All iPads How long should an iPad last?

[rui no onna]

Ram is an important consideration for
Longevity and updates . Take the iPhone 6 Plus for example. It had 1 GB of Ram and was riddled slower than it should have been due to the Ram. When the iPhone 6s launched, the additional ram made a significant difference with refreshes and multitasking.

More like graphics performance, not RAM. The iPhone 6 performed better than the 6 Plus and that was because the GPU had an easier time with the iPhone 6's lower resolution.

Frequent Safari and app reloads, now those are due to lack of RAM. More RAM would have reduced reloading and crashes. It wouldn't have made much of a difference in terms of speed unless it was also going from single channel 1GB to dual channel 2GB (1x2GB).

 

[44267547]

Frequent Safari and app reloads, now those are due to lack of RAM.

I don't necessarily disagree. But you're also coinciding my point, as I already previously stated "The additional Ram made a significant difference with refreshes and multitasking."

If you're looking for more specifics, the term 'Refreshes' would include application management and Safari tabs. That's was my Whole point, especially being I had plenty of experience with the 1 GB of Ram on the iPhone 6.

 

[ibookg409]

I just picked up an iPad mi I 4 and am expecting it to last a while. I know it's older but am only using it for safari, email, and flying my DJI Phantom 3 Drone.

 

[rui no onna]

I don't necessarily disagree. But you're also coinciding my point, as I already previously stated "The additional Ram made a significant difference with refreshes and multitasking."

If you're looking for more specifics, the term 'Refreshes' would include application management and Safari tabs. That's was my Whole point, especially being I had plenty of experience with the 1 GB of Ram on the iPhone 6.

Not arguing the point about refreshes and multitasking. It was the previous statement about being slower because of limited RAM that I was refuting.

 

[44267547]

Not arguing the point about refreshes and multitasking. It was the previous statement about being slower because of limited RAM that I was refuting.

You're splitting straws here. Your definition differs from mine. It doesn't negate what I stated and nor is it incorrect. I strictly was commenting on the refresh rate being slower (Yes, slower applies here) with 1 GB of Ram with refreshes and multitasking. You're off on another tangent over my initial post. But again, I don't disagree with your side point about the graphics.

 

[tibas92013]

Today I just fired up my Ipad2 which I bought new in the year 2011 after being on the shelf untouched for around two(2) years.

It appears A-OK but is still on IOS 7.1.2 although it can be upgraded to IOS 9 I am taking the advice of some Forum Members to stay-put on IOS 7 due to Apps incompatibility issues with IOS9 due to insufficient Ram on my Ipad2.

 

[xxray]

Well, I'm currently still using an iPad 4, so going on 5 years. It's slow, kinda jittery and laggy, sometimes freezes, has the safari/app refresh issue due to it's lack of RAM, and it's not supported by some apps, but it's generally pretty usable and nothing is wrong with it or broken on it. I expect it could keep going for years, even though it's not going to be further supported by software. I'm gonna jump on the 10.5" bandwagon once my university gets them in. I get $75 off normal price buying it through them.

 

[Wowereit]

In my experience, the iOS device to go with when looking for long term usage is the model with a RAM bump.
2 GB for the 9.7" Pro were a really bad decision. As I'm pretty sure next year's model won't come with more RAM, the 10.5" is definitely a go.

 

[thadoggfather]

In my experience, the iOS device to go with when looking for long term usage is the model with a RAM bump.
2 GB for the 9.7" Pro were a really bad decision. As I'm pretty sure next year's model won't come with more RAM, the 10.5" is definitely a go.

I definitely wish it came with 4gb

But they still have a lot of other latest iPads to support and older end of life ones-
Current 2017 iPad, discontinued 9.7 pro, discontinued air2, current mini4

It'll be ok for a little while

 

[OKLY]

Safari is one problem - as web sites get "fancier" it gets more difficult for the old iOS safari versions. I still use an original iPad and I can guarantee that the BBC website will crash the browser the first time I go to the site. Reloading the browser and it generally works for long enough to read the news.
My other main use is for reading magazines (Zinio) but that has just been killed - they had a 'special' version for iOS5 but the provisioning certificate expired last month and it is not being renewed.
Books are still generally fine in iBooks and Kindle.
Amazingly some streaming still works!

Yes, noticed this as well on my iPad 3 with iOS 9. Most websites are fine but when a site has many ads being displayed, it stutters really bad when scrolling.

 

[epca12]

Probably 3-4 years, 5 years might be pushing it but it depends on ios support and the hardware

 

[rui no onna]

Yes, noticed this as well on my iPad 3 with iOS 9. Most websites are fine but when a site has many ads being displayed, it stutters really bad when scrolling.

Ad-blocker support with the 64-bit processors really do help a lot.

 

[Cloudsurfer]

Ram is an important consideration for
Longevity and updates . Take the iPhone 6 Plus for example. It had 1 GB of Ram and was riddled slower than it should have been due to the Ram. When the iPhone 6s launched, the additional ram made a significant difference with refreshes and multitasking.

The 6 Plus was just massively underpowered. It just can't keep up with the UI scaling that Apple for some reason thought was necessary for this phone. Even my wife's iPhone 5, with less ram, is buttery smooth in iOS 10. My 6 Plus is just unbearably slow and it's just on its second iOS version.

My theory is that the A8, basically a die shrink of the A7, was a stop gap solution because the A9 was not ready yet. The 6 Plus never stood a chance.

Fortunately Apples A chips have now become powerful enough to prevent this from happening again.