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iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB RAM Rumor Gets Third Confirmation From Analyst

I'm glad I skipped iPhone 16 Pro. 17 Pro Max is a true upgrade from my 15 PM. More RAM & the new design, which I very much like!
 
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My cousin works at Apple and initially it was only the Pro Max which would get the upgrade. However Apple noticed too late that AI will play a huge rol so they upgraded their entire line up. The 16e was initially also coming with 6GB.
 
Hails09 said:
Check the website it details what’s missing it’s to do with the chip & ram not being able to handle certain things
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I did and it’s all hardware based, based on new hardware added to future models. If you would like to provide some examples instead of deflecting that I do your research, it would be appreciated.

I’ll give an example: promotion. Why? Because it’s a future hardware feature.
 
Rhhk said:
If the render is correct, even with the ugly bar across the back, the cameras still protrude, so the phone will still rock when on a flat table 🤦🏻‍♂️. Let’s hope it’s wrong!
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The phone will not rock if the bump is extending that wide. Certainly not side to side as they can now. If it’s rocking top to bottom it’s because it’s being forced to/played with. Non issue.
 
I7guy said:
I did and it’s all hardware based, based on new hardware added to future models. If you would like to provide some examples instead of deflecting that I do your research, it would be appreciated.

I’ll give an example: promotion. Why? Because it’s a future hardware feature.
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No you never mate because the iPhones I mentioned are missing iOS 18 features as it says available on iPhone 12 and above
 
When you are sitting 8 to 10 feet away from your Big Screen, 4k vs 8k is not something to worry about. You cannot see the differance.
 
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Ahhhh, so same phone, different camera area. Oh....32% faster.
 
HouseLannister said:
RAM is powered memory, so more RAM does use more power. But tasks running quicker and not hitting RAM limits saves you power. The net result is you have a more performant phone at a higher cost and the battery is about the same.

Silicon carbide batteries and Apple’s work on their own modems are what is going to eventually improve battery life. Just not sure what gen we are going to to see those gains in.
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Consider these tests

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[Battery Life] Impact of RAM / memory configuration + extra data

Hello Framework Friends, I decided to go in deep and see how different RAM configurations impact power consumption, and collected some data in regards to idle usage and video playback in and outside of different browsers. Results are just from my Batch 1 i7-1165G7 Laptop. Highlighted...
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Doubling RAM from 8 to 16gb has virtually no power consumption impact on idle (Linux laptop), minimal impact on video playback. You have to up 8x the RAM to get more than 10% difference.

The saving from having to more frequently kick out and relaunch apps, a much more expensive operation, probably means less battery consumption overall.
 
bmark said:
And reduce their icloud+ subscriptions? Not going to happen!
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At some point they also reduce their device sales. They can’t be stuck on 1TB forever, especially when the iPads have a 2TB storage tier

They will make more from me with one 2TB iPhone sale than they ever will from the iCloud subscription I was never getting anyway. And once I am on 2TB I am practically guaranteed to keep purchasing 2TB devices (or greater) in the future.
 
MrRom92 said:
At some point they also reduce their device sales. They can’t be stuck on 1TB forever, especially when the iPads have a 2TB storage tier

They will make more from me with one 2TB iPhone sale than they ever will from the iCloud subscription I was never getting anyway. And once I am on 2TB I am practically guaranteed to keep purchasing 2TB devices (or greater) in the future.
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It ultimately depends on how long you keep your device for?
For example if you purchase iPhone 16 pro max 256gb for 1,199 & keep it for 36 months
Then pay for iCloud at 8.99 a month
Your total is 1,522.64 in total
So your saving about $78 in total against
1tb version
 
bmark said:
And reduce their icloud+ subscriptions? Not going to happen!
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Don't people pay for iCloud to back up all their photos? Because yeah lots of people have no desktop or don't know how / can't be bothered to do it. Apple is eating good, double dipping
 
macfacts said:
So iOS is going to get ipadOS split view?
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Yea Split View, or some smaller version of stage manager would be the key. If my iPad Pro form 2018 can do it, im sure an iphone 15 or 16 pro should be able to do it. I hope for this to finally arrive at WWDC this year.
 
jagolden said:
The phone will not rock if the bump is extending that wide. Certainly not side to side as they can now. If it’s rocking top to bottom it’s because it’s being forced to/played with. Non issue.
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Not the bump itself but the camera housing seem to protrude further than the bump (!) on one side, which looks like it would rock.
 
Mescagnus said:
I'm glad I skipped iPhone 16 Pro. 17 Pro Max is a true upgrade from my 15 PM. More RAM & the new design, which I very much like!
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Yeah, the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will be the first iPhones that were truly designed with AI in mind. Now if that will matter to a lot of people may be another story. AI hasn’t been a runaway success so far.
 
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