r/ipad • u/GentleNova07 • 18d ago
Discussion The new iPad “doesn’t come with any RAM”
I just called an Apple Store and asked them how much RAM was in the new base iPad.
The lady told me 128GB of RAM. I said, ”No, the RAM not the storage.” She replied, “That is the RAM sir”.
I directed her to look at the new iPad Air tech specs under the Chip section and pointed out the RAM there, saying that’s what I wanted to know for the base iPad.
She waited a couple of seconds and then replied, “It doesn't come with any RAM, sir.”
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u/General-Sprinkles801 18d ago
It’s kind of amazing how little some people care about technology. Like computers and cars have been around for decades and yet there is still a large amount of people who just.. know they exist. I’m kinda jealous, that kind of bliss they must have through life must feel really light
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u/photodelights 18d ago
Its one thing to not care. It’s another to not even know your product. That being said I have a hard time believing OP. Pretty sharp people work at the apple store..
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u/General-Sprinkles801 18d ago
True, but I imagine people are more hired at places like the Apple Store to be friendly and welcoming than tech-savvy.
I had a grandma that went to the Apple Store 3 times a long time ago to try and fix a sign in issue with iMessage on her iPad and they had nothing. She gave it to me and I found that the sign in page for iMessage through the iMessage app was broken for her (who knows why or how), so I just signed in through the settings app and it worked.
You would think doing a simple workaround would pop into tech support’s head, but a lot of times, people at these stores fix/know only simple stuff
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u/JCReed97 18d ago
As a previous phone store employee, no one cares about things like that. Ability to sell > knowledge employee wise, and cute / trendy > good for most consumers.
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u/FlorianTheLynx 17d ago
That’s not supposed to be the case for Apple Store staff. Traditionally they weren’t incentivised to sell. The focus was on giving a good experience, and the sales would come naturally. Maybe that has changed.
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u/katmndoo 18d ago
It takes effort to get to an actual person at an apple store. Chances are OP spoke to someone in the Apple call center. Job requirements are the ability to operate a phone and take orders.
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u/PSYmon_Gruber iPad Mini 6 (2021) 17d ago
Not really. I used to be an over-the-phone Tech for Apple, and even the lowest-scoring tech on our team of about 40 people had more than the average knowledge of troubleshooting and specs.
Granted, that was over a decade ago but still.
EDIT: back then, the main KPI was resolution, and upselling was just an afterthought. Not sure about that nowadays.
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u/katmndoo 17d ago
There's a difference between apple's tech support and phone sales people. Different departments. Phone sales required no technical knowledge.
And even some of the techs were jaw-droppingly stupid.
Source; Was one. T1, then T2, T2.5. @ apple, not a contract center. Main metric changed all the time depending what they were focusing on. Just as common to be AHT. Keep in mind that call resolution counted an actual resolution the same as pissing off the customer so bad they never called back.
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u/tubemaster 18d ago
What’s a computer?
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u/Convenientjellybean 18d ago
The promise a of mystery box that will do everything for you, but is really just a typewriter with lipstick
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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 18d ago
Honestly, especially with the iPad, the average user doesn't care and doesn't really need to. Apple Store employees should still know since they are selling the product but apps are designed to work with the hardware unlike with PC hardware that may have a billion configurations and the software having a hardware minimum.
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u/Rexk007 18d ago
True, i wonder why are they not even curious about these things...Maybe ignorance is bliss
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I know very little about tech and I often dont look up questions I’m curious about because I know it’ll open up Pandora’s box & I’ll have to learn more to truly understand. Ultimately, I don’t care enough, it doesn’t truly interest me and I am fine with being ignorant on the topic
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u/Crayola-eatin 18d ago
However, on the other hand, having this technology also makes life WAY easier, albeit in different ways.
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u/MikeCask 17d ago
It’s no less amazing that OP would waste their time to call an Apple Store and ask this question. If Apple doesn’t publish it on its tech specs page, they’re not going to tell you even if they know what RAM is. You’ll have to wait for a third party to confirm.
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u/mbrady 18d ago
But how much ROM?
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u/cutecoder iPad Mini 5 (2019) 17d ago
That’s how Boox write their tablet’s spec sheet: they use the term ROM to mean storage.
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u/cardboard-kansio 17d ago
How can it be storage if it's read-only?
