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On September 10, Apple introduced new smartphones in the United States, and the next day the iPhone 11 Pro model. The smartphone set a benchmark record, and at the same time it became known that it is equipped with 4 GB random access memory. However, today online leaker OnLeaks stated that this model Got 2GB more RAM. He also unveiled the battery capacity of three new Apple products.

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According to an insider, the iPhone 11 Pro, like the Max version, received 6 GB of RAM, which is 2 GB more than what was installed under the hood of last year's iPhone models Xs and iPhone Xs Max. At the same iPhone time 11 is equipped with 4 GB of RAM. This is 1 GB more than the iPhone Xr.

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The battery capacity in each of the new products has also increased compared to its predecessors. So, the iPhone 11 has a 3110 mAh battery, and the iPhone Xr has a 2942 mAh battery. At the presentation it was noted that the increase in autonomy was 1 hour. The iPhone 11 Pro has a battery capacity of 3190 mAh, which is 532 mAh more than the iPhone Xs. Time battery life increased, according to the manufacturer, by 4 hours. Finally in iPhone 11 Pro Max The battery capacity compared to the iPhone Xs Max increased by 326 mAh and amounted to 3500 mAh. The operating time without recharging has increased by 5 hours compared to the previous generation model.

Let us remind you that in the USA the cost of smartphones ranges from $699 for the iPhone 11 in a modification with 64 GB of internal memory to $1,449 for the iPhone 11 Pro Max with a 512 GB drive. In Russia, iPhone 11 will cost from 59,990 rubles to 73,990 rubles, iPhone 11 Pro will cost 89,990-121,990 rubles, and for iPhone 11 Pro Max you will have to pay from 99,990 rubles to 131,990 rubles.

One of iPhone specifications, which Apple prefers not to disclose either at the presentation or after it, is the amount of RAM. It’s not that Cupertino considered it useless, it’s just that until recently branded smartphones companies could not boast of anything special. In the end, 2 GB of RAM is something that is better not to talk about at all, even if your operating system is super-efficient with device resources. This year Apple continued the tradition, but in vain.

iPhone 11 Pro - iPhone with the most RAM

According to insider Steve Hemmerstoffer, also known as OnLeaks, this year Apple has significantly increased the amount of RAM in its smartphones. So, iPhone 11 received 4 GB, and 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max - 6 GB each. Such an upgrade can indeed be considered significant, since last year’s iPhone XR had only 3 GB of RAM, which, although it was enough for stable operation, was clearly not enough to show off.

iPhone 11 RAM

Partial information from OnLeaks was confirmed even before the release of new products. A few days before the presentation, the Internet was leaked, which showed that the smartphone is equipped with an A13 processor, approximately 13% more powerful than the A12, as well as 4 GB of RAM. This news did not cause much excitement, since the iPhone XS and XS Max had exactly the same performance, which did not show any particular increase in performance compared to the iPhone XR.

What kind of battery does iPhone 11 have?

  • iPhone 11 – 3110 mAh, iPhone XR – 2942 mAh;
  • iPhone 11 Pro – 3190 mAh, iPhone XS – 2658 mAh;
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max – 3500 mAh, iPhone XS Max – 3174 mAh.

In the case of batteries, the increase was more noticeable. In any case, in relation to the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, which received an additional 4 and 5 hours of battery life compared to their predecessors. Well, who will now say that the upgrade of new products turned out to be a success?

In fact, it’s difficult to say for sure why Apple decided to immediately double the RAM. It is unlikely that in a year the situation on the application market could have changed so much that they began to require more than 3 GB of RAM. Therefore, I would bet that Cupertino simply succumbed to the general trend, of course, provided that this information is true. After all, a company like Apple would be ashamed to demonstrate such a significant lag behind Android flagships, which already have 12 GB of RAM.

Previously, when RAM was measured in hundreds of megabytes, it was easier to endure the superiority of competitors. I would even say that by equipping the iPhone with slats with less RAM, Apple even challenged Android smartphone manufacturers. They say, look how fast and smooth our new iPhone is, even with half the amount of RAM. But now that Android has become truly fast, the same thing no longer works and it really begins to seem that Cupertino is simply lagging behind. It was possible to prove that this was not the case only by following the lead of consumers and giving them what they dreamed of, especially since the price of this dream is an extra 3 GB of RAM.

Most recently, Apple's new smartphones were presented in Cupertino. In addition to modern technical solutions, they also received high price. The manufacturer described many innovations and characteristics of the new iPhone, but according to tradition, did not name the amount of RAM of the device. So how much RAM does the iphone xs have? Fortunately, there is a Geekbench benchmark (log in from the device you want to find out information about), which revealed this secret.

Buyers of the new iPhone Xs can rejoice, as this device is equipped with 4 GB of RAM. This is actually the first iPhone in history with such a large amount of RAM. The iPhone Xs max is equipped with the same amount of RAM. So the iPhone 8 has only 2 GB, and the iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus have a little more, 3 GB of RAM.

Apple keeps saying that the amount of RAM is not the most important thing in their smartphones. However, in practice everything is completely different. Due to the fact that the new iPhone Xs has as much as 4 GB of RAM, the user can truly enjoy smooth and fast work device Can be:

  • Opening in the device's web browser is much easier more tabs.
  • Perform many different tasks at the same time. Moreover, these tasks can now be quite resource-intensive and complex.

Thus, no matter what Apple says, a large amount of RAM is only beneficial for any smartphone, even if it is an iPhone.

Anyone who buys an iPhone Xs will finally be able to play many heavy games on the phone that previously simply could not run on iPhones due to a lack of RAM.

