Probably because it needs that for all its Java applications. If you want to talk about outdated, talk about Java. A waste of battery life, RAM, and every other computing resource.
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Xcode Confirms 2GB of RAM in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, 4GB of RAM in iPad Pro
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Not upgrading my iPhone until it has 16gb of ram
Because they know they're always behind the competition regarding the memory.
Apple's strength all has to do with the tightness between hardware and software integration. And Swift is not JAVA. So no matter how much memory or gigahertz the competition has, the iPhone is still always faster or equal by experience.
Some people couldn't care less about the experience as long as they get the highest specs. For them, specs are the experience. I'm not trying to make this an iOS vs. Android thing, as there are definitely some Android phones out there that offer very high quality user experiences... but rarely do people pick iOS for specs alone. Sometimes iOS devices happen to have the highest spec in a certain category, but that's no reason to buy an iOS device.
That said, I'll never understand why some people like to wave their Android phones in our faces on MacRumors. I mean, good for you and glad you're happy and all that... but I have never and will never post on an Android forum to brag about my iPhone.
My assumption is that they don't list it to avoid most consumers thinking 2gb isn't enough in comparison to Android phones that have more RAM, because they wouldn't be aware of Apple's memory efficiency, as someone said earlier Apple's been acquiring left right and centre to incorporate technologies like anobit, etc.
There is a big difference between having a desktop OS at home be it primary or secondary and replacing it with just iOS.
Look, I just found your post hypocritical , slam one poster, and force your own opinion
with made up %. The trick is , explain if it works for you
60% of people or population = symantcs , we get your point ...
Does not compute. You only care whether the phone does the job, and the iPhone 6 you have is 'great', so why exactly are you spending $1000 to replace it?
Well he might have a Mac and Android, or he might be a disgruntled iPhone customer fed up with Safari and apps reloading. But anyway personal experiences are subjective. Here we have the Nexus 5, which is a year older than the iPhone 6 going toe to toe and opening most of the apps quicker than iPhone 6, which on Benchmarks absolutely destroys the Nexus 5 in every category. Im thinking LG's bloated skin is to blame here since the G2 has identical specs to the Nexus 5.
Next iPhone.
Why isn't there 4gb in this phone!!??!!??
What the hell Apple!
Why isn't there 4gb in this phone!!??!!??
What the hell Apple!
There will always be those like that, but Apple really were dragging out the 1GB of RAM for too long IMO. Was trying to copy text from 2 tabs into Notes on an iPad Air at work and it kept intermittently reloading the tabs, those were the only 2 tabs open and being on a flaky GPRS signal this was so frustrating.
When did they let ignorant rude foreigners in Japan? I use both platforms and call it like it is.
Only 4GB?! I need 1TB RAM!
Seriously though, excited to see this change. My 6+ does what it needs to do but Safari definitely has some issues time to time - even with light usage.
I bet Tim Cook puked for a week when he signed off on 2GB of ram and realized Apple's margins were going to be impacted .02%.
And thicker and heavier? Jony Ive certainly had an aneurysm.
And thicker and heavier? Jony Ive certainly had an aneurysm.
Man...some of you guys are halarious on here. Everyone must be cheery between the new phones and 2 gigs. Lol.
My 6 also destroys my friends HTC phone that has 3GB. it is incredible what apple has achieved the OS and memory compression. Not to mention having a limited amount of RAM forced the developers to write very efficient apps aswell. So when they now have updated to 2GB and more it will run even better. Smart move apple