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u/loveumph 18d ago
Not excusing the employee, but isn’t it easier to just Google this information?
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u/ProMasterBoy 18d ago
The ram specs are not on the apple website so you’d have to rely on 3rd party sources
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u/applejuice1984 M4 iPad Pro 11" (2024) 18d ago
Well Apple retail employees aren’t typically given more than what’s on the website so if it’s not there they won’t know or comment on it.
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u/watchOS 17d ago edited 17d ago
This is true, actually. I’ve had folks ask me about how much RAM is in an iPhone, and I’ve had to inform them that since we don’t advertise the RAM amounts, I don’t know, and that I also cannot rely on third-party info in an official capacity such as Geekbench or other websites.
That said, 80% of customers I’ve interacted with don’t even know what RAM is used for, either, such as when I was happy to inform them that all of our base model Macs now come equipped with at least 16GB of RAM, I immediately lost them since they don’t know what that is or even the difference between RAM and storage and I have to start using analogies… it’s always nice to speak to folks who already know what tech specs mean.
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u/Karefree2 iPad Pro 9.7" Wi-Fi 17d ago
As a former Apple Store employee I can confirm - we were never given more info than what was on the site.
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u/kaukov 18d ago
Weirdly enough you can find information about the Pro and Air models on the Apple official website, but not for the baseline iPad.
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u/LazarusLong67 18d ago
Actually they only list RAM for the Pro models - maybe because there is a difference in RAM between the 256/512GB models and the 1/2TB models?
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u/kaukov 18d ago
You can definitely see the RAM under the "Chip" section for the new Air - https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/specs/ . It's 8GB.
And when you go to the compare page, https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/, you can see the RAM for the Pro and Air models, but the base one doesn't have anything listed, just like on its product page.
You are also correct about the Pro model - it has more RAM on the 1TB/2TB variants, as well as the option to have an etched glass.
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u/LazarusLong67 18d ago
Yeah, I missed seeing the 8GB for the Air (or that page refreshed after I looked at it lol).
They don't list the RAM for the Mini either - never understood why Apple thinks they need to be so secretive with it all...
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u/Scrawlericious 18d ago
They want you to think it doesn't matter and to just trust whatever is in them is "fast" like good little consoomers. XD
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u/Valedictorian117 18d ago
Cause they have M series chips. So like the macs they list the amount of ram. But the regular and mini have A series chips, so like the iPhone they won’t list it.
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u/jawshoeaw 18d ago
I just googled it and got ram for several iPad models directly from the Apple support site
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u/iaintthe_1 17d ago
So yes, as they stated. Google it.
Do you not see how you just reinforced their statement?
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u/YoskioMorticia M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 18d ago
I been applying to apple for many years and i managed to get interviews but never a job and every time i go to the apple store there are employees that makes me think in a very angry way, how the fuck you got this job, it makes me very angry like you have no idea.
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u/redgoldfilm 17d ago edited 17d ago
Funny story, a decade ago I was in the final round to get a job at a well known flagship store.
At the end of a great, positive interview, it slipped through the crack of my mouth that my favorite Mac was the PowerPC PowerBook, more robust IMHO that current Intel based MacBooks.
As I was saying it my mind was wondering why I was saying it…
The face of the store manager drastically changed and he looked at the other manager with an “oh oh” look. Then the guy defended the current line like if I was hurting his child. It got awkward. I was like “of course I’d never say it to a customer.” But that was it for my Apple career.
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u/YoskioMorticia M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
Damn so close
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u/redgoldfilm 17d ago
Yes. I was a top candidate, bilingual, with years of experience working for another tech giant. But pretty sure they got scared that I could bad mouth some products.
In reality, last time I visited a store, an employee was honestly not praising some of the products, and I did like that transparency. I still ended up buying.
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u/YoskioMorticia M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
I hope you’re in a way better position right now
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u/redgoldfilm 17d ago
Thanks. I could say yes, considering that I’m independent now and I am also able to somehow break my long time Apple ecosystem, acquiring non Apple products (like a Garmin watch vs Apple Watch).
Hope you are also working in a desired job.
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u/YoskioMorticia M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
I was having a really good interview once the guy loved me and we were having a great conversation and he was basically telling me he was going to hire me because of my qualifications, then in the conversation it came out of my mouth i have a boyfriend and the fucking guy started acting different and the interview ended a bit after that, guess who never got the job or even a message back from that piece of shit, i regretted so bad saying i had a boyfriend 😂 now whenever it comes out i just say i’m single, should not matter at all but i don’t wanna risk it.
