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What if the iPhone 6 and plus both have 2gb ram
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http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6_plus-6665.php
Lists 2 GB for 6+. We will know for sure in 6 days.
Lists 2 GB for 6+. We will know for sure in 6 days.
I am *hoping* 2GB. But will be pissed if they put it only in the 6+, that is a major thing to make the regular iPhone 6 inferior. It will potentially make the regular iPhone 6 last a much shorter amount of time before it is unusable as a result of sequential updates. If they put 2GB of RAM in the plus but not the 6, they might as well have entirely different names.
So anyway, I wouldn't be shocked if we see 1GB of RAM, but at the same time I still wouldn't be shocked to see 2GB. Would be shocked and pissed if they put 2GB in one but not the other, even though one is marketed at being slightly higher end. The iPhone 6 wouldn't deserve the title iPhone 6 if it was that much worse than the iPhone 6 Plus.
So anyway, I wouldn't be shocked if we see 1GB of RAM, but at the same time I still wouldn't be shocked to see 2GB. Would be shocked and pissed if they put 2GB in one but not the other, even though one is marketed at being slightly higher end. The iPhone 6 wouldn't deserve the title iPhone 6 if it was that much worse than the iPhone 6 Plus.
Hmmm, there is a disclaimer on that page and many are saying that it is not comfirmed.
*Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct.*
You guys are soooo easy. Ever heard of "click bait?"
Let me rephrase that.
How many ads on that page with the supposed 2GB spec.
And how many clicks have you driven to that page?
Let me rephrase that.
How many ads on that page with the supposed 2GB spec.
And how many clicks have you driven to that page?
It won't matter. They'll find something else to moan about. It's a chronic condition. "Applechondriacs"
You know, if the 6 plus does come with 2gb ram, I wouldn't be surprised. I mean, wouldn't 2gb use up more battery consumption? I mean, the iphone 6 plus does have a great battery life according to apple's numbers but I would think it would be better than the 5s. It ain't bad but I would have thought it would be better. Especially with that size battery and a battery friendly ios 8 os. To my eyes, that would explain the battery consumption numbers.
Now people say they wouldn't do that to iphone 6 people. Who's to say they didn't do both 2gb of ram. Or who's to say they did do that to iphone 6 people. It won't be the first time they differentiate two phones. We all know the 5c was just the regular iphone 5. But they never said it was. So therefor it was a new phone with the iPhone 5s as well. The 5c didn't have Touch ID as the 5s. At the end, the 5c and the 5a were both new from them and one was lower than the other one. So they can do that.
As of right now though, we won't know until we know. Do everything is assumption. No one is right at this time. 1gb or 2 gb of ram. Who knows. ****, maybe 3gb of ram. Time will tell.
Now people say they wouldn't do that to iphone 6 people. Who's to say they didn't do both 2gb of ram. Or who's to say they did do that to iphone 6 people. It won't be the first time they differentiate two phones. We all know the 5c was just the regular iphone 5. But they never said it was. So therefor it was a new phone with the iPhone 5s as well. The 5c didn't have Touch ID as the 5s. At the end, the 5c and the 5a were both new from them and one was lower than the other one. So they can do that.
As of right now though, we won't know until we know. Do everything is assumption. No one is right at this time. 1gb or 2 gb of ram. Who knows. ****, maybe 3gb of ram. Time will tell.
Im ok with two pieces of great technology occasionally having minor issues. My point wasn't to say Apple or Android was better, I own both and both are great. My point IS that more ram isn't the magic fix people think it is, the number doesn't matter as much as how the system works with it. Its like when people think that megapixles are the end all be all of photo quality. People think higher numbers are better and thats just ignorance most of the time.So you're fine with your iPhone crashing as much as an ANDROID phone??
As I'm 5S user one thing I see positive about iPhone 6 with only 1GB RAM. More optimization from Apple because they won't let their 2014/2015 flagship reload with 3 open tabs but it is sad that they didn't increase instead of more rams which would lead a bit lower profit, they gave U2 100millions dollars for album... ^^
5S with 1GB RAM + - enough
iPad air junk, can't handle 2, 3 tabs without any other running apps in the background
but it is sad that they didn't increase instead of more rams which would lead a bit lower profit, they gave U2 100millions dollars for album... ^^5S with 1GB RAM + - enough
iPad air junk, can't handle 2, 3 tabs without any other running apps in the background
They're not being cheap. That's a goofy excuse people trot out because it's easy to to think all problems can be solved by just throwing money at them, especially when you're loaded with cash. If it were just a question of spending an extra $10 for more RAM, there'd be more RAM.
