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Xcode Confirms 2GB of RAM in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, 4GB of RAM in iPad Pro

ValO said:
I know, but at this development speed ,Apple will have an arm based desktop/laptop soc that will surpass Intel based desktop and laptops cpu' s (about 180?? % increase from A7 to a9x). This a9x already dishes current Intel M cpu' s.
In 2 years the current 12 inch MacBook will be arm based, with arm based OSX.
The current iPad pro will pave the way to develop the apps for it.
And further develop of the smart connector, will enable Apple to develop powerful hybrids.

It won' t be able to compete with workstation cpu' s in 2 years, but in 6 years it will.
X-86 for consumers is dying.
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There are some of us that actually do real work on our OS (computer programmer here), not just read emails. I don't see myself using Xcode on an arm processor.
 
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NT1440 said:
Because Spec junkies buy exclusively on it. As apple is focused on consumers first and foremost, RAM is something only "the nerds" find themselves concerned about, myself included.
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Then you have these clueless consumers wondering why they're having performance issues with their awesome 6+, with some thinking that's just the way it's supposed to be, until they experience their friend's or family member's 6s+. Another factor besides a redesign to "motivate" people to upgrade to next year's iPhone 7.
 
dampfnudel said:
Then you have these clueless consumers wondering why they're having performance issues with their awesome 6+, with some thinking that's just the way it's supposed to be, until they experience their friend's or family member's 6s+. Another factor besides a redesign to "motivate" people to upgrade to next year's iPhone 7.
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Aside from the people on this board, I've never seen anyone be so sensitive about a page reloading now and again...
 
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Technarchy said:
If Apple was concerned about consumers first they wouldn't have shipped the 6 and 6+ with a buggy OS, cheap metal, 1GB of RAM and only 16gb of storage.
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Blah blah, whine whine.

Best selling phone on the face of the planet, and the iPhone is THE benchmark. That's marketshare, mindshare, and hundreds of millions of happy customers that aren't forum board members. I think they know what constitutes a consumer experience.
 
troutspinner said:
I think it's funny that people have already ordered the product and do not know the stats.

Ps. I've got beach front property in Florida I can make you a great deal on, I'll even plant an apple tree for you.
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Some things like RAM don't really matter much to many as long as their (often fairly basic) use of the device works just fine.
 
So because it won't work FOR YOU as a MacOS replacement. It therefore is not a TRUE replacement for anyone...right?
Self-centered much?

FYI. Developer/power users are a very small % of the entire AppleOS user base. iPads are a suitable replacement, in my opinion, for at least 60% of that user base.

klamse25 said:
No it never will. If you're a developer/power user you would know. We rely heavily on using the terminal and being able to have tons of windows open at once. iOS is not suited for all of that. Not to mention it runs on a completely different architecture CPU. ARM processors are far too weak for power users and years and year of development have gone into Mac OS X. They are completely different ballparks. Don't compare apples to oranges.
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dampfnudel said:
Then you have these clueless consumers wondering why they're having performance issues with their awesome 6+, with some thinking that's just the way it's supposed to be, until they experience their friend's or family member's 6s+. Another factor besides a redesign to "motivate" people to upgrade to next year's iPhone 7.
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The clueless customers don't notice any performance issues and are happy with their device.
 
Shookster said:
Why is Apple so secretive about RAM? It makes no sense to me. Everyone finds out anyway; they may as well just list it in the specs.
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Maybe in the next few days or weeks, they'll finally list it. There are other technical specs listed that many Apple consumers probably don't care about, but they still list them. It actually makes it look suspicious that Apple would leave out such a fundamental detail for the iPhone. I can't really think of any other important spec that they left out, only the amount of memory.
 
JonneyGee said:
I'd love to see 4 GB RAM across the board next year for iOS – iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPad Air 3, iPad Mini 5, iPad Pro 2. Not holding my breath on it but one can dream!
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Not gonna happen. :oops: In the next 3 years I would say it might be possible. But then some ******* from a android blog will brag about 16 gab of ram. :rolleyes:
 
Amazing Iceman said:
Great news for the iPad Pro...

Now, if it could only have better cameras it would be a complete product...

And, I almost forgot at least 256 GB Storage
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I wish there was no back camera, drop the price a little. All it needs is a FaceTime camera for the front.
 
Loompy said:
Well thats good.
I would really like an iPad Pro, but if it had anything less than a quad core chip and 4GB RAM I would have probably got a Surface Pro instead.
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Again why? Cores don't mean s**t in daily use. Let's be honest what app uses all cores on the pic level besides gaming?
 
dampfnudel said:
Maybe in the next few days or weeks, they'll finally list it. There are other technical specs listed that many Apple consumers probably don't care about, but they still list them. It actually makes it look suspicious that Apple would leave out such a fundamental detail for the iPhone. I can't really think of any other important spec that they left out, only the amount of memory.
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They never really list these types of technical details for consumer devices. RAM numbers or types of technology used doesn't get listed, CPU numbers don't get listed, none of those types of things. It's been like that for a long time.
 
However iOS 9 will have and iCloud folder where the user will be able to access files in a central location (albeit cloud-based)


chucker23n1 said:
The original poster was clearly referring to the user-exposed file system. You don't have hierarchical folders in iOS, nor arbitrary sharing of files across applications.
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Carlanga said:
in 6 years intel will have something better as well so your point is not too well thought out. If apple goes arm based on their laptops that will be the end of my mac usage. I moved to mac in part because they went w intel w my 2007 macbook, but if they start doing stupid decisions again I will move away.

Apps are wayyyy too limited to be useful in arm atm and don't see them lifting many of said limitations on workflow in the next few years w the way apple has been locking everything and just opening enough when others do something before them.
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Intel haven't focus in cpu power in a long time. They mostly trying to catch up with arm with battery efficiency. While arm is focusing on power.
 
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