http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/ Engadget Comments for iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Double Epic.]]>Jun 17th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Right. Triple epic fail.]]>Jun 17th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
At least it won't disappoint the people who preordered.
It's nice to see apple catch up with the competition.
]]>Jun 17th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
ONLY 512 MBs ??? Yet the UI is so goddamn smooth!??!?! WTF is everyone else doing wrong?? So frustrating...]]>Jun 17th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Nope, not a fail. 256MB are enough for 4-5 apps running at the same time even when the multitasking is not done the right way. ^^]]>Jun 17th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
EPIC WIN!!!!!]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Hundreds of Thousands*]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
"Thousands"? This isn't an Evo 4G we're talking about. It's the iPhone 4. So the correct term should be "hundreds of thousands"]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/I'm not an apple person and dont want their products or eco-system but I have to hand it to them you are so right how do they get that ui so smooth I always suspected its because it gets to use 90% of the gpu power but honestly I dont know.
They deserve an immense amount of credit for that.....whats wrong with everyone else in this department maybe its that the others are multi-platform while apple is just one hardware platform.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Goodbye reloading pages in Safari! This is great news.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
I'm positively surprised. Still, I wouldn't buy it.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/512MB.. what is this 2010? Sucks. Windows products have lots more ram.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
The PS3 has 256mb of ram, the xbox has a similar amount. These are all completely closed development projects, if Microsoft made an XBox OS for use with other consoles it would require much more power because it's not optimized correctly.

This is the reason WinPho7 is different than any other mobile OS, they are controlling the specs of the phones to give you an optimized feel without manufacturing the hardware in house.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
You both have it wrong...

"Millions of Phones"]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Android unfortunately uses a Java VM for part of its rendering stack - it completely utilizes the CPU without any acceleration from hardware. This is why a 1GHZ Snapdragon is still unable to pan smoothly while my 1st gen Ipod touch (running at 450Mhz) is still able to pan web page without even breaking a sweat.

Good engineering is what it is :)]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/ 30 years of computer software and hardware development to the table. iOS is based on years of R&D, including QuickTime, Quartz and other highly optimized Apple developments. To be frank, they are light years ahead in all but actual wireless technology - hence problems with iPhone 3GS signal quality (I sold mine it was so useless as a phone), iPad WiFi and even many MacBook WiFi signals. The one error Apple made was not buying or working with a mobile/cell phone vendor. They could have got in with Motorola before Moto chose Android. Or perhaps even bought Nokia? I have man Nokias and their signal quality is tops. For that is their expertise - not slick GUIs! :P]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
This comment is something that intrigues me a lot. If I showed you two screens both showing me email and running pandora in background, and one of them is iOS and one of them is Android... would you really be able to tell which one is "REAL" multi-tasking? ]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
512MB?!? that's WAY too much. no one will ever need more than 637kb of memory. It's just not necessary for any computing device.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Its not just that. Batter life is the main concern. ]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Obviously not "epic" since as the article states, this 512mb is just keeping up with the times. Nothing surpassing the ordinary... Im glad Apple is at least keeping up]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Even with the KIN though the UI is a little laggy.]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/:)]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
They tried that. Remember the Rockr?]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/1) The Palm Pre's UI isn't optimized cuz it's written crappily
2) The Android's UI isn't smooth because it's written in JAVA]]>Jun 17th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
The UI on the 3GS is ridiculously smooth also, and it only has 256mb!!!

I was shocked the first time I used a DROID and then the EVO. I thought they were 'better' than my iphone until I slid my finger across the screen, its unbelievable how not-smooth android is. Hopefully Froyo changes this so maybe when iPhone 5 comes out I'll actually get to CHOOSE a phone -instead of just getting another iPhone b/c nothing else is as good]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Are you talking about the Kin? Cuz you just failed if you was.]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/WIN]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
The iOS UI is so smooth because it's created with specific hardware in mind, like a game console. As opposed to some shotgun-splattering across all sorts of different spec phones then hoping for the best...like Android.]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
We were talking specifically about the number of people who have preordered iphone 4. The official figure is around the 600,000 mark.]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Why dont you read these two articles and then tell me again how smooth the Incredible and Evo are!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/htc-evo-4g-and-droid-incredible-suffering-from-unresponsive-scre/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/13/htc-evo-suffering-from-glass-separation-issues/]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/
Notice how Apple says "Half a Gig of Memory" NOT 512 MB memory. To the Joe 6-pack consume, it sounds much more impressive - just like "Retina Display". Apple is all about marketing - I really think other folks who make more solid products but are more modest in extolling virtues of their products (Nokia, yes I am looking at you) need to take a leaf out of Apple's marketing book.]]>Jun 17th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/What you just linked had absolutely nothing to do with smooth scrolling in any way shape or form. I'm not defending any phone but at least make an argument instead of linking 2 completely unrelated articles because they happen to be issues with those particular phones.]]>Jun 17th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/IPhone is the child of iPad so u get the same crap]]>Jun 17th 2010 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/The Ipad had that problem really badly because of the increase in screen resolution. They need the bump in RAM for the increase on the iphone 4 and in order to support multitasking of ANY sort.]]>Jun 17th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/IPhone browser sucks to EVO Droid browser what kool aid
r u drinking]]>Jun 17th 2010 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/iphone-4-to-have-512mb-of-ram-double-the-3gs-and-ipad/Jun 17th 2010 6:56PM