iPhone 18 RAM Upgrade
Apple's iPhone 18 series gets a RAM boost, but still lacks two iOS 27 features due to insufficient memory
Key points
- The iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will have 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17 series
- The higher-end iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Ultra will have 12GB of RAM
- Two new iOS 27 features require a minimum of 12GB of RAM and won't be available on the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e
- The iPhone 18 series and iPhone Ultra are expected to be released in September, with the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e coming in March 2027
- Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported the RAM upgrades based on supply chain information
Apple is set to release its new iPhone 18 series with increased RAM. The lower-end iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will have 9GB of RAM, while the higher-end models will have 12GB. However, the increased RAM on the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e is still not enough to support two new features coming with iOS 27. These features, which include customizable Siri voice and improved speech-to-text dictation, require a minimum of 12GB of RAM. The release of the iPhone 18 series is expected to happen in two stages, with the higher-end models coming in September and the lower-end models in March 2027.
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