Leaker Reveals Amount of RAM in iPhone 17 Through iPhone 17 Pro Max

[MacRumors]

Three out of four iPhone 17 models will feature more RAM than the equivalent iPhone 16 models, according to a new leak that aligns with previous rumors.

The all-new iPhone 17 Air, the iPhone 17 Pro, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will each be equipped with 12GB of RAM, according to Fixed Focus Digital, an account with more than two million followers on Chinese social media platform Weibo. The account was seemingly first to reveal the name of the iPhone 16e before the device was announced, so their latest information has merit, but they do not have a lengthy track record yet.

The base model iPhone 17 will have 8GB of RAM, matching the amount included in all iPhone 16 models, according to the account.

Here is an overview of Fixed Focus Digital's RAM expectations:

• iPhone 17: 8GB
• iPhone 17 Air: 12GB
• iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB
• iPhone 17 Pro Max: 12GB

In April, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also said the iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max will each have 12GB of RAM. At the time, he was unsure if the base model iPhone 17 would have 8GB or 12GB of RAM, due to potential RAM supply constraints. He has not provided an update on that since then.

Here are the RAM amounts for iPhone 16 models:

• iPhone 16: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Plus: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Pro: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Pro Max: 8GB

Article Link: Leaker Reveals Amount of RAM in iPhone 17 Through iPhone 17 Pro Max

 

[sniffies]

Too generous.

 

[Godspeed8230]

Imagine this lineup
17, 17 Air, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e 🤯

 

[d5aqoëp]

Penny Pinching has begun

 

[drinkingtea]

I thought 16GB of RAM was needed for Apple Intelligence to run properly (lol)?

 

[shadyman]

I thought 16GB of RAM was needed for Apple Intelligence to run properly (lol)?

The iPhone is still indexing! 😝

 

[Techwatcher]

Wow, how the heck did he figure out that it would increase from 8GB to 12GB?? Mind-blowing revelation!

Why do some of y'all even come onto this website at this point? 😂

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

8gb in base iphone is NOT enough. I believe the LLM alone eats 3gb when it's called. that's insane.

i would have gotten it but that amount of ram simply isnt enough . so stingy

 

[maerz001]

I thought 16GB of RAM was needed for Apple Intelligence to run properly (lol)?

Exactly. But since AI is nowhere on the horizon they skipped 16GB

 

[EugW]

The 16e got 8 GB RAM too.

Imagine this lineup
17, 17 Air, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e 🤯

How is that really any different from 16, 16 Plus, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 16e?

Exactly. But since AI is nowhere on the horizon they skipped 16GB

No. 8 GB is sufficient, even on Macs.

 

[a-bob]

I'm just a lurker around these parts but just have to come here and say that this phone is about as clunky and ugly of a design I've ever seen from any designer much less Apple. Never thought I'd ever say that. I hope it's a fake....but probably not?

 

[Mr_Ed]

It's 2025. If there is still hand-wringing going on in Cupertino trying to figure out the smallest possible amount of RAM they should put into iPhones, are they even serious about on-device AI? I know they have always been stingy about RAM in their devices, but, come on!

 

[ThailandToo]

I'm just a lurker around these parts but just have to come here and say that this phone is about as clunky and ugly of a design I've ever seen from any designer much less Apple. Never thought I'd ever say that. I hope it's a fake....but probably not?

Have you seen the new Nothing phone 3? Very ugly layout on back.

 

[Sowelu]

"Your opened Safari pages (and recently opened apps) will continue to unnecessarily reload constantly, and we think you're gonna love it!"

 

[Minato1990]

All I know is all that AI promised better work on my 16 pro max Timmy!

 

[robinp]

Seems likely this would be the chip for that rumoured cheaper / low end MacBook

 

[klasma]

Imagine this lineup
17, 17 Air, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e 🤯

They are moving to two lineups:
Fall: Air, Pro, Pro Max (, Fold)
Spring: e, regular

 

[klasma]

I thought 16GB of RAM was needed for Apple Intelligence to run properly (lol)?

That’s probably correct. What, you were expecting on-device Intelligent Siri in the near future?

 

[klasma]

Have you seen the new Nothing phone 3? Very ugly layout on back.

Eye of the beholder and so on, but it has an industrial-artsy charm, looks a bit like something out of Star Wars: https://www.wired.com/review/nothing-phone-3/

 

[SactoGuy18]

That extra RAM could allow for true variable control of the transparency in the Liquid Glass display under iOS 19. Older phones will have a fixed level of transparency, though.

 

[flopticalcube]

My 8-year-old (nearly) Android came with 8GB of RAM. Apple is slacking.

 

[teknikal90]

Just such a contrast.

 

[satchmo]

Sorry but this iPhone 17 mockup is giving the iPhone 6 a run for the ugliest iPhone yet.

 

[SactoGuy18]

My 8-year-old (nearly) Android came with 8GB of RAM. Apple is slacking.

Actually, Android needs a lot more RAM due to the way memory management is done on Android phones.

 

[EugW]

This iPhone look is starting to grow on me. The RDF is real!