iPhone 17 to have 12GB of RAM, compared to only 8GB in the iPhone 16

28 August 2024
It will help with on-device AI.

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What? All iPhone 16 models will have only 8 GB RAM? What's wrong with Apple? It doesn't make any sense to only give 8 GB RAM in 2024 in high end flagship phones. See how Google has offered 16 GB RAM on their Pixel 9 Pro XL. Apple can do these kind of Idiotic things and still people won't criticize them but if Google didn't give close focusing on their telephoto cameras (something not everyone takes benefit of) then people will be quick to criticize Google. C'mon, give fair competition to Google.

    Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024Yeah. It’s almost as though there’s a new feature that nee... moreYeah it's almost as if people wanted technology to be REACTIVE and not PROACTIVE

    Remember like in the history of mankind how cars where made before new uses came about later on

    Or airplanes that were invented long before all the new use cases and was mocked

    Or electricity , or the laser

    I dunno maybe I'm crazy or something it's weird somehow things were invented before all it's use cases came to being

    Maybe the internet was the same? Seems weird maybe Im wrong maybe with the internet all the new features and use cases came first then the invention happened 🤔

      Man Or A Monster, 28 Aug 2024Whatever happened to 8GB is better than 16GB?Shhh. That was only valid when it benefitted Apple and couldn't be disproven. Now that it is different, we don't mention it anymore, instead we tell those that believed it they could have gotten more RAM

        Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024apple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding r... moreNo, they're not. The way iOS and Android use RAM is just different (and Apple uses swap a lot, same function as virtual RAM, really)

          Yikes. That is not a lot, now now, nor in the future. I feel bad about getting the 8 GB S23U, but the S24U has 12 GB baseline already and not getting more RAM to begin with was my own fault not Samsungs.. Apple, this is unacceptable.

            Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024u know theres lots apps need lots of ram , right ? not l... moreIt's not 2010 anymore

              At least 16 pro max should have 12gb option but noo apple should cripple the phone.

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                • 29 Aug 2024

                This makes me wonder about the RAM in the vanilla Galaxy S25 next year. Even the base Pixel 9 now has 12gb RAM. Surely Samsung can't let themselves lag behind the competition in this regard.

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                  Claudesp33d, 29 Aug 2024Rip basic iPhone 15 with 6gb ram When the 17 releases, the 15 down to $600 would still be relevant for people who don't intend to pay for these AI features that won't stay free to use for long

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                    Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024It is not like these corporations haven't been develop... morerather tablet replacing laptops. it seems your phone is replacing your pc soon.

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                      Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024apple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding r... moreios using vram far ahead than android does.

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                        • 29 Aug 2024

                        Awaiting M1 chip inside iPhone Pro to make it more diverse than other iPhone devices.

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                          My S10+ from 2019 :
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                            Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024apple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding r... morenoob, Android and Apple are separate, Android users are 7x more than Apple, at the same time the load of applications on Playstore is heavier than on Apple Store, the plan is that in 2026 Huawei will immediately separate itself from Android and Google when that time comes, IPHONE will have a tough rival against Huawei those that are still fresh can optimize smartphone performance better

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                              Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024apple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding r... moreapple might do the same one day. Add virtual ram

                              They're just late to the party. That's it. They eventually end up adding features that android had ages ago and the examples are many

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                                • 29 Aug 2024

                                In Gsmarena list (finder) has 200 phones with 16GB and more. 17-18 of its has variants with 24GB RAM. In finder scroller for RAM capacity must open scroll beyond 16GB results.

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                                  • 29 Aug 2024

                                  Ok, skip this year 16

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                                    Hanif Fikri, 28 Aug 2024Umm...b...but everyone said iphone has the best ram managem... moreu know theres lots apps need lots of ram , right ?

                                    not like android, its os need lots of ram.... and still not fully optimized

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                                      Anonymous, 29 Aug 2024apple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding r... moreThis ram optimization comes at a cost, you know it.

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                                        RedMagic fanboi, 29 Aug 2024Well even my Macbook Air M2 that only has 8GB of RAM lags w... moreapple is good at optimizing ram while android keep adding ram, if not enough they add virtual ram lol ( i'm using android XD )