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Reports Conflict on iPhone 11 Pro Models Having 4GB or 6GB of RAM
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It's funny how Android crowd can turn any thread into iOS vs Android.
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Let’s not forget, there are only 8GB RAM standard on most Macs. It’s sad. The really sad part is it’s a custom order to get 16GB on most so cannot buy at most resellers.
And in reality, the iPad Pro 2018 was tested with 4GB and 6GB and the only difference that I remember is slightly worse battery times. So, in the case of iOS, it’s really more of just a number, MOSTLY.
And in reality, the iPad Pro 2018 was tested with 4GB and 6GB and the only difference that I remember is slightly worse battery times. So, in the case of iOS, it’s really more of just a number, MOSTLY.
RAM is actually quite “inexpensive” cost wise, thus for Android phones, where most are using spec to sell themselves, putting in more RAM is a “cheap” way to sell your phone for more margins.
As for actual use, I find that 6GB is the sweet spot for Android, with 4GB being the minimum. Android is not inefficient per se, it’s just that it has, and allows, a ton of background processes and apps to run in the background with less restrictions compared to iOS.
Of course, we probably don’t really need 12GB of RAM on a phone today. I mean even Windows can run well on less than that. On iOS, more RAM allows more apps to remain in their state, which is useful when you switch around apps often. As Apple seems to be pushing the camera and AR on their devices, the additional RAM is probably being used to maintain that large amount of data being captured constantly when you are using the camera. I mean we already know that the iPhone actually takes multiple pictures even before we press the shutter button. That burst of images probably requires to remain in RAM for the ISP. I’m just speculating though.
A very good suggestion but I think it's been mentioned before. I have a feeling someone makes a phone with an micro SD slot
I 99% agree with everything you said. Except sometimes the iPhone has poor multitask feature. You multitask from one app to another and try to be really fast so it doesn't refresh and it refreshes. Sure you can turn it off but it is something that they can improve on.
Plenty of phones have a microsd slot. Not sure what point you are making?A very good suggestion but I think it's been mentioned before. I have a feeling someone makes a phone with an micro SD slot
Being an Apple user doesn't prove you are not an Apple Hater! He was just responding to the snarky "assume the lower" comment.
Actually, I didn’t, and I stand by my original statement. Thanks for your vote of confidence though.
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Please post the source of your facts. I’d like to see these numbers for my edification.
Thanks in advance!
Really? How much of a difference in real world performance would 4 vs 6 GB of ram make? how about 6 vs 8? I get the more is better idea but there is a balance. This is more like not telling how much of your engine displacement is bore vs stroke.
Yes and the on going investigations into the battery scandal proves it, let alone the fine they have already received over it. The only one with the tin foil hat is yourself with it fending off all these facts.
http://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-45963943
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I love this desperate bickering and justifications every time iPhone is released. The anxiety level just hits super high! I am so glad I moved to Galaxy. Have been enjoying s10 plus with 3 cameras,128gb storage with a 256gb microsd card, 8gb ram. You guys need something else to do in your life rather than wasting time in such discussion.
6 would be 50% more than 4. 8 would be 100% more.
How much less often would you have to stop and refill your tank if it had 50% more capacity? Or 100% more capacity?
If you could add 100% more capacity to your car without any change in size or weight and it only increased the price a tiny fraction more, why wouldn't you?
Of course, because there a many many Android providers...in fact, essentially all of them besides Apple. Nothing definitive here, only that iPhone customers are extremely loyal considering they have ALL other options in manufacturer and over 90% stay with Apple.
I never said anyone was switching a lot from either platform. I said people aren’t leaving iOS...and they aren’t. Nothing you’ve posted proves otherwise and we KNOW the iPhone user base continues to grow, so it’s certainly not a concern for Apple.
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There are tons of market studies that try to guess, but the only fact I need is the official stat iPhone user base continues to grow. Apple has told us that and they can’t lie to investors. All other data points are guesses.
The overall active device count is 1.4B and iPhones are something like 900M, an all time high according to Apple.
First your phone needs that as a minimum to be equal to 3-4 gb of ram on the iphone
Secondly, if you’re enjoying your phone so much and aren’t part of Apple ecosystem why bother commenting?
ahh because you need to keep trying to justify switching to an inferior brand
But on topic, it doesn’t really matter - I’m sure it will be 6gb - if not well we aren’t being held back by anything. Maybe the 2020 iPhones will be 128gb storage 6gb Ram default ♂️ Who cares as long as it works
I'd add that anyone who uses trade-in data to determine loyalty rates is looking at just a fraction of a fraction of the market, thereby making the data almost useless (other than to sell it to the brand who appears to benefit from said data. Although anecdotal, I and most if not all of my peers do the same thing with our lightly used iPhones - we pass them down to our kids. So iPhone usage could actually be growing even more than sales data might show, as these hand me down iPhones at least at one point, go to a new user (in the family).
And we see that in the user base continuing to grow despite slower iPhone sales.
You fail to provide anything to back the claim that the intent of it all was enticing people to upgrade. Should they have better educated Genius Bar staff on the matter? Sure. Was it a deliberate and malevolent decision not doing so? Hard to imagine.
"They" as in the staff that simply didn't know any better?
Of course I'm enticed to believe the explanation that adds up, rather than tinfoil-hattery that doesn't.
But this all had already been discussed, as I said, ad nauseam.
If you believe Apple wants to screw you over, simply refrain from purchasing anything they offer.
Meanwhile I continue to simply enjoy the exceptional longevity of my Apple devices.
So when you update to a new iPhone and pass down your last iPhone to your kids, what happens to the previous iPhones you passed down to your kids and they will no longer be using?
So "ongoing investigations" are proof of what exactly?
That Italian ruling is quite absurd if you ask me. However, I'm sure you're aware that judges are human and that different courts, especially in different nations, can often come to diametrically opposed rulings?
Have you asked Siri for Mental Health Clinics to treat your depression?
Your right. For me, 64GB doesn’t even cover my music library. If it’s aimed at pro users of photography well they will need more than 64GB. I can understand 64GB on the iPhone 11. If Apple wants to brand it Pro then it needs to start at 256GB. Apple has never understood this concept unless they are intentionally doing this on purpose (price gouging customers who need Pro storage)
128GB should be the base model at the 64GB price point. The only reason it’s not is because Apple want to force people into the mid tier more expensive 256GB model. 64GB is pitiful whilst 256GB is more than enough but they don’t offer the middle ground option because it would mean less profit because everyone would go for that.
In addition they cancel the XS series instead of lowering the price and keeping it in the line up. However they choose to keep in the 8 which is now two years old.
Apple has just become greedy money grabbers chasing high margins over designing better quality products. With no Steve Jobs and now no Jony Ive Apple have no ideas unless they find another source of inspiration. They are trying to grab as much money before sales really tank.
Everyone wants something for nothing. They won't get it but there's nothing wrong with wanting it. Why would they keep the XS when it's right behind the current model. They have enough models as is. They kept the XR as a low cost option but the XS isn't for that market. If you want an XS there's plenty of used and refurbished options available.
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So you want the 256 GB upgrade for free