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They pretty much never talk about RAM.
Erebus
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No one knows for sure.
Ken Masters
Banned
No way worth it upgrading from an iPhone 5, especially with iOS 7 running so smoothly on a 5
for real world usage, it matters in keeping more stuff loaded like multiple safari tabs at once.
I actually haven’t had reloading issues on the iphone 5 with 1GB so I don’t know if 2GB would mean a better experience. But that’s something tangible that we’ve seen improve with RAM upgrades in iOS.
The smoothness of individual apps isn't the issue with RAM, it's the need to have apps refresh when they get unloaded from RAM when multitasking, or browser tab refresh. I haven't had an iPhone 5 since February so I can't remember super clearly if this was a huge issue with 1GB.
It wasn't/isn't. 1GB seems PLENTY for how I use it on iOS6. Of course, iOS7 is another matter...
Jazzy Network
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I'm pretty sure you can't.
GreatMightySymp
Member
Tonight is the 5C. 5S will probably be at midnight PST (i.e. 3AM EST) on the 20th.
This isn't how background tasks work in iOS. When the app goes to suspend, unless it is doing an authorized background process there is a very very very short window where it is resident before its save state is written and it is unloaded. That has nothing to do with available memory and everything to do with apple's "backgrounding" process. Even if you JUST TURNED the phone on, ran the app, closed it and loaded another app that used almost no memory, after a relatively short time when you go to open the first app it will load from save state. On top of that it all depends on how the author loads the app (i.e. if they actually check for resume or if they just load fresh every time).
I honestly feel, as a developer and a geek, that apple's system is incredibly well engineered and actually does multi-tasking how 95% of users expect to do multi-tasking. The problem with it is that people simply assume it works like their PC does.
You really can't and don't "run out of ram" or "use all 1GB" of your iPhone. Each app loading in to its sandbox and being programmed against ARC usually means that you will either have enough RAM, or your app will break. Not much of an in between there.
As for development as it exists, I'm not saying users wouldn't benefit from 2GB (now or eventually) but outside of bleeding edge games/apps I really don't know a whole ton of devs who are slamming head first into 1GB. Most of the cries for 2GB comes from users who don't have any clue of resource management on the phone and just assume that because the app is laggy or their app is resuming save state and has to load that an extra 1GB will fix all of that. And most of the time... It won't.
Macho Madness
Member
Are these reviews the truth? Is the lightning adapter a POS?
I don't know, but I've had access to 3 iPhone 5 activations, and none of them have had a problem with teh cable.
I've noticed that sometimes if I leave the lightning end plugged in and remove the USB end from, say, my computer, it will not recognise the charger I plug into until I unplug it from the lightning end, but that sounds more like a bug than anything - like it hasn't recognised the charger.
a secret-boss
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ah thanks.
How many gigs? If 16 thats an amzing deal
dorkimoe
Member
i have seen people go through multiples of them, its no different then the last one. The spot at the end where the connector and the cable connect is a piece of shit and will break over time ;\
hmm no 5s pre order up today? i just wanted to check eligiblity pricing because ATT appears to let me get an iphone upgrade but nothing else
I checked mine off the Apple website. Says that if I wait until Nov 8th., I can get it at the normal price instead of paying the extra $250
swappa.com
this.
Its such a pain to have any decent amount of music and a couple handfuls of apps.
Estocolmo
Member
Im asking the use of 64 bits because Apple presented it as a new feature for the iPhone 5S. So for someone like me that isnt so familiar with computer technics or terms im curious to find out what this feature will mean for iPhone 5S users.
Dude, buy a battery kit if you need to replace the battery. Look up a video on youtube perhaps. It's not rocket science to swap it. Apple just pretends it is.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Wow, on Canadian Best Buy website it says they only give 240$ for 64GB Iphone 5.
Solideliquid
Member
Same advice is given every year. How do you know upgrading to get more memory or a different color isn't worth it to someone?
sixteen-bit
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I already feel that way about 32, lol.
anonymous_abc
Member
I folded
32GB in gray for 200 with a contract extension.
my mom will be happy with my 4S.
32GB in gray for 200 with a contract extension.
my mom will be happy with my 4S.
Complex Shadow
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Without os limitations can't 64 do about 134 or something?
n64coder
Member
If you want to address more than 4GB of memory, you need 64-bits.
The Last Wizard
Member
just checked the 5c pre orders and they're still in stock for a day 1 delivery
Had this been the 5S I think it'll would've possibly been pushed back by a week. Really worried about getting a 5S day one now.
Had this been the 5S I think it'll would've possibly been pushed back by a week. Really worried about getting a 5S day one now.
lol i'm giving my mom my 4S too
no preorder for 5s, line up on the 20th.
anonymous_abc
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highfive
I was able to extend my contract with a 5s at the Telekom today
Day 1.Apple's charging cables have always been POS. The Lightning cables are no different (though Lightning seems particularly non-fault tolerant).
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
And yet I've had numerous Apple charging cables, both 30-pin and Lightning, and have never had a single problem with them.
I dunno, I tend to load up a ton of tabs before heading down to the subway and I rarely have things flushed out of memory unless I app hop a lot before returning to Safari. I notice it a ton more on my Mini.
More never hurts, though.
And?
A bunch of people bought Firestone tires without issue but it doesn't mean there wasn't a problem - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy.
Apple's charging cables are pretty infamous for failing at the ends, because the rubber coating used dies quickly and the actual cable inside is prone to bunching at the ends. This is not supposition. It applies to all of Apple's cabling.
I sold a 32 gig iphone 5 on ebay a few days ago for $450, and it had a giant ass scratch on the phone. Just something to consider, though the hassle of ebay (including the fees) might not make it worth it.
The Last Wizard
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I was gonna give my dad my 4s but the + button doesn't work anymore and the home button is starting to become unresponsive.
I hear too many horror stories lately of degenerate buyers on eBay. Especially with eBay's polices of always siding with the buyers.
I'm the opposite. My 4 and 4S were white models, but I'm going with space grey this time around. I don't think the elongated iPhone looks as good in white for some reason.