Only 1gb of RAM on both the iPhone 6 and the 6+

Which means iPhone 6 should perform better!

 

And I'm supposed to care, why? As long as it performs well then I don't give a **** about the numbers.

 

never had an issue with RAM...idc

not gonna deter me one bit

 

Yeah about that:
"As with the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display released last year, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are running the same processor, but at different clock speeds. Presumably, the clock-speed difference is tied into battery-life or heat concerns, or both. The iPhone 6’s A8 processor runs at 1.2GHz, while the iPhone 6 Plus clocks in at 1.39GHz, according to GeekBench."

 

You just threw the forum into another mad tizzy. Awesome.

 

Depends on the software. I could develop a piece of software that will perform perfectly on a 1GHz processor and then I could also develop another piece of software that performs horribly on a 3GHz processor.

All I'm trying to say is that the numbers are not the whole story, and everybody freaking out, left, right, and centre about the 1GB RAM have no idea how it will actually perform. Apple wouldn't release a phone (don't quote me the first gen rMBP) that doesn't perform up to their high standards.

If RAM and processing power were all that mattered, why does the iPhone 5S still compete with some of those Android phones with insane processing speeds and RAM? Please don't quote me the highest benchmarks of each device and say: look this Android phone is better. What matters is SUSTAINED performance, which by and large the iPhone will almost always come out on top.

There are STILL complaints about jitteriness with Android, even with crazy spec'ed phones.

Do you want to know why?

The software is not optimized.

 

You (and many others) will care once you get a future iOS update that makes the phone 6/6+ lag due to only have 1gb of RAM or worse yet... gets left for dead on updates by Apple earlier than if it simply had 2gb of RAM.

 

Yep you're right, my iPhone 5 is horrifically slow on iOS 7. It wasn't future proof. It wasn't fast enough and didn't have enough RAM when it was released.

/sarcasm



You might as well put 1TB of RAM in the phone! It will be future proof!

 

Boo. No 2gb of ram.

 

I think most of us here are a bit crazy about our iPhones and will more than likely be on board with whatever Apple releases next, so no biggie.

 

I never said it was only the software. I said the numbers don't tell the whole story.

 

since macworld uk has 2GB maybe those sold in UK will have more ram.

 

Hahahahahaha!

You funny. Try again.

 

As long as the phone works like it's supposed too I don't care

 

THIS!!!! Boom

 

iOS and Android are not even in the same league when it comes to software optimization. It's not even close.

 

You keep comparing the iPhone's RAM to other phones and, presumably, you're talking about Android based phones. You can't use your argument when it's convenient for you and then shut mine down when it's the exact same argument just thrown back at you.