Couldn't care less how much RAM any computer has as long as it does what I want it to do, quickly and efficiently.
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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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Exactly, the typical consumer doesn't really understand RAM. So they don't want that person to see that competitors product X has 2x the RAM of this Apple product. They want that consumer to focus on what the product does. It's specific features not just a comparison of numbers on a spec sheet. Same reason they rarely give out clock speed of the chips. They use easier to understand metrics of actual performance comparisons like 2.5x faster than the previous model at processing, graphics etc.
2 GB is a significant upgrade. On iPhone 6 (Plus) you only get a few hundred MBs of free RAM (200-300 at best). That's enough for a couple of tabs in Safari and 1-2 apps before things start reloading. With 2 GB RAM, you have 1.3 GB of free RAM (4.5x or 450% more) which is PLENTY for dozens of tabs and apps. A huge difference.
Having used the 6+ all year since launch, I can tell you the problem is only there if you tend to leave ton of apps open (as in don't clean up the multi-tasking list of apps) and have background app refresh running for ALL apps.
Then again its really not a problem though as some apps will crash every once in a while which is almost normal on mobile devices. I wouldn't say the lack of extra 1GB of RAM crippled the 6+ in anyway and for vast majority of consumers, its still optimized to the point where they will not noticed the lack of RAM.
For anyone that wants insight into how Apple phrases things, the book on Jonny Ive's life (when you extrapolate his design philosophy and apply it to his position in Apple) provides excellent insight.
Is that why they went on and on about 64-bit and the number of transistors in their new chips? Lets not even mention all the camera science for the iPhone 6s camera...
Apple's frameworks provide a solution to that very problem. The developer of the app did not take advantage of it, it seems.
Great, no more will I have to read about people moaning about wanting 2gb of ram. Thank you Apple!
We know this already, but my iPad air 2 is supremely superior device vs my 6+ and iPad mini 2 by virtue of it's 2gb of ram. If my 6+ came with 2gb, I wouldn't have bought the 6S+
After waiting for 2+ years (since the 5S) for devs to fix this problem, I'm not holding my breath...
I understood the sarcasm, but some people here act as if more RAM is a bad thing so I had to respond/s <--- that means sarcasm. u didn't understand my post
More RAM is always good.
I kinda wonder though, how do you come to that number? What workflows? Any captured data on actual memory use, or just anecdotal evidence?
I do think it is time for 2GB devices (especially the plus), but when I see people state this as fact with no hard evidence, it does suggest that us developers are simply not doing our job, or that we can't optimize correctly? Or somehow play no part at all?
1GB. And how that RAM gets used depends on what is multitasking, and how many recent apps you expect to remain resident in memory at once.
I understood the sarcasm, but some people here act as if more RAM is a bad thing so I had to respond
More RAM is always good.
To a point, the trade off is more RAM means less battery life, even in standby, as you have to keep that RAM powered and refreshed to maintain the data stored there. So you need to counteract it with a bigger battery or smaller transistors.
I was really hoping for 1GB ram in the plus and 2GB in the regular version just so apple to mess w everyone
apple should invite ifixit on stage next year.
apple should invite ifixit on stage next year.
2GB of ram can only be unlocked with an in app purchase subscriptionof $25 a month!
I'm hoping he just forgot the /s tag.
I GB. That's why everyone is excited about finally doubling the RAM.
That's a good point, but again consumers can understand "the brain is smarter than any others on the market" and "holy crapnuggets
p) check out how we got the camera to take pictures this good" vs RAM (which consumers still don't understand after 30+ years of a PC industry existing).I'm not saying your points aren't valid, but Apple does a TON of work internally deciding what to focus on, and RAM is just not compelling to normal consumers and for whatever reason it seems to confuse them.
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.
I don't think you know what "file system" means. (Granted, OS X could use some work there, too.)
Waiting for the 25th of September-that's when my 6s will arrive; upgrading from my current iPhone 5s.
The news we've all been waiting for and wanting for years. Less app reloading and tab reloading is the only bug bare I've had with iOS over the years.
They aren't secretive about it, they simply don't consider that a relevant part of their spec sheet. That same goes for countless other specs. For example, they list the A9 chip but they don't tell you the CPU or GPU speed, or even how many cores each has. Why good would that do for marketing the device? Would it help customers buy an iPhone over an Android phone if they compare the CPU clock rate and the amount of RAM to find that Apple will have a lower amount in both cases? Any customer that looks at those across disparate OSes and HW architectures doesn't understand how performance works.
Bottom line: All that matters is that the device works well, and no one has better track record of well balanced devices than Apple.