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by jad 5204 days ago
The reason is because they view it as a consumer electronics device. How much RAM is in your DVD player?
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RAM on a tablet affects performance in a very straightforward way. Why mention any specs if it's just a "consumer electronics device"?

I think the reason they don't mention RAM is because they don't want to get in a silly numbers based arms race. They want to say "here's the whole package, it's pretty great, and better than the other guy's stuff, even if some of his specs are a little better on paper".