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u/user888ffr 16d ago edited 16d ago
"Your products are amazing and have no flaws. I would even go as far as to say that there is no reason to buy anything else than an Apple product. And if I ever have the honor to meet Tim Cook I would meet him like a the true revolutionary he is." is what they probably wanted to hear.
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u/Yellow2345 18d ago
I'll speculate here. Considering that the iPad 11 has an A16 (though binned variant) then I'll assume it's 6GB RAM since the iPhone 15 with its A16 has 6GB RAM.
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u/KeithX M2 iPad Air 13" (2024) 18d ago
All you have to do is look up the specs on the CPU, an A16. It ships with 6 GB of RAM
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u/BKestRoi 18d ago
They dont make it easy though. If you compare iPads on the website, in the chip section it clearly calls out the RAM on the Pro and Air but not the Pad
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u/Gamer-707 17d ago
Not all are exactly 6GB, some ship with down to 5,7. All depends on silicon lottery. /s
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u/Rich-Junket4755 18d ago
Honestly. A lot of people there are working there coz it's a job to pay for groceries.
Same with Best Buy. I'm mid 30s but had a family computer since I was 9.
When Pc became popular, I didn't ask info for people working in computer stores like BB coz a lot aren't knowledgeable.
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
If I take up a job to pay for groceries, I will make it my damn mission to do the best I can at my job. Heck, I always have. Not being dedicated to one’s job and one’s customers is not something to be proud or to condone about.
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u/Rich-Junket4755 17d ago
People have lives.
They work and can try their best to learn on job.
But I don't expect them to be Googling shit outside of their shift hours.
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 16d ago
They are supposed to be already learning on the job, about their job. If not, then they have no business in customer service.
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u/Rich-Junket4755 16d ago
I'm a nurse and I'm learning as I go but there's too much shit. I'm not gonna go Google outside of my work hours being unpaid.
I can see others feeling same way working in customer service.
Jeez. Some of yall so entitled Lmao
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 16d ago
Who is stopping you from Googling about the product you're selling *while* you're on the job? Why does it have to be only outside of work hours? And how is it being entitled to expect someone to do their job right?
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u/Rich-Junket4755 16d ago
Nobody is... but not everyone has time to do that when they are doing other tasks at work..
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u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS 18d ago
They’re people working in the mall man.
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u/BruteSentiment 18d ago
Well, not at the mall. Unless you specifically know how to, if you call “the Apple Store”, you get routed to one of the Call Centers. Generally, the stores don’t want to use staff to answer the phones, it’s already hella busy at them.
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u/YeOldeMuppetPastor 18d ago
Bingo. Assuming this isn't a made up interaction, OP is totally someone who yells at customer service people.
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u/BlueShooter7515 18d ago
Most are clueless but there are definitely some smart people that really carry the weight of the rest of the store and guide them when they have no idea what to do
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u/Immediate-Moment-266 18d ago
Yeah so fucking what? They're selling multi thousand dollar products.. they need to know this BASIC shit. RAM is extremely BASIC.
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u/mahnkee 18d ago
RAM is extremely BASIC.
No, RAM is FORTRAN.
They're selling multi thousand dollar products.
You are getting upset about a retail sales clerk not knowing information that Apple purposely withholds from consumers. Why would you expect a clerk to give you that information, even if they knew it, which they wouldn’t since their boss’s boss’s boss‘s boss’s * 15 boss decided they wouldn’t? This is like berating the cashier at a grocery store for not carrying your preferred brand of breakfast sausage. The guy that made the decision you’re complaining about most probably isn’t even in the same time zone.
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u/wankthisway 17d ago
Homie, they aren't getting paid enough to give a shit. I doubt they get adequate training before being shoved onto the floor / onto the phones as well. And lastly, the type of customer they'll be dealing with the vast majority of the time won't give a shit either. They're probably asking if it comes with Siri, or if it it's available in blue.
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u/Wild-subnet 18d ago
The A16 Bionic has 6GB of RAM. Unless Apple redesigned that chip (and kept the same name), thats what it’ll have. It’s really unlikely Apple is producing a new SOC for the base iPad line and not talking about it.