But it's not. It's an engineering tradeoff. Like a camera's pixel count, RAM is not just a bit count. You have to deal with speed, bandwidth, latency, reliability, power consumption, energy efficiency, thermal efficiency, write leveling, and so on. But the biggest problem is packaging. For the speed and density Apple requires, modules just don't exist yet that meet all the required specifications in the 2x8Gb density needed, at a yield that results in a reasonable price, and at a manufacturing volume that can support the iPhone and iPad (but you can bet that they're working on it).
They could put more RAM in if they moved it off the A8 package, but then you have performance penalties to deal with. They could have made the A8 larger or put more layers in, but that means a different memory controller and other design considerations.
For the energy budget devoted to RAM, they are absolute pigs. Display power consumption so dwarfs everything else that you're not talking about hours in straight usage, but if those same phones had less RAM, they'd last measurably longer. Where RAM does make a major difference is standby or music playback time, since skyrockets toward the top of the power consumption list as soon as the display turns off.Please, what battery drain
Android devices with 2-3 gb of RAM don't have disastrous battery life.
Other phones have different constraints and different priorities. Android phones tend to need more RAM for a variety of reasons, so you're more likely to see it given a higher priority (and you get other compromises as a result).
More RAM is always nice to have, but it's really not quite that easy a choice in the real world. There are also other solutions to tab reloading, since that seems to be the only tangible complaint.
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I've made a thread about it and i've already mentioned that every review lists the iPhone 6 with 1gb and the iPhone 6+ with 2gb. I've posted about 10 links in the other thread. And no, I will not repost them everytime someone makes up a new thread about the same topic. Unless all the usual sources are completely wrong (which I sincerely doubt) we know 6=1gb, 6+=2gb.Do you have something you'd like to share with the rest of the class?
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This thread was a repeat of several others.
Then I was wrong along with every phone page on the web.
I think people are too caught up in hardware specs. Apple is a different company than most. They are KING of hardware/software implementation and making the most of hardware allocation and use. If they stick with 1gb of RAM, I highly doubt you would know the difference.
I don't care if it has 512mb RAM or 4GB RAM. I just want to get rid off Safari tabs and apps reloading...they stick because of higher profit and one more reason to stimulate buying newer generation devices...
iPad air iOS 7.1.2 restored as new, only browsing the net...
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I guarantee you that cost is something that is considered just as strongly as engineering challenges for every single component in the phone. Spending an extra $10 on the 80 million estimated phones they are predicted to ship by the end of the year would be $800 million dollars against their bottom line. You really think something like that doesn't go into product decisions along with engineering issues? Of course it does.
Not only tab reloading. Its simply the best example.
It would also be great to browse the web for some game guides without the game closing and needs to be re-opened. Also, imagine more ram in gaming...all them nicer textures....
It would also be great to browse the web for some game guides without the game closing and needs to be re-opened. Also, imagine more ram in gaming...all them nicer textures....
I've said this before and I'll say it again. First, get your head out of the clouds. Apple has had 1GB devices for over 2 years now, how they perform and the limitations of 1GB is NOT AT ALL a mystery. Apps always need to reload. Safari tabs constantly need to refresh. This is happening NOW, this was happening last year and this was happening the year before last as well. So please, enough with the Apple reach arounds and the "wait and see" approach. We don't need to wait to see how 1GB will perform. We already know. It didn't make things better from iOS 6 to 7 and it's certainly not going to improve from 7 > 8 with it's added feature set. If you set aside your blind Apple allegiance and actually use your god given brain, this would all be extremely obvious given we have 2+ years of data to go on.
I don't have an Apple allegiance....let alone a blind one.
All I know is I have never had a problem with my current iPhone 5. It doesn't freeze, I don't have excessive reloads, and it seems to run just fine. Therefore, whatever they are doing is working just fine for me.....and I use my phone for business purposes all day long.
You, and many others, are focusing on something that really doesn't matter and won't affect your life in the least. If you get the phone and you have a problem with its function, then sell the phone and buy something else. Don't be an idiot. You have other options. Stop wasting your time here complaining about it and move on.
But what about MegaPixles in the camera!!! I once heard someone say their phone was slow because of RAM!!! I need RAM to load my web pages faster and stop them from refreshing!!!
Ugh I don't think people know what they are talking about 90% of the time and they go off of media jargon
The buy something else comment is getting old.
Having a device that you only dislike one thing about (RAM in this case) is better then buying something else that you dislike 50 things about. Its not even an options.
That is just a statement from someone that has no intelligible comments on the subject. Like some have mentioned in other thread about different means of fixing tab reloading issues via software is at least a worthy post from someone thats open minded on the subject.
Having a device that you only dislike one thing about (RAM in this case) is better then buying something else that you dislike 50 things about. Its not even an options.
That is just a statement from someone that has no intelligible comments on the subject. Like some have mentioned in other thread about different means of fixing tab reloading issues via software is at least a worthy post from someone thats open minded on the subject.