The iPhone 16 lineup has 8GB of RAM, from the bottom mannequin to the 16 Pro Max, and it’s all because of Apple Intelligence. Apple VP of {hardware} tech Johny Srouji confirmed as a lot in an interview with Geekerwan, printed yesterday, that 9to5Mac noticed.
Srouji defined within the interview that “DRAM is one facet” with regards to deciding {hardware} traits wanted for Apple Intelligence, saying that the function “led us to imagine we have to get to 8GB.” He added that the additional RAM would additionally “assist immensely” for duties like high-end gaming on gadgets.
Apple hadn’t beforehand acknowledged how a lot RAM the iPhone 16 line has, however MacRumors found references to the 8GB quantity in Xcode after the telephones had been introduced. Apple, which isn’t the one {hardware} maker that has lately boosted RAM to supply AI, has mentioned that iOS 18 received’t convey Apple Intelligence to the iPhone 15, which solely has 6GB of RAM, when the function set launches. Apart from the iPhone 16 line, the iPhone 15 Pro would be the solely different cellphone that helps it.
Aside from that, Srouji spends the roughly 17-minute interview discussing the corporate’s {hardware} efficiency philosophy, traits of the A18 chips within the new telephones, Apple’s method to thermal design, and iPhone 16 and 16 Pro video and picture processing.
