Why do you think the next iPad Pro 9.7" in 2017 would still have only 2GB of RAM ? I mean what makes you think that ? What logic ?
Absolutely no one knows what the new iPad Pro will bring in the 9.7 version, they're all just guesses.
Why do you think the next iPad Pro 9.7" in 2017 would still have only 2GB of RAM ? I mean what makes you think that ? What logic ?
Probably not as many as you'd think, outside of those of us here at least. The majority of the buying public don't frequent forums like these and if they're anything like the normal iPad consumers I know, they couldn't tell you if it had 2GB of RAM or a serving of blue blancmange inside.
IPad 2 or Air 2? If your able to make do with an iPad 2 and 512MB of RAM, even the current 9.7 model with 2GB is a massive upgrade.
I'm not interested in paying a lot of money for 9.7 inch pro that might not have the longevity that my iPad 2 has had. iOS devices that last the longest are the ones that have major improvement in both RAM, CPU and GPU. The iPad 2 and iPad Air 2 (if bough when first released) are great examples of such longevity models. Given I will want my next iPad to last me at least as long as my iPad 2 has (5 years and counting), I don't want to be stuck with 2GB of ram in 2020, would much rather have 4GB of ram.
Part of the ipad2 longevity has to do with who they sold it to and less about the hardware specs, which aren't particularly stellar by any measure.
Apple pushed the ipad2 to a number of school systems/municipalities and to businesses and part of that push was their promise of supporting the iOS for 5 years.
Part of the ipad2 longevity has to do with who they sold it to and less about the hardware specs, which aren't particularly stellar by any measure.
Apple pushed the ipad2 to a number of school systems/municipalities and to businesses and part of that push was their promise of supporting the iOS for 5 years.
There is no way that if the iPad 2 had continued with the 256MB of ram that the iPad 1 had, that it would have survived as long as it did.
The iPad 2 had a clear massive improvement on GPU, CPU and RAM over the iPad 1. iOS device longevity is strange, but its fairly clear, the better the specs, the better your change of getting a long time out of your device.
I the Mac only days, it was tied to your GPU. In the iOS days, it's tied to RAM. Apple is soooo reluctant to upgrade RAM, that any RAM increase resets the baseline. THAT is the device to get, unless it's a iPad 3 with basically gimmicks to release the updated screen.
There is no way that if the iPad 2 had continued with the 256MB of ram that the iPad 1 had, that it would have survived as long as it did.
The iPad 2 had a clear massive improvement on GPU, CPU and RAM over the iPad 1. iOS device longevity is strange, but its fairly clear, the better the specs, the better your change of getting a long time out of your device.
That would be true just from the standpoint that IOS has grown to around 300-400MB of RAM now, I believe? They had to increase beyond 256MB, just to make room for the OS. That said, the iPP 9.7 w/ 2GB is no lame duck, like the iPad 3 that was a dud out of the gate.
I would have to say no it will not be this year if you want for gigs of RAM go with the 12.9It's going to have it this year![]()
Only if you are not bothered about how the current 9.7" iPad Pro will stand and perform 2-3 years down the years. Maybe for current state and usage 2GB RAM would be enough ! How about 2-3 years down the line ?
You're also assuming 4GB will be enough 2-3 years down the line.....
Regardless, I'd rather have 4GB of ram then 2GB of ram 2-3 years down the line.
But "rather have" is a different argument![]()
What do you mean?
The original comment questioned if 2GB would be enough in 2-3 years time. This implied you would need 4GB in the future. You said you'd rather have 4GB, regardless of whether you actually need it or not.
Yes, I'm being pedantic. But there's a difference between want and need.
Given the rate that ram usage has gone up it is highly likely I will need 4GB of ram in 5 years time.
Anyone seen/worked out how much of that extra 2GB of RAM on the 12.9 gets eaten up having to run a display with 2,449,408 more pixels (5,595,136 vs. 3,145,728) ?
You may not need it, but there would be APP's that would only work on 4GB RAM what will you do then ?
If the rumors are true, Apple is moving to a 10.5" Pro next year. I'd guess they'd likely move to 4gb at that point.
There will be a lot of pissed off Pro 9.7" owners in that case.
All I can say is that my 12.9 keeps more Safari tabs open and more apps open in the background than my Air2.
One source you could check is Anandtech's reviews. They go into a lot of technical details, so maybe they have stuff on RAM usage.