Features of RAM on iPhones

It is worth noting that many users and experts have repeatedly criticized Apple due to the size of RAM in iPhones. So fans of the Android OS did not understand how currently top smartphone Can function normally on 1 or 2 GB of RAM. After all, today there is a large selection of excellent devices on the market with 4, 6 and 8 GB of RAM.

But Android fans just don't understand that it's all about operating system iOS. Its automatic algorithms work real magic. And so, an iPhone 6 user with a measly 1 GB of RAM can boast of the smartphone’s operating speed at the level of the best Android flagships with 3-6 GB of on-board RAM.

Conclusion

If you love Apple products, in particular their smartphones, then the iPhone Xs will only please you. After all, as much as 4 GB of RAM for an iPhone is a real breakthrough and one of the main innovations of the gadget. The device is so perfect that it would work perfectly even with 3 GB of RAM, but the company decided to give its fans a pleasant surprise and now the question of how much RAM is in the iPhone XS is a reason for the owners of this expensive new product to boast about.

The amount of RAM is one of the main characteristics of any computer equipment, like a desktop computer, laptop or smartphone. Therefore, when choosing or comparing similar devices, the question of memory capacity often arises. In this article we will talk about how much RAM there is in different models iPhone and how to find out the amount of memory if you don’t know the model name.

Amount of random access memory (RAM) in different iPhone models

If you need to find out how much RAM is in a particular iPhone model, then you can check this table. Here is the amount of RAM and its type for all iPhone models, starting with the first.

If you are interested not only in the amount of RAM, then we suggest that you familiarize yourself with a more detailed table. Here are all the main characteristics of all released iPhone models.

How to find out how much RAM is on iPhone

If you don't know the exact name of your iPhone, then you can find out the amount of RAM using applications. To do this you need to go to App Store and install the application to view device characteristics. For example, you can install the AIDA64 application.

Launch the AIDA64 application and go to the “Memory” section.

In this section, information about the memory of your iPhone will be available.

The “Total RAM” line will indicate the total amount of RAM, and the “Available” line will indicate the amount of free RAM.

A feature that many people are interested in was found in Xcode.

Developer Hamza Court(Hamza Sood) using the iOS simulator built into Xcode was able to obtain information about the amount of RAM in new Apple products. The image published by the developer on his Twitter shows the characteristics of the devices, which caused active discussion among Apple fans. Compare iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPad Pro.

The iPhone 6s, as follows from the screenshot, has 2 GB random access memory. Previously, iPhone 5/5s/5c and 6/6 Plus used 1 GB. WITH iPad situation things are different. iPad Pro received 4 GB random access memory. Before this, Apple began using 1 GB of capacity in the iPad 3, and doubled it only with the release iPad Air 2.

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Apple has never chased benchmarks and numbers. When the first Android smartphones with 6 GB of RAM first appeared, some iPhones still had 1 GB of RAM installed. And you know, that was enough! Moreover, when iPhones were compared with those same phones with an incredible amount of RAM, in terms of performance Apple smartphones beat down competitors. But the needs of customers are such that optimization alone will not win the race - along with a fast OS, you need to install powerful hardware.

The iPhone 11 Pro seems to have enough RAM, but I would like more

iPhone 11 problem

The fact that the new iPhones work an hour or even several hours longer than their predecessors is wonderful in itself, it’s even better that the new ones are so many percent faster, but everyone really wanted to know, and preferably before the release, exactly how many gigabytes RAM is installed on board the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and. Now the curtain has already been lifted - everywhere the RAM value is 4 GB. But even a week after the presentation, “experts” said that the iPhone 11 received 4 GB, and 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max - 6 GB of RAM.

Compared to last year's iPhone XR and its 3 GB, this would be simply gorgeous, but Apple did not immediately double the RAM. Why? I don’t have an answer to this question yet, but Cupertino most likely had its own reasons.

By the way, a few days before the presentation, the results of the synthetic iPhone testing 11, which showed that the smartphone is equipped with an A13 processor, about 13% more powerful than the A12, as well as 4 GB of RAM. Only later about 6 GB; it was so hyped in the media that many people still think that their iPhone 11 Pro Max has 6 gigabytes of RAM. Let's breathe out, guys.

What's new in iPhone 12

Previously, when RAM was measured in hundreds of megabytes, it was easier to endure the superiority of competitors. By equipping the iPhone with slats with less RAM, Apple even challenged Android smartphone manufacturers. But the reality is that Apple will have to install 6 GB of RAM in the new iPhones.

And no, not at all because last week Barclays analysts allegedly talked to sources among Apple suppliers who showed them all their cards (and, by the way, told them about 2020). I’ll say right away that Apple’s suppliers still have no idea how much RAM will be in new iPhones. Even in Cupertino, they probably haven’t decided yet. You can just as well make a statement that the iPhone 12 will have an A14 processor - 50% more productive and 30% more energy efficient.

Read also - iPhone 11 Pro Max. And that's okay

No, the iPhone needs an increased amount of RAM because it is becoming more and more difficult to create high-quality software. Most recently, users of iOS 13.2 applications, if working in one program, switch to another application and then return back. The content in the first application was automatically reset, which indicated a lack of RAM (did this affect you? Share in our Telegram chat). Yes, Apple fixed this with an OS update (although not for everyone), but it was not very pleasant for me to minimize the application for a couple of seconds, return to it and find that all the information was reset. This simply shouldn’t happen on the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

COD: Mobile on iPhone 11 Pro Max

Therefore, I would not be surprised if the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max each have 6 GB of RAM. Still, competitors are nipping at their heels, and mistakes like those with iOS 13.2 should not be repeated.