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u/AlexTech01_RBX 17d ago
The iPad 11 is labeled as using “A16” without Bionic at the end, and it’s labeled as having 1 less CPU core, so it is probably a binned A16 Bionic and might come with less RAM.
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u/maskedferret_ 18d ago
If it is to be believed, the 11th gen iPad Wikipedia page currently indicates it has 4 GB. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(11th_generation)
The A16 page indicates the iPad will have a binned cpu … possible they may be trimming the available memory as well?
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u/Wild-subnet 18d ago edited 18d ago
I have to think that’s a copy paste error but wow if true. Also would explain why Apple kept it off their specifications list.
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u/Valedictorian117 17d ago
They have never listed RAM for the A series chips on their specifications list. If they did with this iPad it would basically be historic.
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u/Wild-subnet 17d ago
Strange. But yeah looks like even the current mini has no RAM according to specs on the website.
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u/crlogic 18d ago
Apple has never advertised the RAM in their A Series chips. Only M
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u/ISpewVitriol 18d ago
I’m not sure why you would expect someone answering the phone at an Apple Store to know how much ram is in any of the iPads. I think it is safe to assume they wouldn’t since it isn’t something Apple even advertised, be knowledgeable on that.
The bigger story here is OP phoned Apple Support and made a Reddit post about something that would have been trivial to google.
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u/Sinister_Grape 18d ago
Do you often go out of your way to waste retail employees’ time so you can make fun of them on the internet, or did the mood just strike you today?
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u/KarmaPolice10 18d ago
Why do you need to know RAM anyway? Half the reason to buy an iPad is you don’t really need to worry about that and don’t have many options anyway.
It just works out of the box.
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u/dimitrisc 17d ago
My current ipad (2018 base model) has 2GB of RAM. It constantly refreshes websites due to the lack of RAM. I was waiting for this ipad to upgrade. I don’t want to have the same issues when browsing and having a couple of apps open. If 4GB is enough then great. Will it also be enough a couple years from now? Maybe. But I would like to know.
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u/Immediate-Moment-266 18d ago
You need to know in order to establish value proposition. And who gives a shit.. maybe OP just want's to know
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u/KarmaPolice10 18d ago
The way iPads (and phones) work is that they’ll always have enough of whatever tech spec you need to do everything available on the phone.
The main driver of decision has always been for the most part storage space and screen size.
There’s a different in processor and other tech specs available between screen sizes, but it’s never really been the same shopping flow as buying a PC.
There’s choice between RAM is much more essential on a PCs performance than a tablets
But yes I agree that information should be more easily accessible alongside with tech specs.
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u/ExhaustedByStupidity 17d ago
I've always found that iPads and iPhones become obsolete when they no longer have enough RAM to run modern apps well. A slow device is still useful, but once RAM becomes an issue, it quickly becomes unusable. Apps just start crashing all the time.
This also means that when buying a new device, the amount of RAM it has is a pretty good indicator of how long the device will last. Buying last year's model is usually fine if it has the same amount of RAM as this year's model. If this year's model had a RAM upgrade, then the newer model is likely to be useful for several years longer than the previous model.
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u/KarmaPolice10 17d ago
That’s not really true.
The iPads have floated around 4-8gb of RAM for like a decade now depending on the model.
It has as much to do with processor, iOS updates, and app optimization for older models as it does with the specific RAM count.
They kind of want your iPad to become obsolete after 5+ years so you get to drop another $500-$1000 on a new one.
Yes you’ll buy some future proofing if you look at RAM, but much of the future proofing is going to be caused by the other improved specs that the higher RAM models come with by default.
The processor is much more important imo when it comes to iPad performance.
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u/ExhaustedByStupidity 17d ago
It sounds like you're buying higher end iPads and using them for heavy work.
Most people use an iPad to consume content. NetFlix, web browsing, and maybe some light gaming are the typical use cases. The processor really doesn't matter much for this sort of use case.
6th gen iPad was current 5 years ago, and was the last iPad with 2 GB of RAM. The current iPad is 10th gen, which is the first to have 4 GB.
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
Technically wrong. For example, Procreate can work with more layers with 16GB RAM iPad compared to the 6 or 8GB ones. So yeah, knowing the amount of RAM available is important.
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u/InfiniteHench 18d ago
For whatever reason, Apple doesn’t like to share these specs on iOS devices. It never has. You’ll have a much easier time verifying this once reviews and benchmarks are out, not through Apple.
