As the days pass, users can enjoy the iPad Pro M4 more. Some of them dedicated themselves to its complete dismantling, while others analyzed your processor in detail and everything that surrounds it. To their surprise, it turns out that the iPad Pro has (according to Apple) 8 GB of RAM it actually has 12 GB. We will analyze this decision by Apple and why they keep these extra 4 GB unused.
Officially, the iPad Pro has a version with 8 GB and another with 16 GB of RAM.
Among all the options with which you can configure a new iPad Pro, the models with less storage have 8 GB of RAM and the models with maximum storage have 16 GB
storage |
RAM memory |
---|---|
iPad Pro 256 GB |
8 GB |
IPAD PRO 512 GB |
8 GB |
IPAD PRO 1TB |
16 GB |
IPAD PRO 2TB |
16 GB |
The iPad Pro’s 8GB of RAM is actually 12GB
As Layerstack found, the iPad Pro models that Apple offers us with 8 GB of RAM actually have 12 GB, especially in a 6 GB + 6 GB configuration with Micron brand modules. On the other hand, iPad Pro models with 16 GB of RAM maintain this number with 8 GB + 8 GB modules.
Official Apple RAM |
RAL RAM MEMORY |
---|---|
IPAD PRO 8 GB |
12 GB (6+6) |
IPAD PRO 16 GB |
16 GB (8+8) |
What’s behind the iPad Pro’s secret 4GB of RAM?
Faced with this mystery, there is two main theories and both equally valid. One with a consistent and instant response. The other, while waiting to see what happens at WWDC on June 10.
Stock limitation on RAM memory modules
The decision to choose two 6 GB RAM modules for the iPad Pro, giving a total of 12 GB, can be very simple. A single 8GB module would have lower data transfer speed, and on the other hand, it is increasingly difficult to find 4 GB modules with current RAM speeds. This is why the manufacturer Micron would perhaps have offered Apple two modules meeting its expectations.
On the one hand, 6GB modules for iPad Pro with basic storage and on the other hand, 8 GB modules for the iPad Pro with the highest storage. And why doesn’t Apple actually offer 12 GB? Here, these are purely marketing reasons and for create more distance between some iPad models and others
A few extra GB for artificial intelligence
The most optimistic theory suggests that Apple has reserved these GB additional to cover the amount of RAM memory required to move all its artificial intelligence in the new models. Does this mean that other iPhone or iPad models with less RAM won’t work with Apple’s AI? Not necessarily, but Your processing will be slower or depend on connection to Apple servers to make the user’s request.
With these secret 4 GB, Apple would be able to say that “the iPad Pro is the fastest device for AI” without having to differentiate between models with a certain amount of RAM. To answer this riddle, we must look towards June 10. Date on which Apple will inform us of all the advances in new operating systems like iOS 18 with a strong presence of Artificial Intelligence.
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