Apple This year, Apple should have been significantly more generous with the RAM of its most powerful iPhones than it wasonec was actually. At least that's what the sources say leakerand Instant Digital, according to which the Californian giant originally planned to equip iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and probably also foldable iPhone Duo 16GB of RAM. However, this plan does notonec met and both models already sold Pro remained at 12GB of RAM, the same capacity as last year's iPhones 17 Pro.
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Unfortunately, Instant Digital did not reveal exactly when Apple about 16GB of RAM or how far this plan has come. However, it is certain that the final iPhone 18 Pro a 18 Pro Max they have 12GB of RAM, which was confirmed by data in Xcode 27 OR iPhone Duo We do not yet have the same confirmation, as the folding novelty in the relevant dates Xcode was missing. However, information from the supply chain so far also speaks of 12GB of RAM.
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Reason why Apple from any 16GB modules toonec retreated, Instant Digital did not mention it. However, there is a relatively logical explanation in the form of the current shortage of memory and the associated increase in their prices. Already in March, information spoke of a significant increase in the price of 12GB modules intended for iPhone Duo and reporter Mark Gurman from Bloombergu subsequently stated that it was the cost of memory that led Apple to the debates about the higher starting price of the foldable iPhone. Moreover, reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that the DRAM shortage is forcing Apple limit planned deliveries of some equipment for this year.
Interestingly, analysts had long predicted the iPhones 18 Pro they were counting on 12GB of RAM. Ming-Chi Kuo predicted this capacity back in April 2025, and Jeff Pu talked about the same amount of memory as the models in January this year. Pro, so with the first foldable iPhone. So it is possible that varianta with 16GB RAM only existed in some of the earlier stages of development and Apple he withdrew from it quite a while before the start of mass production.
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Pro current iPhone owners 18 Pro Of course, nothing changes at all. Their 12GB of RAM is also paired with the new A20 chip Pro a Apple This generation also increased memory throughput, so capacity alone isn't the only factor affecting device performance. Still, it's interesting to see that Apple miniHe was considering an even bigger leap, although the main use would probably be for AI tasks only. He himself iPhone 18 Pro I've been using it since day one of its release and I have to say that I haven't really come across a situation where 12GB of RAM would be limiting in any way. However, future demanding AI events may be a different story.
