It was inevitable the iPhone 6 Plus's
larger display would draw comparisons with the iPad. Even before it was
released, some wondered if the 6 Plus would signal the end for the iPad
Mini. After all, who needs a 7.9-inch display in a tablet when you have
a 5.5-inch display in your pocket? But what may be more surprising is
the idea that the iPhone 6 Plus eliminates the need for any sized iPad.
I've even read some in the media proclaim the iPhone 6 Plus being able
to do "everything" better than the iPad, a statement of creative license
with a high dose of exaggeration.
In fact, just the opposite may be true.
Performance
In every other generation, the iPad received the same basic
processor as the iPhone. Sometimes, the iPad's version was clocked
slightly faster, but they were close enough in performance that there
wouldn't be a clear winner in this category.
But the days when the iPad takes its cue from the iPhone are
officially over. While the iPhone 6 Plus received a Dual-Core 1.4 Ghz
Apple A8 chip, which may make it the fastest smartphone on the planet,
the iPad Air 2
received a Tri-Core 1.5 Ghz Apple A8X. In straight-line speed using
only one core, the iPad Air 2 is about 12% faster, which gives it a
slight edge, but when you look at multi-core speed tested by Geekbench, the iPad Air 2 is 56% faster than the A8 chipset powering the iPhone 6 Plus.
And it is not just about processing speed. The iPad Air 2 also
includes 2 GB of LPDDR3 RAM, which is the memory used to hold apps while
they are running. This is up from the 1 GB of RAM included with the
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This is means the iPad Air 2 can hold more
apps in the background without slowing down. It will also give the iPad
Air 2 better performance when making use of extensibility, which is an iOS 8 feature allowing one app to run a piece of code from within another app.
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