Quick Test: iPhone 7 vs iPhone 7 Plus – does 3 GB of RAM matter?

The iPhone 7 Plus has an additional 1 GB more of RAM than the iPhone 7, but should it influence your purchase? The short answer is: yes it matters for the iPhone 7 Plus, but it doesn't necessarily make it perform better than the iPhone 7 in day-to-day tasks.

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14 Comments on Quick Test: iPhone 7 vs iPhone 7 Plus – does 3 GB of RAM matter?

  1. Thanks for the video! This is something I’ve been concerned about, but now
    I have a better understanding of how ram works on both phones.

  2. I accidentally purchase the 7 instead of the Plus because they didn’t have
    it on launch day and I have to say it’s the best decision I’ve made. I’ve
    been using the 6 plus and the 6s plus and I never knew how comfortable it
    is to just have the regular 4.7 inch one. It’s lighter, actually more
    snappier and overall have better portability than the plus variant. IMO I’d
    go for the regular instead of the Plus.

    • Same thing happened to me, had the 6+ and 6s+ but got the 7 and forgot what
      it was like to have a compact phone, I love it and the battery isn’t bad at
      all

  3. The difference is also there cuz of going from 750p screen on the 7 to the
    1080p screen on the 7 plus due to everything being larger files to load
    from higher resolution

  4. Thank you so much for this! It helped put my mind at ease some what, if you
    can make a resolution differences video that would be AMAZING! And you’d be
    the first video of its kind showing maybe things like how much more we can
    see on screen in different scenarios, not so much the slightly noticeable
    color differences or other similar things, Thanks again! You rock!

  5. +9to5Mac please try app switching, my 6S have awful load times for some
    apps and i preorder 7+ just for more RAM and better multitasking.

    Thanks!

  6. the most weird thing is that Apple doesn’t need to play catch up with the
    phone specification.
    they just need to update the spec whenever needed.

  7. It is very illogical test. There are running same software, and i think
    they made a manangment system wich depends on memory quantity, not memory
    rate.

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