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iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Feature Increased 8GB of RAM

Justin Cymbal said:
It would be nice to know the history of ram amounts on every iPhone going back at least the last 10 years to see the improvements in each model considering that ram is one of those specifications that gets improved upon seldomly

If anybody has that information handy, that would be great if you could post it, it would be nice to see a chart of the ram on each iPhone model
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iPhone - 128MB LPDDR
iPhone 3G - 128MB LPDDR
iPhone 3GS - 256MB LPDDR
iPhone 4 - 512MB LPDDR
iPhone 4S - 512MB LPDDR2
iPhone 5 - 1GB LPDDR2
iPhone 5C - 1GB LPDDR2
iPhone 5S - 1GB LPDDR3
iPhone 6 & 6 Plus - 1GB LPDDR3
iPhone 6S & 6S Plus - 2GB LPDDR4
iPhone SE 1 - 2GB LPDDR4
iPhone 7 - 2GB LPDDR4
iPhone 7 Plus - 3GB LPDDR4
iPhone 8 - 2GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 8 Plus - 3GB LPDDR4X
iPhone X - 3GB LPDDR4X
iPhone XS & XS Max - 4GB LPDDR4X
iPhone XR - 3GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 11, 11 Pro & 11 Pro Max - 4GB LPDDR4X
iPhone SE 2 - 3GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 12 & 12 mini - 4GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 12 Pro & 12 Pro Max - 6GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 13 & 13 mini - 4GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 13 Pro & 13 Pro Max - 6GB LPDDR4X
iPhone SE 3 - 3GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 14 & 14 Plus - 6GB LPDDR4X
iPhone 14 Pro & 14 Pro Max - 6GB LPDDR5
iPhone 15 & 15 Plus - 6GB LPDDR5
iPhone 15 Pro & 15 Pro Max - 8GB LPDDR5
 
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It is particularly noticeable how 6GB was fine. Until they decide to add more and all of a sudden with an iOS updates the 6GB loses its performance by not even able to retain 10 tabs in safari or pause an app in the background.
 
LightProtector said:
3GB on my XR is like hell. I could close an app, open another, and try to go back and it will reload the whole thing. Happens almost every time and my XR has gotten slow enough to the point where I’m waiting 4-7 seconds for it to reload.

I’m so looking forward to having 2.5x more RAM!
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Still have my X as backup und I use it quite often. I think it depends on what you do with it. I don’t have any probs but more ram is always better.
 
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MacRumors said:


Apple never publicly advertises the amount of RAM included in iPhones, but MacRumors has confirmed that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are equipped with 8GB of RAM, up from 6GB in the iPhone 14 Pro models. Along with the new A17 Pro chip, extra RAM benefits overall system performance, particularly for multitasking.

iPhone-15-Pro-lineup.jpg

In the Xcode 15 Release Candidate made available today, there are files confirming that the lower-end iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are equipped with 6GB of RAM, while the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max each have 8GB of RAM. This information was obtained with assistance from software code researcher @aaronp613.

Previous RAM amounts:
  • iPhone 14: 6GB
  • iPhone 14 Plus: 6GB
  • iPhone 14 Pro: 6GB
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max: 6GB
New RAM amounts:
  • iPhone 15: 6GB
  • iPhone 15 Plus: 6GB
  • iPhone 15 Pro: 8GB
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max: 8GB
The same Xcode files accurately revealed RAM amounts for the iPhone 14 models last year and in several previous iPhone generations. The type of RAM in the iPhone 15 models remains unknown, but teardowns of the devices should confirm that information soon.

All four iPhone 15 models will be available to pre-order starting Friday, September 15 at 5 a.m. Pacific Time in the U.S. and over 40 other countries and regions. The devices are set to launch one week later on Friday, September 22.

Article Link: iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Feature Increased 8GB of RAM
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I guess I’ll skip this year, very few thing to drag me into getting a new model. My iPhone 14 PRO is doing a great job still
 
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DCstewieG said:
There's always so many articles and debates about upgrading from last year's model, or even 2 years ago. Is it worth it??? Of course not unless you gots to have the latest!

