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The iPhone RAM issue keeps getting worse..
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Just take that 3Gb out of your Nexus 6 and pop it into the iPhone.
Safari is still coded poorly, regardless of how much RAM you throw at it.
Honestly... I can see why you're desperate about the RAM. And I have nothing against if they add 2GB of ram to iPhone 6S. Would be awesome.
Anyways, personally I have barely noticed any issues with the ram. Sure, some tabs do refresh sometimes when I reopen Safari after a while etc. However I don't think this is a problem worth crying for. I mean... does it really bother you that much?
Anyways, personally I have barely noticed any issues with the ram. Sure, some tabs do refresh sometimes when I reopen Safari after a while etc. However I don't think this is a problem worth crying for. I mean... does it really bother you that much?
When I was doing project on my Air 1- two Safari tabs, Keynote and Pages, it always refreshed and need to scroll down on websites and wait till Pages or Keynote refreshes... Talking about productivity - it is a nightmare. Also using iPhone with atleast 5 apps running and Safari, so if you write for example reply in forum, switch to another app, go back to Safari - written text dissapears after refresh. Talking about performance, no complains but multitasking it is pain in the ass. I have sold my Air 1 just because of that annoying refreshing issue. iPhone 5S pretty fine but not good as Androids high ends phones from multitasking point of view. Furthermore, every iOS update and application will use more and more RAM, so 1GB will be issue for a lot of users, especially for iOS where swapping memory doesn't work.
Tell me, how is by the ipad with 2 gig ram? How many tabs you can have it open?
Nice rant my friend! Feeling better now?
Here is a solution for you, wait for the 6s in Sept. It will have 2gb of ram.
You don't understand how RAM works, likely because you've used nothing but iOS devices and the concept of free RAM is foreign to you.
Now let me show you the same set up, but from my iPad Air 2 with 2gb of RAM. See the difference?
Dammmm huge memory free on the ipad with 2 gig, but i realy think its not so much MB/gig, with 3 gig RAM would be better.
IP A2 is a fantastic device with 2 GB RAM. The extra RAM helps so much that now I take it for granted. I can easily have 4-5 tabs open.
But anyone seen or held Samsung Galaxy S6? Man! What a phenomenal improvement Samsung has made. With 3 GB RAM, it seriously hits a home run. Compared to that, our iPhone 6es look like poor miserable beggars begging for more RAM. Apple has lost the lead. Next version of iPhone MUST have 3-4 GB of RAM so that all the cringing/whinging will fade away at least for a while.
With extra 2 GB RAM, devs can come up with better games, AI and textures.
They cant, i mean.. Each year they make a iphone with little improvements, they have already that a phone with 3 gig ram in xxxx year. If they make a superphone they cant make a better one. Because the superphone hase everthing. Nothng to improve.
If they give the new iphone (s models) 2 gig rams it would be unfear for the people that bought a 6 or a 6+.
So i think the new models 6s or the 6s plus dont get 2 gig rams.
I seldom have over two to three tabs open. My Air 2 seems to work about like my iPhone 6+. I really have not have any of the issues others claim.
Okay so I'm no expert on RAM or the rest of the hardware or software that's In my iphone plus 64. But what is odd for me is that there seems to be from this forum really opposites on performance. I consider myself a hard user of my Plus and most of the time have multiple apps open and multiple tabs open on Safari. At Any given point in time, I can have 8 or more tabs open in Safari and just as many apps. I have zero problems switching between them or losing any work. As I've mentioned before, I typically use my IPhone as an extension of my PC at work. Still no issues. I have an iPad as well and hardly use it now that my iPhone Plus is my go-to.
I don't even know what the refreshing tabs is all about as I don't think I've experienced it with this phone. When I close out tabs it's because when I look for an older tab, I have to laugh when I look and find so many open. Then I'll shut them down. So I'm really not having any issues - zero - with the same complaint that so many in this forum discuss. I've had my phone shut itself down once back when I first got it in September. Back then in that software release I did notice much more lag but still no reloading.
I can say my phone does have some quirks - Facebook takes a second before the app opens from being closed. And my most irritating problem is when messages won't rotate without hesitation. This was a really big problem for me when I first got my phone but with the latest software updates it's gotten much better and now happens maybe once a week if that.
So assuming that we all have the same RAM on our Plus - why would some have so may problems and others truly not be experiencing the same thing? There must be other factors that have a major impact on performance other than RAM. Can anyone help me understand these major differences in performance?
I don't even know what the refreshing tabs is all about as I don't think I've experienced it with this phone. When I close out tabs it's because when I look for an older tab, I have to laugh when I look and find so many open. Then I'll shut them down. So I'm really not having any issues - zero - with the same complaint that so many in this forum discuss. I've had my phone shut itself down once back when I first got it in September. Back then in that software release I did notice much more lag but still no reloading.
I can say my phone does have some quirks - Facebook takes a second before the app opens from being closed. And my most irritating problem is when messages won't rotate without hesitation. This was a really big problem for me when I first got my phone but with the latest software updates it's gotten much better and now happens maybe once a week if that.
So assuming that we all have the same RAM on our Plus - why would some have so may problems and others truly not be experiencing the same thing? There must be other factors that have a major impact on performance other than RAM. Can anyone help me understand these major differences in performance?
Nhwhazup - App reloading is when you perform multitasking and the app does not retain its 'last used state'.
You mentioned that there is a short pause after Facebook loads, that's considered the app refreshing itself already.
Those of us that perform heavy multitasking will experience these app and Safari tab refreshes. I don't deny that the 6 opens apps fast, but when it refreshes, it loses its last retained state and the app loads back from scratch and now that is just plain irritating.
I have used the Air 2 and it even manages to keep tabs open in Safari and at least 3 full screen games in its last opened state.
Face it, apps will ultimately refresh, but just that with more RAM, there is more leeway for multitasking.
People that frequently close used apps and seldom multitask will not see the lack of RAM as a major issue.
You mentioned that there is a short pause after Facebook loads, that's considered the app refreshing itself already.
Those of us that perform heavy multitasking will experience these app and Safari tab refreshes. I don't deny that the 6 opens apps fast, but when it refreshes, it loses its last retained state and the app loads back from scratch and now that is just plain irritating.
I have used the Air 2 and it even manages to keep tabs open in Safari and at least 3 full screen games in its last opened state.
Face it, apps will ultimately refresh, but just that with more RAM, there is more leeway for multitasking.
People that frequently close used apps and seldom multitask will not see the lack of RAM as a major issue.
Just to add on to this, app reloading itself isn't that annoying. It's when you lose the information you've entered where it becomes frustrating. Whether it's a search result, a game state, or a note you're working on. Granted, some of these issues could be overcome with better coding but it wouldn't be a problem if Apple didn't skimp on the RAM. It's a completely different experience on the iPad Air 2.
That's just like saying if
add touch ID to the iPhone 5S, it would be unfair on the people who bought a 5. People know that the phone is going to be updated in a year. There is over 99% chance that it will have 2GiB.
I can use 2-3 tabs without any issue (my normal usage) and I often use 2-3 apps concurrently.
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Actually OS updates are optimizing RAM management. I had worse behavior with iOS 8 than with iOS 8.2
On my iPhone 6, iOS 8.2, freshly restated I have almost 500 Mb of free ram. You have some problems there....
Last restart yesterday, recharged twice since then (a lot of usage)
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Anyone else able to run iMonitor (it's free on the App Store) and give us memory readings from their 6/6 Plus?
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I'm not, but I have no problems with one Gb.
I'll be happy to have two, on my next iPhone, but I'm fine now.
I just showed a very different situation....
And watch this:
Mail and safari opened, last restart I don't even remember when (maybe 3-4 days ago). It is an iPad air, with 1 Gb of RAM.
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That's the biggest point. Safari is very poorly coded.
Btw apps reloads also on my nexus 7 with 2 Gb of RAM and lollipop (so far worse than kitkat).
