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8GB Ram on the 512GB versions?

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I saw mention of this on EAP.

If so, definitely going with the 512GB version.
My X seems fine with 3GB and I'm sure 4GB would be fine too.
But 8GB RAM and 512GB storage would certainly last two full years vs. 1. ;)
 

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I serious doubt they will put 8 gig of ram into any of their devices and along with everyone else, I think it's going to be 4 gig and will be plenty fast enough.
 

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The only phone with 8GB of RAM in a 512GB storage option is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The iPhone XS Max in 512GB only has 4GB of RAM. If Apple were to have put 8GB of RAM into the device then it would probably cost $2K.
 

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I saw mention of this on EAP.

If so, definitely going with the 512GB version.
My X seems fine with 3GB and I'm sure 4GB would be fine too.
But 8GB RAM and 512GB storage would certainly last two full years vs. 1. ;)

Nope. Only 4 GBs of RAM, but that is more than enough on an iPhone so don’t get caught up in the specs game. If you haven’t noticed, top Android smartphones are always pair with the latest iPhone in comparison tests and the performance differences are minor. On numerous occasions, the iPhone with its lesser specs, have outperformed them. Just a little food for thought. That’s all...
 

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Only in benchmarks, which are no indicator of real-world use.

I’ve seen it outperform competitors in real life tests as well, but not always. There were times when a competitor opened an app or refreshed a web page a half second faster. Still, twice the RAM and yet can only manage to be faster by a fraction of a second?
 

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I can see the reason to put 4GB of RAM into the new phones but 6GB or higher is just getting unreal and more about look what my phone has. Honestly I can have 15-20 apps open on my X and never had an issue, they just sit in the background waiting for you and iOS will manage it if it. has to. Even with Android devices I had in the past and my new work phone I don't keep that many apps open anyways since I use it for calls, email, Skype Business and thats really about it.
 

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"In general", The more RAM capacity, the better performance in any computing device due to the nature of its function. It stores more running information, open more apps, and more browser pages etc etc.
But in the tiny battery driven mobile device like a phone, it costs battery immensely to keep these memories alive. Apple is of course aware of this irony, and seems to have spent a lot of time to optimize RAM management. Keeping unused info in memory is a waste. I am totally comfortable with what Apple is doing. This is one area where I have a lot of confidence in what Apple has done.
Talking about the storage memory? Well, a totally different thinking comes in and I am not ?!#@&*.....
 

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"In general", The more RAM capacity, the better performance in any computing device due to the nature of its function. It stores more running information, open more apps, and more browser pages etc etc.
But in the tiny battery driven mobile device like a phone, it costs battery immensely to keep these memories alive. Apple is of course aware of this irony, and seems to have spent a lot of time to optimize RAM management. Keeping unused info in memory is a waste. I am totally comfortable with what Apple is doing. This is one area where I have a lot of confidence in what Apple has done.
Talking about the storage memory? Well, a totally different thinking comes in and I am not ?!#@&*.....

The battery life used in the extra RAM is negligible. The processor, display, and cellular radios use way more battery power than the RAM.
 

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The battery life used in the extra RAM is negligible. The processor, display, and cellular radios use way more battery power than the RAM.

Of course. That's given. But in the context of this thread, which is 4Gb vs. 8Gb RAM, not RAM vs. display and CPU etc, keeping larger RAM energized does make a difference in battery life, but not like other larger battery eaters as you pointed out. Apple is aware of this, and made a lot of effort mimize battery drain everywhere, and RAM size was one of their concerns, as I understood.
 

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As someone who owns both Android and iPhone devices, that is not the case. But I don't want to rehash this argument for the 97394579354398539475390284th time.

So do I. Both platforms do well in this day and age. But in resource intense tasks, last year's iPhone X does better than note 9, it's going to be even better with A12 chip.
 

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