iPhone 6 vs iPhone S5 mockup
The 4.7-inch iteration Apple iPhone 6 may maintain the 1GB of RAM stuffed within the iPhone 5S, a leaked component may have revealed.
Earlier on Friday we brought word that a leaked iPhone 6 logic board had unveiled the rumoured NFC chip set to sit within the device.
According to one eagle-eyed Apple fan, that same logic board contains information suggesting the 4-7-inch device will pack only 1GB of Random Access Memory.
The MacRumors forumite clicked the zoom button on the leaked photos and took a closer look at the A8 chip sitting within the component.
The lettering printed onto the chip shows a figure ‘8,’ which according to the reader is Apple’s internal code for 1GB of RAM. Had the iPhone 6 possessed 2GB of RAM, that lettering would have apparently shown a ‘B’.
Not being totally familiar with the tiny hieroglyphs Apple uses on its components to represent tech specs, it’s difficult to confirm this report.
However, the prospect of another 1GB iPhone is interesting to say the least. Most observers were expecting a boost this year in order to make full use of the 64-bit processing architecture within the iPhone 6.
Many felt the A7 chip could not reach its potential due to the lack of RAM on board the iPhone.
Whether this will be the case for the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 remains unclear.
Would the perceived shortcoming on the new device make you think twice before buying an iPhone 6? Let us know your thoughts.
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Via: MacRumors