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According to iFixit, the ram chip is H9HKNNNCRMMVDR

LPDDR4X
Voltage: 1.1V / 0.6V
Size: 32Gigabit (4GB)
Speed: 4266Mbps
Lead and Halogen Free


No 6GB.
 
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According to iFixit, the ram chip is H9HKNNNCRMMVDR
As far as I know, the "C" in the 8th position means 32 Gigabit A.K.A 4 Gigabytes.

No 6GB.

Agreed, 4GB is the final answer.

Kinda anticlimactic to be honest.
 
According to iFixit, the ram chip is H9HKNNNCRMMVDR
As far as I know, the "C" in the 8th position means 32 Gigabit A.K.A 4 Gigabytes.

No 6GB.
Yes, here is their product summary: SK hynix LPDDR4 part numbering

Also, it is an NEH part, which means it's running at 4266 Mbps.

Agreed, 4GB is the final answer.

Kinda anticlimactic to be honest.
It's amazing how far off the rails the internet can take things sometimes. o_O
 
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Guys I received my 256gb Pro Max green today. It doesn’t even look green lol. The phone is incredible to say the least. The panel is massive! But the phone doesn’t feel cumbersome like the 7 Plus/8 Plus feel in the hand.

My 8 Plus always felt unsecured in only one hand, and I have large hands even.

Also, OLED is drastically different than LCD. The blacks are so black, that the thin bezel totally blends in to the display. You cannot see where the display ends or where the bezel begins. Even if you search for it.

I always took people’s word for it, as I read this all the time online. “ AMOLED ISNT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN LCD” “ hard to see a difference”

^ This simply isn’t true.

AMOLED is very different!

I just wanted to share, I am very happy with this phone!!!

@EugW

watch this video! It is hard to even Believe.

 
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Cool, so 4GB. That bodes very well for the XS range in terms of updates etc... That battery though is going to be amazing for the 11 Pro Max owners!

Guys I received my 256gb Pro Max green today. It doesn’t even look green lol. The phone is incredible to say the least. The panel is massive! But the phone doesn’t feel cumbersome like the 7 Plus/8 Plus feel in the hand.

My 8 Plus always felt unsecured in only one hand, and I have large hands even.

Also, OLED is drastically different than LCD. The blacks are so black, that the thin bezel totally blends in to the display. You cannot see where the display ends or where the bezel begins. Even if you search for it.

I always took people’s word for it, as I read this all the time online. “ AMOLED ISNT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN LCD” “ hard to see a difference”

^ This simply isn’t true.

AMOLED is very different!

I just wanted to share, I am very happy with this phone!!!

@EugW

watch this video! It is hard to even Believe.


Congratulations and welcome to OLED Max Heaven!
The last time I had an LCD display on my phone must have been in 2012, ever since getting OLED I could never go back.
 
Everyone wants more ram and don't know why. It's like someone with a 1,000HP drag racer getting taken by a 550 HP Ford GT or a 460HP Tesla. It's not just about numbers but how it's tuned and how you get that power to the ground. The iPhone isn't just a chip, it isn't just software, it isn't just ram GB numbers. It's a combination of these fine tuned for each other for the best performance. How the iPhone with iOS handles memory usage is different than others. If there was a benefit to having more then you'd have it and Apple would just throw some higher price out there for those that needed it. Believe it or not there are disadvantages to too much memory. Power draw is a big one. Think complete package and not just one stat.

You are one of those people that justified 1gb of RAM on iPhone 6+ aren't you?
 
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IFixit also said the 4GB is not confirmed because the Hynix decoder needs updating.

Updating won't change the fact the part number represents a 32Gbit (4GB) module.

H9HKNNNCRMMVDR

An updated decoder will translate newer part numbers, but the "C" won't suddenly represent a 6GB module.
 
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Updating won't change the fact the part number represents a 32Gbit (4GB) module.

H9HKNNNCRMMVDR

An updated decoder will translate newer part numbers, but the "C" won't suddenly represent a 6GB module.
Where is this information provided? IFixit weren’t able to confirm this based on the character.
 
Refer to the link posted by @EugW above.

I went through that and it says C means 4th generation.

That link also explains how capacity is determined:
4G = 4 GB, sdp
4K = 4GB, DDP, 2Ch, 1CS
8K = 8GB ...
AH = 12GB ...
BK = 16GB ...
BP = 16GB ...
CP = 32GB ...
DA = 24GB ...

So nothing from memory code tells us what the capacity is. IFixit also could not confirm the number due to the decoder needing updating.

From that part number decoder we can expect the 8th and 9th characters to be the reference to the memory. In this case it is CR. This is currently not listed on the SK Hynix decoder list.

CP is 32GB and we also know CT is 32GB If we search for the code but with CT.
 
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I went through that and it says C means 4th generation.

That link also explains how capacity is determined:
4G = 4 GB, sdp
4K = 4GB, DDP, 2Ch, 1CS
8K = 8GB ...
AH = 12GB ...
BK = 16GB ...
BP = 16GB ...
CP = 32GB ...
DA = 24GB ...

