Posted Jun 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM UTCJQuoteThe not-Pro iPhone 18 might get a small RAM bump to help with AI.The iPhone 17 has 8GB of RAM, but Apple’s “lower-end” iPhones set to launch in the first half of next year will get — drumroll please — 9GB of RAM, says supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo:My latest industry checks suggest Apple’s lower-end 1H27 iPhones, powered by the A20 chip, will move to 9GB DRAM (1.5GB × 6 dies), up from 8GB (2GB × 4 dies) in the current A19 models, to keep the system running smoothly under AI workloads.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay PetersLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)
The not-Pro iPhone 18 might get a small RAM bump to help with AI.
The iPhone 17 has 8GB of RAM, but Apple’s “lower-end” iPhones set to launch in the first half of next year will get — drumroll please — 9GB of RAM, says supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: > My latest industry checks suggest Apple’s lower-end 1H27 iPhones, powered by the A20 chip, will move to 9GB DRAM (1.5GB × 6 dies), up from 8GB (2GB × 4 dies) in the current A19 models, to keep the system running smoothly under AI workloads.
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