These things last so long now. As someone who now tries to keep the phone until it doesn't get the new iOS any more, this looks like a great year to get something that will really hold up.
  • 8GB RAM
  • USB-C
  • Spatial Recording
  • GPU w/ Raytracing and Upscaling
  • Tiny bezels
  • Just switched to smaller SoC process
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • Ultra Wideband 2
  • Action Button
  • Qi2
Individually many of these are minor but they really add up. Fortunately I'm due! See you in 2030!
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If I didn't already have the 14 I would've absolutely gotten my wallet ready.

Sure, it's minor features here and there but like you said they really add up. I also love the natural titanium. Looks very classy.
 
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LightProtector said:
3GB on my XR is like hell. I could close an app, open another, and try to go back and it will reload the whole thing. Happens almost every time and my XR has gotten slow enough to the point where I’m waiting 4-7 seconds for it to reload.

I’m so looking forward to having 2.5x more RAM!
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Weird. I use iPhone 7 sometimes and it’s completely fine.
 
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I really liked the curved back/edges of the original iPhone. The phone was thick but the curvature made it easy to hold and feel good in the hand, they could easily thicken it up, and curve the edges to make it manageable to hold.

pearvsapple said:
I wish they would release a big fat model with 2x the battery capacity. Basically fat enough so the back is perfectly flat and there's no dumb camera lens sticking out LOL
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Takeo Apple said:
Since when have you been around? Apple never talks about this. That's Samsung language. It is somewhere on the spread sheet, but 99,9% of the people don't care and it does nothing for them that makes a difference.
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This is categorically false. Having enough memory to handle multitasking now and bigger apps down the road is absolutely essential to things running well long term. In fact skimping on memory has long been Apple's secret way to make their phones obsolete while still being the "hero" by offering an OS update the phone can't handle. They're well aware that RAM costs them almost nothing but becomes a major bottleneck not far down the road. If they want to talk sustainability then maybe they shouldn't trojan horse in planned obsolesce to every iPhone they sell and equip their premium priced phones with more memory. Speaking of Samsung, their phones don't seem to have the rapid battery degradation that Apple says requires them to either throttle the iPhone processor or cause a sudden shutdown. Maybe the laws of physics work differently in Suwon South Korea than in Cupertino California. Otherwise it would sure look like another hidden layer of planned obsolesce to me.
 
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Guess you have not used Android 13 smooth as butter, 14 even better because the b*sh*t that Apple make the hardware so it runs though a daisy field of happiness with the software is a con to keep you in the ecosystem, yes myself included but at least I know it a pure PR illusion.

 
whoknows2597 said:
Androids need as much ram as possible because of bloatware and the unnecessary “skins.” That’s what happens when hardware and software aren’t properly integrated to maximize usage.
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Actually, the main reason they need more RAM is because of the way they receive notifications on a good amount of apps needs the app to have a portion of itself running in the background at all times. If that is killed, no timely notifications. This is why some Androids get more RAM as the storage size goes up as the assumption is you’ll have more apps on the phone so more background processes.

Apple doesn’t have this design flaw so they simply don’t need as much RAM along with not being Java based also helping. Could they put more RAM in? Sure but it’ll use more battery to do so, hence finding the right balance.

I felt pretty sure it was going to have 8GB of RAM when they started talking about it running desktop / console quality full games. I felt it would likely need extra RAM for those.
 
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killhippie said:
Guess you have not used Android 13 smooth as butter, 14 even better because the b*sh*t that Apple make the hardware so it runs though a daisy field of happiness with the software is a con to keep you in the ecosystem, yes myself included but at least I know it a pure PR illusion.

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Geez troll much?

I've got a 14 Pro Max (Soon to be a 15 Pro Max) and a Samsung Galaxy Fold 5. The Fold 5 lags regularly. Both devices have a similar amount of apps on and is definitely not as buttery smooth as the iPhone.

I get it’s more smooth than Android used to be but if you’ve not experienced an iPhone, it’s still way ahead in terms of responsiveness.
 
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