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

[citysnaps]

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

No worries mate... Everyone here has said, multiple times, they'll be disabling AI when it's released on iPhone.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

No worries mate... Everyone here has said, multiple times, they'll be disabling AI when it's released on iPhone.

i'm interested in writing tools

 

[winxmac]

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Just such a contrast.

I'd prefer the iPhone 16 (non-Pro) design but rounded edges like in iPhone 11 Pro and older.

 

[Pezimak]

Worryingly I find this Pro 17 design growing on me!!.... hmm must remember other things to save up for..

 

[bmustaf]

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

Another signal that we should keep our expectations as low as possible for the foreseeable future.

 

[pdaholic]

12 gigs on the skinny boy.

 

[bmustaf]

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

You should not get your hopes up. Apps, OS/System usage, + SLM in 12GB indicates the SLM parameter count will be on the lower end and Apple has not demonstrated anything ground breaking yet that their SLMs are even as good as the current state of the art SLMs let alone can do better/more inside the memory left for inference.

Apple "Intelligence" will either be quite terrible (still) or just really, really good at like 2 things.

 

[canadianreader]

12GB is good for loading local LLMs

 

[citysnaps]

People seem to forget that back in February Apple announced it will be investing $500 Billion to develop an AI server factory in Houston, Texas. And that manufactured servers will then be deployed around the US for AI applications.

 

[Digitalweddings]

At least one benefit of AI, slightly more RAM

 

[EugW]

At least one benefit of AI, slightly more RAM

Slightly? Those iPhones get 50% more RAM.

 

[ab2c4]

I'd prefer the iPhone 16 (non-Pro) design but rounded edges like in iPhone 11 Pro and older.

I don't care what design the iphone is, I just want the rounded edges/sides again.

 

[Wags]

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!

Just Apple bread crumbs. Always got to keep things in their pockets for the next year.

 

[ikramerica]

It takes 4GB more RAM for Apple AI not to prioritize your spam email.

 

[smulji]

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[krspkbl]

honestly I'm happy with 8GB for now. I don't use any of Apple's AI garbage features. Maybe if they weren't so behind and incompetent I'd welcome more RAM.

 

[ab2c4]

Considering I recently got the 16 Pro, I might be able to hold out for 16gb in a few years.

 

[BorisDG]

Much wow, such RAM!

 

[Kottu]

I’m using iOS26 in my 15PM. I'm sure that it will get better when the final version comes but my phone is a bit laggy compared to the betas I have tested earlier. So, 12Gb is necessary.

 

[sigmasirrus]

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Just such a contrast.

Dang, I forgot how beautiful the X was. Imagine if they worked to get rid of the notch / island and the camera bump it would’ve been a perfect looking device! But no, instead we get whatever garbage they’re cooking up for the 17…

 

[AndiG]

save a few $ _ cut AI capabilities …

stupid 🍎

 

[ThailandToo]

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/

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I guess the asymmetry of the cameras is really bad. Worse than the notch on iPhones but on the back of the phone. I have a nothing phone 1 and I like the design. But this new design just needs some symmetry and it wouldn’t be horrific.

 

[rafark]

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/

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It looks incredible. I don’t use android and I’ve read many comments saying it’s ugly but for an industrial/futuristic/tech style it looks amazing.

 

[Fandroid killer]

Too generous.

Not even close to enough. Of course apple leaves one with 8gb to slow the entire industry down just like Xbox did with consoles

 

[Fandroid killer]

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

Tiny marginal increase. The real reason is because they actually have features, something apple products always lacked