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The iPhone will finally have significantly better RAM

The iPhone will finally have significantly better RAM

Apple will switch to a significantly better type of integrated memory for the iPhone 18 line.

In addition, it is increasingly likely that all iPhone 17 models will have 12GB of built-in memory to improve artificial intelligence performance.

Last year, Apple increased RAM to 8GB on all models, which was the minimum required to use features that include Apple Intelligence, reports Telegraph.


At first, it was suggested that only the two Pro models in the iPhone 17 lineup would get an increase to 12GB, while the standard and Air models would remain at 8GB.

However, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said earlier this week that the iPhone 17 Air will also have 12GB of internal storage, and that the base model could have the same, depending on memory availability.

Digital Chat Station, which previously correctly predicted the arrival of a telephoto lens on the iPhone 16 Pro model, as well as a larger sensor on the main camera, now claims that all models will have a memory upgrade.

"The iPhone 17 series needs full Apple intelligence functionality on a large scale, so it will have 12GB of large-scale storage," he stated.

Analysts also cite supply chain sources indicating that Apple will use 5-channel LPDDR6X memory next year.

"In addition, according to supply chain information, the iPhone 18 series will launch the large-capacity six-channel LPDDR5X memory next year, and performance development has already begun," it said, among other things.

DDR (Double Data Rate) memory was introduced as a way to increase data speed or throughput. LPDDR (Low Power Double Data Rate) was later introduced to make the same advantage available to mobile devices like the iPhone, but with lower power consumption.

Current iPhones use a memory specification known as LPDDR5. Apple is said to be moving to a faster and more efficient version of this technology, known as LPDDR5X, next year.

Benefits include significantly higher speeds, lower power consumption and improved reliability. /Telegraph/