So nothing from memory code tells us what the capacity is. IFixit also could not confirm the number due to the decoder needing updating.

From that part number decoder we can expect the 8th and 9th characters to be the reference to the memory. In this case it is CR. This is currently not listed on the SK Hynix decoder list.
Give it up already. As winterny mentioned, C means 32 Gb or 4 GB. The K refers to other characteristics like the packaging etc.

As a comparison, the iPad Air 3 uses DB RAM, which is 24 Gb or 3 GB.

4 = 4 Gb (0.5 GB)
8 = 8 Gb (1 GB)
A = 12 Gb (1.5 GB)
B = 16 Gb (2 GB)
C = 32 Gb (4 GB)
D = 24 Gb (3 GB)

Interestingly, there is no 6 GB option (yet). I suspect to get 6 GB, two chips are currently required. That’s how they do 6 GB in the iPad Pro.
 
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Well from early impressions ram management seems about the same so 4GB seems accurate i would say.
 
Give it up already. As winterny mentioned, C means 32 Gb or 4 GB. The K refers to other characteristics like the packaging etc.

As a comparison, the iPad Air 3 uses DB RAM, which is 24 Gb or 3 GB.

4 = 4 Gb (0.5 GB)
8 = 8 Gb (1 GB)
A = 12 Gb (1.5 GB)
B = 16 Gb (2 GB)
C = 32 Gb (4 GB)
D = 24 Gb (3 GB)

Interestingly, there is no 6 GB option (yet). I suspect to get 6 GB, two chips are currently required. That’s how they do 6 GB in the iPad Pro.
It clearly says GB not Gb. We need to find that CR code. As I said before Vodafone have the specs from Apple and have confirmed with high confidence it is 6GB.
 
It clearly says GB not Gb. We need to find that CR code. As I said before Vodafone have the specs from Apple and have confirmed with high confidence it is 6GB.
Nope, you’re very confused. It’s 32 Gb and for the 100th time it doesn’t matter what Vodafone said because they were simply just wrong... as we told people days ago.
 
Nope, you’re very confused. It’s 32 Gb and for the 100th time it doesn’t matter what Vodafone said because they were simply just wrong... as we told people days ago.
We can only wait and see what the updated decoder list says for CR code. It does point to 4GB so far but you must convince the resellers about the capacity as it is mid-advertising if true.
 
Here is the 3rd generation 11" iPad Pro logic board. What I find interesting is that it uses two memory chips (yellow rectangle) instead of one like is used in the iPhones.

WgkFM4qTwDa42kDf.huge


I was checking through some teardowns and two common LPDDR4x brands used are Micron and Hynix. As far as I can tell, they both currently max out at 32 Gb / 4 GB per chip for low power mobile LPDDR4x. If that's true, then using those brands could mean it is a bit more difficult for Apple to implement more than 4 GB RAM in an iPhone, because of the extra space required. Presumably 6 GB and 8 GB LPDDR4x chips are coming soon though. I know that Samsung already makes up to 12 GB LPDDR4x chips which they use in the Note 10+, although I believe their chip is quite a bit bigger, and also Apple seems to prefer to use other manufacturers when possible.

We can only wait and see what the updated decoder list says for CR code. It does point to 4GB so far but you must convince the resellers about the capacity as it is mid-advertising if true.
We don't have to wait for anything. It's 4 GB. There is zero doubt.

I don't understand why you are so hung up on resellers/carriers. They'll figure it out eventually. I just hope you're not one of the ones that would think this deserves a lawsuit. :confused:
 
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Here is the 3rd generation 11" iPad Pro logic board. What I find interesting is that it uses two memory chips (yellow rectangle) instead of one like is used in the iPhones.

WgkFM4qTwDa42kDf.huge


I was checking through some teardowns and two common LPDDR4x brands used are Micron and Hynix. As far as I can tell, they both currently max out at 32 Gb / 4 GB per chip for low power mobile LPDDR4x. If that's true, then using those brands could mean it is a bit more difficult for Apple to implement more than 4 GB RAM in an iPhone, because of the extra space required. Presumably 6 GB and 8 GB LPDDR4x chips are coming soon though. I know that Samsung already makes up to 12 GB LPDDR4x chips which they use in the Note 10+, although I believe their chip is quite a bit bigger, and also Apple seems to prefer to use other manufacturers when possible.


We don't have to wait for anything. It's 4 GB. There is zero doubt.

I don't understand why you are so hung up on resellers/carriers. They'll figure it out eventually. I just hope you're not one of the ones that would think this deserves a lawsuit. :confused:
No but trading standards will be harsh to the resellers if they aren’t advertising the specs correctly.
 
Apple must know how to build a phone. This Pro Max is a beast! Ios13 is awesome too. I could care less if it was 4GB or 6GB now.
 
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No but trading standards will be harsh to the resellers if they aren’t advertising the specs correctly.

“Harsh” how? When was the last time a big company exec was imprisoned for misadvertisng the RAM? Carriers will make the correction, take back customer returns if necessary. Life will go on.
 
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