iPhone 18 Rumored to Feature 50% More RAM

Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 could feature 50% more memory than its predecessor, according to Korea's The Bell.

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With its latest iPhone lineup, the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max feature 12GB of memory. This is a significant increase of 4GB more their predecessors, largely driven by the demands of on-device artificial intelligence processing.

The iPhone 17 is the only new model to continue to feature 8GB of memory. It looks like that will change with the ‌iPhone 18‌, with Apple reportedly seeking memory parity across all four models. Apple has apparently asked Samsung, a key supplier of RAM for the ‌iPhone‌, to increase its supply of LPDDR5X chips for the next ‌iPhone‌ lineup.

Samsung's high-performance LPDDR5X launched in 2024 is only available in 12GB and 16GB configurations, making another standard ‌iPhone‌ with 8GB of memory unlikely. Apple is also said to be in talks with SK Hynix and Micron for additional mobile DRAM supply.

The ‌iPhone Air‌ 2, ‌iPhone 18‌ Pro, ‌iPhone 18‌ Pro Max, and foldable ‌iPhone‌ are expected to launch in the fall of 2026, with the ‌iPhone 18‌ and ‌iPhone‌ 18e following in the first half of 2027.

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MacUserFella Avatar
15 weeks ago
At this rate, in 2040, iPhones will have 300GB of RAM and Macs will still only START at 16GB
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cjsuk Avatar
15 weeks ago
Apple: "Maybe if we add even more RAM this time our AI proposition will work".
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cjsuk Avatar
15 weeks ago

Can someone please tell me what they are doing on their phone that makes 8gb of ram not enough?

Since 8gb on a phone is good enough for 99% of people why not just lower the price of the phone a few bucks instead?
The ML models that they want to run on the device that no one wants require a hell of a lot of RAM.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Nozuka Avatar
15 weeks ago

At this rate, in 2040, iPhones will have 300GB of RAM and Macs will still only have 16GB
With mac you get as much as you buy.

With iPhone you are stuck with what it has.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Slo Pesci Avatar
15 weeks ago
Can someone please tell me what they are doing on their phone that makes 8gb of ram not enough?

Since 8gb on a phone is good enough for 99% of people why not just lower the price of the phone a few bucks instead?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BruiserBear Avatar
14 weeks ago

Can someone please tell me what they are doing on their phone that makes 8gb of ram not enough?

Since 8gb on a phone is good enough for 99% of people why not just lower the price of the phone a few bucks instead?
1. Apple doesn’t price things “a few bucks” cheaper, especially for iPhones.
2. iPhones sell incredibly well. Why would Apple make them cheaper?
3. While you may not understand the important of RAM, it makes a difference in how the device operates on a daily basis. Reopen and app you had open earlier and it has to reload? That won’t happen as much if you have more ram for various things to remain saved to.
4. As others have mentioned, AI features will need more RAM to run well going forward, so having more RAM on your devices just means they are future proofed for longer.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)