Subj : Every iPhone 16 model seemingly has 8GB of RAM, which could be ba To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Sep 10 2024 11:00:05 Every iPhone 16 model seemingly has 8GB of RAM, which could be bad news for Apple Intelligence Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:43:33 +0000 Description: An official Apple tool for developers has reportedly revealed RAM amounts for all four iPhone 16 models. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 16 series, one thing we heard rumored was that all four models would have 8GB of RAM, and while Apple never reveals RAM amounts in its phones it seems that claim was probably right. MacRumors with assistance from @iSWUpdates claims to have found mention of 8GB of RAM for all four models in the latest version of Xcode 16 (an Apple tool for developers). That would be a 2GB boost for the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus , but it would mean that the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max have the same amount of RAM as their predecessors. An issue for AI The iPhone 16 Pro Max (Image credit: Apple) That latter point is slightly disappointing, especially since Apple Intelligence is likely to need quite a lot of RAM especially for the stuff thats handled on device. For comparison, the Google Pixel 9 line comes with between 12GB and 16GB of RAM to help handle all of the many AI features on those phones. Of course, we still cant quite take this leak as a confirmation that every iPhone 16 model has 8GB of RAM. Well have to wait for teardowns for that, but wed say its very likely accurate. For one thing, Xcode files have accurately revealed RAM amounts in previous iPhone models, and for another, it makes sense that the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus at least would have 8GB, since the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus dont support Apple Intelligence, and thats likely at least in part because they only have 6GB of RAM. That again though shows how important plenty of RAM probably is for Apples AI, so it will be interesting to see whether the Pro models feel less than Pro when carrying out AI tasks. You might also like Apple iPhone 16 event everything Apple announced and 16 things we learned Hands on: iPhone 16 Pro Max review small changes add up to an AI and Camera Control revolution Hands on: iPhone 16 review new buttons, new colors, new processor, more pro ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/every-iphone-16-model-seemingly-has-8g b-of-ram-which-could-be-bad-news-for-apple-intelligence --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .