Do you think we will see apps truly taking advantage of the 64bit processor before the iPhone 6? And what exactly does that mean? What kind of advantages will we see with the 64bit processor?
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What does 64bit actually mean for the future?
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People were having this same debate just a few years ago with desktop processors. In a nutshell, certain application that require processor-intensive tasks like encryption/decryption and encoding/decoding of audio and video, can benefit from 64-bit processors, if compiled for it.
Larger files can also be handled much more easily. And, when the time comes to add RAM to iPhones, 64-bit processors can address more than 4GB of RAM, BUT, it's not true that you NEED more than 4GB before you see any benefits from 64-bit architectures.
I can say that VPN software, for one, will take advantage of 64-bit hardware... in fact, it HAS to. The 32-bit versions of OpenVPN and Juniper SSL VPN stopped working on the 5s, and the apps had/has to be updated to work.
Larger files can also be handled much more easily. And, when the time comes to add RAM to iPhones, 64-bit processors can address more than 4GB of RAM, BUT, it's not true that you NEED more than 4GB before you see any benefits from 64-bit architectures.
I can say that VPN software, for one, will take advantage of 64-bit hardware... in fact, it HAS to. The 32-bit versions of OpenVPN and Juniper SSL VPN stopped working on the 5s, and the apps had/has to be updated to work.
I'm not too knowledgable on exactly how it works but it will make applications (which are coded to run at 64 bit) run much more faster and efficient. You might not notice it on some applications but I'm guess it'll help with intensive things like encryption, converting files, video/music processing. These are things that are usually done on a laptop/desktop so maybe that's why phones are just getting 64bit.
Basically, its a good thing but not a lot of people will notice the difference between 32bit or 64bit even when developers implement 64bit processing into their apps.
Basically, its a good thing but not a lot of people will notice the difference between 32bit or 64bit even when developers implement 64bit processing into their apps.
FPS can be smoother and have better graphics. Can't wait to see of Call Of Duty Strike Team looks on the iPad Air if the developers update the game for 64bjt.