On September 15th, the iPhone 13 series was officially released. Xiao Lei will not introduce too much data on the configuration and price here. More interestingly, this time Apple has divided the A15 processor into three versions, which are used in iPhone 13/iPhone 13 mini (castrated a GPU), iPad mini6 (reduced CPU frequency) and iPhone 13 Pro/iPhone 13 Pro Max (full blood version) on.
If the Android camp does this, it will definitely be sprayed by many consumers. However, even if Apple castrates part of the processor, it still has no rivals in terms of performance.As for the details of battery capacity, running memory, and camera model, Apple doesn’t even mention it, and basically can only be understood through third-party disassembly. Therefore, many fans will ignore one detail: the running memory of the iPhone 13 is still 4GB, and the Pro version is still 6GB, which is consistent with the iPhone 12 series.
In this era when 12G running memory is popular in Android phones, the running memory of iPhone 13 is still only 4G. Even if iOS is optimized enough, it is difficult for fans to ignore the hardware gap. The question is, will 4G storage still be available in 2021? How long will it last?
Why doesn’t Apple “heart”?
Judging from the development history of the iPhone, it is not difficult to find that Apple follows a principle when upgrading hardware: If there is no new force, it will never upgrade the hardware.
Apple first upgraded the iPhone storage in 2015. It upgraded the running memory of the iPhone 6s Plus from 1G to 2G, but at that time the storage of Android phones had already started with 4G. At that time, many consumers said that Apple upgraded the storage because it could not hold the public opinion. In fact, Apple upgraded the storage of iPhone 6s Plus to 2G to better run the new function of 3D Touch.
As the “passive” skill of the iPhone, 3D Touch needs to run in the background all the time, and it will naturally bring greater operating pressure. Apple has to upgrade the storage of iPhone 6s Plus to 2G.
In 2016, Apple upgraded its storage for the second time, and everyone should be able to guess the reason for this upgrade. That’s right, because the iPhone 7 Plus is the first iPhone with a rear dual-camera system. In order to make the dual-camera system work better, Apple has equipped it with 3G of running memory.
In 2017, Apple released the iPhone 8 series and the classic iPhone X. Although the latter is Apple’s most innovative iPhone over the years, Apple still has not upgraded its storage.After all, according to the rules mentioned in the previous article, apart from the appearance of the iPhone X, there are no innovative features, so there is no need to equip it with larger running memory.
According to the law, the iPhone XS series released next year should only be equipped with 3G storage, but because the iPhone XS uses the same double-layer motherboard as the iPhone X, the advantage of this design is that it can make the phone thinner and lighter. The disadvantage is that compared to a mobile phone with a single-layer motherboard, it will generate more heat.Perhaps in order to alleviate the heat and frequency reduction when the fuselage runs a lot of applications, Apple has increased the storage capacity of the iPhone XS series to 4G.
On the iPhone 11 series, because the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are rear-mounted three-camera systems, it should be possible to upgrade the memory again, but Apple always does not follow the rules and still stores the entire series of 4G.The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have added a lidar system, which requires more storage and maintenance work, so Apple finally upgraded the 4G storage to 6G.
At this point, the upgrade history of iPhone storage has come to an end. The iPhone 12 Pro series and iPhone 13 Pro series are also rear-mounted three-camera systems, so it is not incomprehensible to maintain the storage specifications at 6G.
However, as an ordinary consumer, Xiao Lei is still very reluctant to see Apple “squeeze toothpaste”, although from Apple’s own rules, 6G storage can indeed meet the needs of most users. But from Xiaolei’s personal experience, even the iPhone 12 Pro running on 6G, the phenomenon of killing the background is still serious. For example, when Xiaolei turns on the camera to take a few photos, the background software such as WeChat and Weibo is required. Reload, the experience is very poor.
Although iOS optimization is excellent, it can only ensure that your foreground applications run smoothly and reduce the CPU consumption of background processes.In the face of high-load background requirements, only sufficient physical storage can solve the problem. This is why Android machines generally use 12G or even 16G storage.
Can iPhone 13 be the next iPhone 6?
Every year when a new iPhone product is released, some netizens will ask such a question: Can it make me a nail-biter? In fact, this problem is easy to understand. After all, the price of iPhone is not low. Not everyone can spend six to seven thousand yuan for a brand new iPhone every year. Go for the goal of “no change in the year”.
According to the data released by the China Mobile Terminal Laboratory, the iPhone has the longest average replacement cycle, reaching 27.1 months, which means that most iPhones have a service life of 2 to 3 years.The long replacement cycle proves that the durability of iPhone products is better than that of Android-based smartphones, which means that in the face of the new iPhone 13 series, users of the iPhone 11 series and iPhone 12 series are not willing to change phones.
However, among Apple’s previous models, the only phones that can be called nail users are actually the iPhone 6s and iPhone 8. The biggest reason why the iPhone 6s can be called a nail user is that the A9 processor on board has enjoyed the bonus of the 14nm process node. At that time, the performance of the A9 was much better than that of the A8. With the addition of 2G of running memory, it could be used a little more. Years are not surprising.
Therefore, from the two points of storage upgrade and process improvement, the iPhone 13 series does not meet this requirement. Although the A15 is already the second-generation 5nm process technology of TSMC, it has only increased by 5% in terms of CPU performance. It is difficult to reproduce the glory of A9.
If Xiao Lei had to list a new Apple Dingzi phone, Xiao Lei would vote for the iPhone 12 series, which supports 5G and can meet the operating requirements of the three major operators’ 5G networks, followed by the iPhone 12 series. The gap with the iPhone 13 series is not big, but the price of the iPhone 12 series is more affordable. Simply put, it is more cost-effective.
Concluding remarks
Xiaolei personally believes that in the next two years, Apple may continue to use 4G running memory on the entry-level and regular version of the iPhone.One is because the current iPhone users’ demand for imaging is not so high. Of course, it does not mean that the iPhone’s imaging system is not as expensive as the Android flagship. After all, at the software algorithm level, Apple has much more experience. The reason for sticking to 1200W pixels.
Compared with increasing the running memory, more Apple users are more concerned about the charging speed, battery life and signal, which can determine the basic experience of the phone. Nowadays, Android phones have generally been fully charged in about half an hour, but the iPhone has been stuck. At 20W, the experience in this respect is completely inferior to Android.Xiao Lei also admitted that even if the iPhone 13 series has such shortcomings, its sales are far beyond our expectations, otherwise the delivery time of the iPhone 13 series will not be scheduled until October 20.
This article is from the WeChat public account “Leitech” (ID: leitech), author: Dingxi, 36氪 published with authorization.
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