TouchWiz still bogs the phone down and creates lag. Better specs don't mean crap if the experience is still crappy.
I have some LowMemory logs but they are all attributed to the Facebook app. Would more memory fix this or did they screw up something coding that app version?
Uh Oh, Somebody's got a frowny-face. I think you might need a hug!
Back away from the ledge, it's gonna be alright.
1.-How much more? $5? I will pay them.
2.- Why would I care about more battery, if I can't use it properly. I rather have 5 hours of battery to be fully productive than 10 hours of constant Safari crashes.
3.- I'm sure Apple can fix that.
4.- Yes, so what? I don't care about the phone being a little bit thicker in exchange of performance.
So are you saying I must live with that issue? Just because Apple will lose their oh so important $$$ margins? Is it bad that I complain about an important (at least for me) issue. Should I just remain quiet and praise Apple?
Believe me, when they double the RAM, they will market it as amazing. Just wait a year. Don't defend Apple, they are not giving us the phones for free.
Now here's the thing. If it was display zoom, I don't think it would be such a low resolution. Plus someone overlayed the iPhone 6 Plus display over this image and it doesn't even size right. Even if it was display zoom, the screen shot would be the same size as a regular screen shot. It isn't.
I can also say I know someone who played with the phones at the keynote and told me the Plus will have 2GB of RAM and I'm confident in him because I know every thing about him, and he never lies. Doesn't make the rumor true or false.
It seems none of us will know for certain until Friday.
Yes but what iMac and what version of OS X are you running? My PowerBook G4 only has 1.25GB of RAM, however its running an older version of OS X (with an older Darwin kernel) and its a single core 32-bit G4. It still runs great to this day.
Using a swap file would wear out the flash faster and make things much slower. iOS does do some very basic swapping of app memory state to disk but only if it's really small (don't remember the figure, but i think it's measured in the kilobytes).
They could certainly implement some kind of page caching in Safari if they wanted, I guess they feel the performance hit wouldn't be worth it. Some 3rd party browsers do this.
I'd laugh if this is an elaborate plan to try and get people to cancel their pre-orders - this hasn't even been confirmed and yet people are saying they're going to keep their 5/5s's.
Seems like a lot of people are complaining over the safari issue, maybe iOS 8 fixes this... really guys, stop jumping to conclusions.
Seems like a lot of people are complaining over the safari issue, maybe iOS 8 fixes this... really guys, stop jumping to conclusions.
I'm sure you know SOOO much more than the 1,000 of engineers at Apple. Maybe you could apply for a job there?
Also... iPad 3, 4 and Air have 1 GB of RAM... and higher definition screens. You don't see that being a problem there. I wouldn't call it "tragic". Wow you have a messed up idea of "tragic". People getting beheaded is tragic. Not fulfilling your every whim and fancy... yeah no one cares about that bud.
Go get yourself an Android phone with 4 GB of RAM if you need 32 tabs of porn open at once. Just make sure you leave one tab available to look up the meaning of the word "tragic".
How did he know? Was he guessing or did he use an app like the one at the front of this article to find out?
my Moto G is a fantastic phone but the 1gb of ram is constantly to me when I try to run navigation and slacker radio at the same time and if I open anything else one of the two will quit operating in the background. I doubt the issue would be the same with 1gb on an iPhone as I have done this before and never had issues however 2gb would have cost them a small amount of money and would have helped so much
Fair enough. But I'd still like to see the original. Still, there is the thing of it not being the same physical size of the iPhone 6 Pluses display.
I'm a sad panda now. I'm an Apple nut job that every year tries out the forbidden desert (Android) and always come back to the forbidden fruit. But now =(
Why did Apple introduce 64 bit technology (which consumes more memory), introduce extensions and third party keyboards if they were going to keep the RAM the same. They're bottlenecking the device now with their 1GB of RAM. I could understand keeping 1GB for the 6 but the 6+ should've gotten 2GB of RAM.
Why did Apple introduce 64 bit technology (which consumes more memory), introduce extensions and third party keyboards if they were going to keep the RAM the same. They're bottlenecking the device now with their 1GB of RAM. I could understand keeping 1GB for the 6 but the 6+ should've gotten 2GB of RAM.
I understand how more RAM can be beneficial, I just don't see how it can have such an impact on peoples' decision (if it even does). I am currently using a 4s running iOS 8 GM and I have, for the most part, no issues. I can't imagine someone with a 5s having major issues with iOS 7, and I certainly don't think they will with iOS8. I am the kind of person who needs things the fastest and needs them now, but I have never felt let down by the amount of RAM my phone has, or my iPad 3 has for that matter.
It is also disturbing to see these comments about "planned obsolescence". I have, as I stated, an iPad3 and an iPhone 4s. My gf was using an iPhone 4 recently. My friend has a MacBook from 2009 or 10 (can't remember which one) that still performs flawlessly. The counter point I always give to people who say that Apple products are overpriced is that they will last you much longer. This is a fact. Yeah, things happen and sometimes their products break. But the fact that you can still walk down the street and see a 3GS shows the opposite of "planned obsolescence".
I know it may seem they are holding out on giving us more RAM, but none of us are sitting at the table with Tim and company. We just don't know. It all sounds good on our end, but we are only half of the story. People are still complaining about an 8MP camera when Apple has delivered time and time again without boosting the MP of the camera. It's just how they are. From a numbers standpoint, yes, the RAM seems low for 2014. But until we all get it in our hands and see what they have done with it, we just can't judge. I mean they were able to add 2-3 hours of batter life to laptops with Mavericks, I think they are capable of more than we give them credit.
It is also disturbing to see these comments about "planned obsolescence". I have, as I stated, an iPad3 and an iPhone 4s. My gf was using an iPhone 4 recently. My friend has a MacBook from 2009 or 10 (can't remember which one) that still performs flawlessly. The counter point I always give to people who say that Apple products are overpriced is that they will last you much longer. This is a fact. Yeah, things happen and sometimes their products break. But the fact that you can still walk down the street and see a 3GS shows the opposite of "planned obsolescence".
I know it may seem they are holding out on giving us more RAM, but none of us are sitting at the table with Tim and company. We just don't know. It all sounds good on our end, but we are only half of the story. People are still complaining about an 8MP camera when Apple has delivered time and time again without boosting the MP of the camera. It's just how they are. From a numbers standpoint, yes, the RAM seems low for 2014. But until we all get it in our hands and see what they have done with it, we just can't judge. I mean they were able to add 2-3 hours of batter life to laptops with Mavericks, I think they are capable of more than we give them credit.
I'm not a geek, I don't care for the spec sheets, I just want a phone that doesn't reload Safari every 5 minutes, is that so much to ask? Oh wait, that is insignificant, according to you, yet you say you hate the "they know it all guys". Guess what, you are acting like one.
And yes, some people buy Apple just because is Apple. You need to go out more and meet people to see for yourself.
So next year iPhone 6s with:
- 2GB RAM
- 2mm thicker so that the bloody lens doesn't stick out
- bigger battery in the extra space
- iOS 9 with multitasking that cripples any device with < 1GB RAM
Win!
- 2GB RAM
- 2mm thicker so that the bloody lens doesn't stick out
- bigger battery in the extra space
- iOS 9 with multitasking that cripples any device with < 1GB RAM
Win!