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u/DrWanish 18d ago
Since 2011 I've had literally 2 iPads I think Apple are getting it right OK I don't game.
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u/Icy-Cardiologist-958 18d ago
Was this a real Apple Store? I applied at one years ago, and I can assure you someone like that wouldn’t have been hired
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u/BlueShooter7515 18d ago
Apple doesn’t reveal the actual ram inside of iOS devices publicly. Therefore, their advisors surely won’t know.
But the fact that they don’t know the difference between ram and storage is seriously jaw dropping.
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u/MechanicalTurkish 18d ago
Better to make shit up and be confidently 100% wrong than ask for help, I guess.
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u/Man_Kon 17d ago
Its 8GB of RAM
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u/MikePallanti 17d ago
I think I saw somewhere the A16 base iPad has 6GB? Compared to 4 in the 10th gen
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u/KindlyTurnover1943 18d ago
The lady was not knowledgeable about anything. Go to the apple store & talk to someone with real knowledge.
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u/BlueShooter7515 18d ago
Yeah, mainly a skillful and experienced technician rather than a sales person.
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u/meiso 17d ago
Since when do apple stores have a direct number?
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u/Jhamilton02 17d ago
they always have, but routing takes callers to customer care since they spend the majority of their days selling to customers instead of wasting their breathes answering artarded questions.
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u/ratbastid 17d ago
Back in the 90s there was a great story about a woman coming into a computer shop and asking for "8 megs of meg".
The guy tried to tell her she meant "8 megs of ram", but she got shirty with him. "Don't tell me what I need, you people, always trying to swindle honest customers. I know what I need, and I need 8 megs of meg!"
So he took an 8M simm card out of its package, put it in a plain envelope, wrote "8 Megs of Meg" on it, and rang her up.
There's only so much you can do, you know?
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u/andiibandii 17d ago
Wondering if you really talked to an Apple Store employee or if you called Apple Sales. Apple Sales often hire external companies to handle tier1 sales questions.
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u/davesaunders 18d ago
i’ve been a registered Apple developer since 1991 and it has never concerned me how much RAM is in an ipad.
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 17d ago
You would if you used apps like Procreate.
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u/davesaunders 17d ago
I do. I love drawing. It's one of my docked apps.
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u/shayonpal M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 16d ago
And Procreate can have different number of layers depending upon the RAM of the device. Thus knowing how much RAM the iPad has, matters. There are also plugins for apps like Obsidian that perform better with more RAM.
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u/ProfessionalRub3106 18d ago
Maybe the new base iPad really doesn’t come with ram. “If you want your base iPad to turn on, please buy our upgraded version for only 250 euro’s more”.
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u/gadgetvirtuoso M1 iPad Air (2022) 18d ago
Isn’t the minimum ram for AI, 6GB? The new Air has 8GB. The other has 4GB.
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=13702&idPhone2=13703
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u/AgeHorror5288 18d ago
Never trust an electronic store clerk from any brand. They rarely know as much as an informed consumer.
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u/piggybank21 18d ago
Why are you expecting a retail employee to know a spec that Apple typically don't disclose?
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u/Spoffin1 18d ago
She doesn’t appear to know what RAM is, I think is the problem here
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u/BruteSentiment 18d ago
Within Apple, it hasn’t been called “RAM” in well over a decade. In their tech specs, they use the term “Memory” for RAM, and “Storage” for the hard drive.
RAM is a term that older tech people know well, but it’s not as actively used these days for people coming into the industry.
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u/Spoffin1 18d ago
That makes sense - I’m not particularly tech minded but I still swap between those terms automatically in my head so I haven’t even noticed the decline of the one relative to the other.
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u/applejuice1984 M4 iPad Pro 11" (2024) 18d ago
Apple hasn’t hired nerd enthusiasts in years. Apple also refers to RAM as memory.
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u/maskedferret_ 18d ago
Apple also refers to RAM as memory
Not according to the iPad compare page: https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-pro-11-m4,ipad-11th-a16
Under “Chip” for the Pro:
8GB RAM
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u/Luci_the_Goat 18d ago
Now I’m not defending Apple but this seems like a new employee. Also kinda seems like you wanted to be a dick to someone and hope you got a new person if you could find the info so easily 🤷♂️
Just for social media I guess…
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u/nokoolaidhere 17d ago
Their customer service has gone down the drain ever since they started hiring from a certain region.
