Apple Although it is preparing several major improvements for the iPhone 17, there will probably be no revolution in RAM memory for the base model. According to new information leakera Fixed Focus Digitalwho first revealed the name iPhone 16e, namely will remain basic iPhone 17 with 8 GB of RAM, while the other models, i.e. iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pros and Cons Max, they will switch to 12 GB RAM.
If this information is confirmed, it means that Apple at your most accessible varianty will remain a bit grounded again. After all, all current devices in the series iPhone 16 have exactly 8 GB of RAM, which is by the way miniminimum requirement for Apple IntelligenceSo for basic functions it shouldn't be a problem, but higher models may need more RAM offer more powerful local processing of AI tasks or higher gaming performance.
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Interestingly, a well-known analyst had previously come up with similar information. Ming-Chi Kuo, whose sources also expect an increase in memory in models Air and Pro, but they said there were question marks over the basic iPhone 17 – allegedly due to possible supply chain constraints.
However, one almost wants to say that nochat for the base model, only 8 GB of RAM is really low compared to the competition. For example, the new Samsung Galaxy S25 i Google Pixel 9 They have 12 GB of RAM in all versions, and in the context of increasingly demanding AI functions, memory is becoming one of the key parameters. Apple but will probably take the path of "sufficient" this time too minima", at least for the basic model.
