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What if only the 6S plus gets the 2GB Ram and 12MP camera?
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And even that encounters app refreshes. The iPad Air 2 has 2GB and it seems to have cured the issue on iOS. Hopefully the next iPhone has 2GB, I don't think it needs any more at present.
I have heard a lot talk about the 7000 series aluminium - does anyone know what the heat treat is? Typically 7000 series is T6, does anyone know that the iPhone 6 6063 heat treatment is in comparison?
Typically the higher the "T" number, the stronger the material is - at least in aluminium
Well the thing is iOS has never needed that much RAM, but 1GB is choking the system. It's not just limited to the 6 Plus either, I have encountered reloading problems since the 5s, but the 6 Plus made it worse. I think part of it is that fact that the GPU is taking more memory away from the system for VRAM then before because it's caching a lot more into RAM due to the downsampling. Plus, 64-bit instructions always take more resources then 32-bit. This is how the iPhone 5 was able to do very well with only 1GB, even with iOS 8.
I'm 99% positive Apple is going to repackage the A8X in the Air 2 into the A9 meaning there will be huge performance gains and, yes, 2GB of RAM. If the 6s and 6s Plus don't both have 2GB, it'll be the disappointment of the year.
Get the 6+ with the 2GB Ram. If the size of a bigger phone is an inconvenience, you can exchange down to the 6S and reap the consequences of a 1GB RAM iPhone.
You never answered my question and I notice somebody else, 'Newtons Apple' liked your comment so evidently there are now 2 people who have misunderstood what I said.
For extra clarity: At no point did I say the iPhone only needs 1GB of ram.
Unless both phones have 2 GB of RAM, or perhaps both have 1 GB of RAM, or both have some other amount of RAM.
So the smaller phone will still perform better than the larger one. That's disappointing.
If you stick a larger, higher definition screen onto the same phone and especially if it has that scaling weirdness then it will perform worse. I thought Apple would have learned by now and as a 6+ owner I certainly have.
The 6S+ needs more RAM, a better GPU and a native screen resolution if it's to perform as well as the 6S.
They will both do well. Especially with the new A9 chip which will have greater performance and improved power efficiency at roughly the same size as the A8. Add 2 gigs of RAM and you've got two fast powerful and efficient gadgets.