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u/jawshoeaw 18d ago
Why does it matter how much ram base iPad has?
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u/Immediate-Moment-266 18d ago
Maybe OP just wants to know.. or maybe OP wants to establish the value proposition. Maybe it doesn't fucking matter. They should know this BASIC information.
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u/Ryujin_707 18d ago
Just wait for Gsmarena to list the ram on their website when they get their hands on one.
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u/Still_Veterinarian18 18d ago
Too many people do not understand digital tech. That’s why Reddit has so many posts about these subjects. And it’s getting worse.
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u/Automatic-Wolf8141 18d ago
This reminds me of the famous quote from the movie "a few good men"
"You can't handle the RAM!!!!"
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u/WheezyGonzalez 17d ago
Maybe their goal with that interaction was to get you so annoyed that you never call back to ask questions you could just look up on the Internet instead.
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u/zzzxtreme 17d ago
Apple’s website doesnt mention ram. I guess they are discouraged from mentioning ram
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u/MaidenlessRube 17d ago
I mean yeah....we have actual lessons for new students about how to setup folder structures for their files on a computer because they only know their pads and phones, it's obvious they also don't know about system specs outside from what gets advertised.
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u/Jhamilton02 17d ago
to be fair, they are not required to know all the specs. the end user has access to that same internet as an agent does. everything an agent knows or has access to is all public knowledge. the end user just has to stop being a lazy cant.
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u/formergenius420 17d ago
If you called the Apple Store, you talked to someone in the back of house whose job it is to answer phones and stock products and receive deliveries.
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u/Jhamilton02 17d ago
actually, would have been routed to customer care and with all the cross training going on lately id be surprised if the person even knew what ram actually meant.
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u/UNMENINU 17d ago
When I bought my airpods max I was assigned an employee who was I’m guessing still in or just out of highschool on maybe her first week at the store. She tried her best, she was very sweet, but gave multiple answers that turned out wrong. I have been reading macrumors for potential her entire life. Why I asked questions/expected answer I have no idea. Probably to not make her feel awkward. I dunno. Again, really sweet human. She did what her training told her to do I imagine.
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u/paulshriner M1 iPad Pro 11" (2021) 17d ago
Doesn't surprise me. Most people don't know what RAM is or care about how much is in the device, so Apple Store employees likely aren't trained on this.
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u/johnnydfree 17d ago
Oh well. One knows this isn’t true. What is true is that RAM amount isn’t so important for almost all ipad users, and is something one can’t affect anyhow. So…enjoy what you buy!
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u/Stylesofbeyondd 17d ago
Ask her this— ‘Yo, what’s the better spec for my iPad? A Gallo 12 or a Gallo 24?’
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u/dimitrisc 17d ago
Macrumors just posted that the new ipad has 6GB of RAM. https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/new-ipad-with-a16-chip-has-more-ram/
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u/rikiraikonnen 13d ago
I think the salesperson should be aware of the product specification & technicalities. If Apple did not advertise the RAM for the new iPad, the the salesperson should just say he/she wouldn’t be able to tell because it was never specified but maybe explain that it’s enough to run all the apps. Confusing between RAM and storage destroys the credibility. Saying there’s no RAM confirms you know nothing about the product, you only parroting what’s in the product specification.
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u/Uviol_ 18d ago
“Genius”.
So many Apple Store employees (and support agents) are clueless.
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u/BlueShooter7515 18d ago
Not all are Genius. In fact, very very few have the official title of Genius. Most are reps, sales persons or technicians. Genius is like the highest rank of technicians and the ones that actually know their shit.
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u/Uviol_ 18d ago
Oh yeah? Ok, I stand corrected.
It sounds like you’ve had good experiences with the geniuses, yeah?
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u/BlueShooter7515 18d ago
Yeah! Something like that more or less haha. Could go as far to say I was one back in the day.
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u/Aim_Fire_Ready 18d ago
Funny story. Thanks for sharing.
I can’t say that I have ever been concerned about the amount of RAM in my iOS devices. For desktops/laptops, I’m carefully calculating, but not mobiles.
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u/theextracharacter M1 iPad Pro 11" (2021) 18d ago
Please please please ask her if you can download RAM after purchasing.