Yeah I've sent in reports before to them about it, but haven't seen any updates. Either way, more ram would never hurt the situation!
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Yeah I've sent in reports before to them about it, but haven't seen any updates. Either way, more ram would never hurt the situation!
Yeah I've sent in reports before to them about it, but haven't seen any updates. Either way, more ram would never hurt the situation!
If the app is missusing it, it won't help much. It will just take a bit more time to crash. An App shouldn't crash because of low ram, run slower maybe, tell you it is running low on ram, but not crash.
Yeah I've sent in reports before to them about it, but haven't seen any updates. Either way, more ram would never hurt the situation!
By all means, I'm not against more RAM in new models (especially because the LPDDR4 is now out). I'm just tired of this forum jumping to "moar RAMz!" in response to any and all issues. No one matches the efficiency of Apple's memory management.
A an should never crash because of low memory unless it is programmed really badly. That's my opinion. Bad memory could cause a crash, but then you'd have an issue in most big apps (and especially Safari) on the Air 2.
I own both and while I wouldn't say it's less sharp, I do think the colors look flat due to lack of contrast.
Personally, with the iPad Air being so thin and light and with iPhones growing in size, I don't see much of a reason for Apple to continue investing in the mini.
You'd be surprised
That may not be how memory management works (in theory you don't have to close apps and iOS handles switching between states, etc). But in the real world, users need to do that to get the best performance out of some apps. It has to do with some apps not releasing memory or shutting down when moving into the background state. iOS tries to keep apps wired and ready to go, but the process of freeing up memory by closing apps takes time. If the current app is needing memory quickly, it can start hitting it's head on the limit and cause a crash.
That may not be how memory management works (in theory you don't have to close apps and iOS handles switching between states, etc). But in the real world, users need to do that to get the best performance out of some apps. It has to do with some apps not releasing memory or shutting down when moving into the background state. iOS tries to keep apps wired and ready to go, but the process of freeing up memory by closing apps takes time. If the current app is needing memory quickly, it can start hitting it's head on the limit and cause a crash.
What kind of app is going to need a show stopping amount of RAM in a few milliseconds that isn't designed to account for that?
I don't find apps that don't take account for their environmental constraints to be the fault of Apple, I find it to be lazy or negligent coding.
I'm thinking cats! Big cats!
Can we try cats again? iPad leopard? Just rolls in your mouth.
This looks promising. But if it's nothing but this new shell and a regular A8 chip, oh my gosh I will be pissed. If they fix the display and make it have the laminated, anti glare, super colorful display, and the A9X just like the full size iPad, I will be stoked. A8X would be pretty acceptable because it can actually handle the translucency of the UI and have more tabs/apps open, but it still would be dated, so... Not sure. Also not sure if I am a fan of the small screen size, now. Lately I have been liking the bigger screen of the regular iPads though... So I don't know.
how can the ipad mini have "design elements" from the ipad air 2 when the ipad air was inspired by the ipad mini? I think we are chasing our tails.
The Final Frontier
If Apple makes an iPad Mini 4 thinner than the 2 & 3 with an A9 CPU,
then that will be the last iPad I buy for years. Maybe ever ....
If Apple makes an iPad Mini 4 thinner than the 2 & 3 with an A9 CPU,
then that will be the last iPad I buy for years. Maybe ever ....
I'm at the point of my relationship with my iPad that unless some truly wonderful iPad-specific IOS changes occur ...I'll just continue to let it lie dormant in my desk drawer. For me, the iPhone 6 has unexpectedly filled the usage gap ...once dominated by my iPad. All these hardware revisions have simply become ZzzZZz inducing.
The main reason for not putting a A8X in the smaller mini may be heat, and battery considerations (and the fact there's less pixels to push). Its not like the Iphone 6 is suffering from performance issues... Maybe putting a A9 (which would be on a smaller process and would not have a crazy GPU in it like a A9X, would be better)
That is why you will never see it.
I read more books on my iPod Touch 5 then I read on my iPad Mini 2 because I can carry my Touch with me. The iPhone Plus would be a better e-reader choice then my Touch since it's portable with a big screen.
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Cool suggestion. They'll be filing it under "useless feature requests that add weight / size / expense, reduce battery life, and benefit no one."
Two things I want:
- "True" multi-tasking
- Stereo Speakers (perhaps top and bottom - in landscape mode while watching a movie the speakers could engage to create a left and right audio spectrum)
I realize it's a small device for stereo sound, but other tablets do this well enough. I hate having to cusp my hand around the speakers when watching movies that could benefit from better speakers and placement.
- "True" multi-tasking
- Stereo Speakers (perhaps top and bottom - in landscape mode while watching a movie the speakers could engage to create a left and right audio spectrum)
I realize it's a small device for stereo sound, but other tablets do this well enough. I hate having to cusp my hand around the speakers when watching movies that could benefit from better speakers and placement.
What? New apps arrive just about every day at the App Store.
Are you blind or maybe you don't know how to ghetto the App Store?
It is a platform just like the Mac, Apple will leave most development efforts with the third party developers.
Agreed. I don't really like reading books on my 6 Plus and the iPad Air is a little too large for it. iPad Mini hits that perfect sweet spot in size.