A nationally-representative YouGov poll commissioned by mobile app company FeedHenry found that increased storage tiers is the feature most are hoping the iPad Air 2 will offer in today’s event, followed by Touch ID and a slimmer, lighter form factor.
Apple increased the middle and upper iPhone storage tiers when it launched the iPhone 6, moving from 16/32/64GB to 16/64/128GB. The current iPad Air has four tiers: 16/32/64/128GB.
It looks like intending purchasers will get much of their wish-list. Touch ID appears a certainty, thanks to a leaked iOS 8.1 iPad user guide, and the same source also showed the camera will get the burst-mode feature first introduced in the iPhone 5s. A gold color option also seems all-but-confirmed.
In addition, we’re expecting a more powerful A8X chip, but it looks like the form factor will be essentially unchanged.
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So, 1GB RAM is not an issue then. Well, it never has been for me, so don’t understand what the fuss is about
Im guessing ram wasnt asked about in this “poll”
In this poll, was it made clear the difference, to average respondents, between “storage” and RAM?? Because I’d say the iPad needs 2GB of RAM before anything more than 64GB of storage. It would make it a more powerful and useful device with just a little thing like +1GB RAM.
they probably didn’t need to clarify, since ‘average respondents’ probably don’t even know what the hell RAM is.
Mouse Support!
Split Screen multi-tasking
I am extremely relieved to see that a stylus didn’t make the list.
I’m not really sure what the big deal is about more RAM. Who exactly is having issues with the iPad under the current configuration? What apps are you trying to use that demand more RAM?
Storage has been a big gripe with Apple since the launch of the original iPad and the exclusion of an SD card slot, but with so much cloud storage options these days, is it really a huge issue?
I can see the split-screen multitasking feature being in demand for people who use the iPad for business and productivity. Perhaps we’d need more RAM to accommodate that?
In the end, we’re nit-picking a product that really doesn’t NEED an upgrade, in my opinion. Apple puts these things out every year, and every year they make subtle changes. Touch ID will be nice. But a GOLD color option? Who uses their iOS device without a case to flaunt a GOLD color option? A better camera would be welcome, I suppose.
Too bad nobody mentioned anything about a better battery. Not that I’ve ever had issues with the iPad’s battery life (I have an iPad 4), but if we’re going to talk iterative changes, then this is something Apple should be working on, especially if they’re going to be using that battery to power the coveted RAM increase.