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iPad Isn't there anyone who can tell me the amount of RAM in this thing
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Stop drinking the cool aid. If they doubled the RAM, they would publicize it, as they will when the ipad pro comes out.
Apple didn't mention it the last two times they doubled the RAM. No reason to think they would this time either (if, in fact, they did).
Apple only lists specs for things that they lead in and/or are full of marketing speak. Apple doesn't lead in RAM, most consumers have no idea what it really even is, so they don't tend to talk about it. They say "Now with 2GB RAM", then people compare that "feature" to Android and see 3GB being tossed around, then one looks inferior to the other even though we're comparing Apples to Oranges.
Ultimately, no one will know the Air 2 RAM specification until the review NDA drops, or they start arriving in hand.
My money is on 2GB based on what all they said about the A8X, as well as the leaked part images, but can't be 100% sure until it's queried in software / torn down.
Ultimately, no one will know the Air 2 RAM specification until the review NDA drops, or they start arriving in hand.
My money is on 2GB based on what all they said about the A8X, as well as the leaked part images, but can't be 100% sure until it's queried in software / torn down.
Wow, nice find! Looking more like 2 GB is for sure.
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The CPU Mark chart shows the iPad5,4 as having 3 cores.
I'm not saying it's wrong, but… it's a bit odd to me.
Interesting find as well. Maybe the A8x has 3 cores. Who know what Apple threw into it.
I did ask them before checking out my order and they couldn't answer me as the information was not provided in the technical specification, which is actually why I was asking.
I think ibtimes is mostly a news aggregator. I wouldn't expect them to have the scoop on this story.
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Given the obvious bean-counting measures they did to the specs of the iPad mini, Mac mini, etc. I have cancelled my pre-order of the Air 2 and will wait for confirmation of the RAM amount before I place the order again. Anyway this thing is not going to sell out at launch unlike the iPhone.
That is so much misinformation I don't even. Tried developing for iPad and getting low memory warnings all the time? iOS makes the most out of the RAM available to it, fact. For bountiful evidence, kindly visit Auntie Google.
Absolute GARBAGE!
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Lmao. I've monitored RAM usage on my iphone 4 and it used constantly around 3-400mb.
If iOS is ANYTHING like OS X(Which it is) then I would expect around 7-800mb used on the iPhone 5 and above devices.
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They never publicise RAM
Certainly seems to explain the difference in transistor count. Looks pretty much confirmed now triple core and 2GB.
After the complains about RAM, Apple has decided to put 128GB RAM into iPad Air 2.....
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Why is Apple so stingy on RAM! We need 256GB RAM!!! It's an outrage, I can only load 500 Safari Tabs at once!
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Why is Apple so stingy on RAM! We need 256GB RAM!!! It's an outrage, I can only load 500 Safari Tabs at once!