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The iPhone 17 series, which is slated to be launched later this year, will likely accommodate more RAM than the current iPhone 16 lineup. The forthcoming series is likely to contain four variants: basic, Air, Pro, and Pro Max. According to a tip, the rumored handsets would feature 12GB of RAM, up from the 8GB of RAM seen in current versions. The source has hinted about memory enhancements for next year's iPhone 18 series.
iPhone 17 Series and iPhone 18 Series RAM Details (Expected)
The iPhone 17 devices will have 12GB of RAM, according to a Weibo post from tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese). The models are likely to come with Apple Intelligence and other AI-powered features "on a large scale." The greater RAM capacity is supposed to improve the performance of these functionalities.
The Pro versions in the lineup, including the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, are believed to be powered by the A19 Pro chipset, which will most likely Apple built on TSMC's 3nm process. With 12GB of RAM, the performance of this CPU is expected to increase greatly above that of the A18 Pro SoC. The latter is now employed in iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models equipped with 8GB of RAM.
The source noted in the article that the iPhone 18 series, which is scheduled to be released in the second half of 2026, will enable six-channel LPDDR5X RAM. This upgrade is anticipated to improve the performance of the alleged handsets.
The fresh reports concerning iPhone 17 and iPhone 18 memory follow TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's recent assertion that Apple was contemplating releasing the base iPhone 17 with 12GB of RAM, the same as other phones in the lineup. Kuo also predicted that all models in the iPhone 18 range, which is not due until the second half of 2026, will most likely have 12GB of RAM as well.
The iPhone 17 series is set to come later this year. According to a recent rumor, at least one variation in the iPhone 17 series has passed the Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) phase, which is designed to guarantee that the phone's hardware functions as planned. Before going into mass production, the handsets must pass the DVT (Design Validation Test) and PVT (Production Validation Test) phases. These are standard testing, and the timing indicates that series production is on pace for a September release.
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