Not sure about that, I have a tool as well on my 13 pro max and it shows I have 3% free
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It's a freaking phone, not a server.
A phone that is now as powerful as any desktop computer and runs intensive programs that can utilize all the RAM.
Almost everyone does not use any of their Android or iPhones as a workstation much less a server.
If OP wants it that way then do a DIY memory upgrade and make it 32GB
Why not M1 ipad with 16 gb ram??
It seems that apple offers you 16gb but you dont take it for you to cry on forums?!
Why 16gb and not 128gb of ram like some macs?!
Better go with android, there are a lot of 12-16gb ram smartphones
some of the responses here are funny. 640K is enough executable memory space forever right?
well.. the phone already have flagship ram performance wise. Sure they could add more and I wouldn’t complain but it isn’t really needed the way iOS is designed.
Apple adds RAM when the camera needs it. Capturing millions of pixels and doing all that computational photography multiple times in a second is where RAM really is needed. As long as they manage that, with the RAM they have, they will not increase it.
Next time they increase it they most likely go to 8 GB.
Apple adds RAM when the camera needs it. Capturing millions of pixels and doing all that computational photography multiple times in a second is where RAM really is needed. As long as they manage that, with the RAM they have, they will not increase it.
Next time they increase it they most likely go to 8 GB.
In my (and our) experience it does. I handed my SE down to my little sister when I got a new iPhone, it’s, well, usable, but not iOS 12 usable. I actually miss iOS 12‘s (or 10’s) stability and performance a lot, 14 and 15 have reduced performance and battery life noticeably. Also, optimisation for the SE’s screen doesn’t exist, iOS is basically just ported over to that phone without much care for the limited screen real estate and resolution. Don’t upgrade unless you need to for securities/compatibilities sake.
What is your 5s running btw? I bought my mom an iPhone 8 so she didn’t have to live with a 5s running 12 anymore. I now use it for occasional gaming sessions for Payback 2 or sometimes as an iTunes remote, but it’s not really a pleasant experience, not like it was with iOS 10 or 7. Oh how I miss those days ?
I digress, just because you may not be able to imagine multitasking on an iPhone doesn’t mean that no one can. Since the X screen size and resolution would have been enough to multitask at least in landscape mode, I’d certainly make use of my 11 Pro a lot more and use my MacBook Pro a lot less.
To me it sounds like the way RAM is used in iOS/iPadOS needs to be fixed. RAM management systems on desktop OSs doesn’t throw out old webpages and such nearly as often as a phone does. That could be a settings option somewhere… I know android has the option to store certain apps in memory so that those apps in particular don’t get cleared out of RAM.
Meanwhile people here insist that almost no one needs more than 8GB in a full-fledged computer and we were waiting for a decade to get more than 16GB in a 13” computer.
The day phone RAM capacity exceeds laptop base is the day I give up on Apple laptops.
The day phone RAM capacity exceeds laptop base is the day I give up on Apple laptops.
They’ll add more RAM when public opinion indicates the need to.
Samething was said when Apple had 512MB RAM, 1GB RAM and 2GB RAM. Seems people think whatever amount of RAM is the most smartphone ever need.
Quite old video, but still valid today.
iOS just does not need that much RAM...
iOS just does not need that much RAM...
Throughout this entire thread you have not provided details as to your concern. You claim Apple needs to add 16GB of RAM, but provide zero facts as to why. You state that you own an M1 iPad Pro with 8GB of RAM, but fail to explain your work-flow and specific apps that reload. Do you video edit on Lumafusion and photo edit on photoshop at the same time? Do you use use Safari + Twitter + word + YouTube at the same time.
You claim iPhone needs 16GB of RAM with zero details to why.
8GBs is sufficient, even 6GB is alright.. which is why it’s only found in the Pro iPhones and iPads
With that said, I think anything below 6GB is too little for most today knowing how much media, audio and video is present in most modern apps and on social media.
4GB is just alright-ish in my experience but definitely not ideal and will cause too much reloading for a lot.
8GB would be great, but 16GB overkill for sure.
No… no phone that YOU use will ever need 16GB. Not everyone uses their device like you.
Applying your current statement “it’s a phone not a computer”. Surely the processor in the iPhones are already stronger than most average desktop computers. But it’s only a phone, not a computer so no need to have one as powerful as they do. Right?
To be honest, I've never cared about RAM in my iPhone, but even with the 13 Pro Max the phone dumbs everything in memory if I open the camera. This is just not acceptable.
I was going to say the same thing. On my XS which has 4GB of RAM (just like the 12 and 13) simply opening the camera will eject the majority of apps immediately. You don't even have to take a picture.
I don't know if it's the software programming or just insufficient in general but it doesn't make for a good experience.
But still cannot connect to multiple displays. My Mac has six displays connected to it and runs InDesign and QuarkXPress. iPhone?
No, it may be as powerful and more as a desktop computer…but it's no substitute for one.