Apple destroyed RAM capacity of This year, the entire iPhone 16 lineup will feature 8GB RAM. Now includes more RAM to run Apple Intelligence features smoothly and improve overall overall performance. At first glance, Apple wants to continue this trend and future iPhone models may also come with 12GB RAM.
Previous reports indicated that next year’s iPhone 17 Pro Max could come with 12GB RAM and upgraded cooling technology. According to the latest reports, 12GB of RAM could also be the case for the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models.
Johny Srouji, Apple’s vice president of hardware technology, explained in an interview (YouTube link) that the move to 8GB RAM was necessary to bring Apple Intelligence to the iPhone without sacrificing performance. This is why last year’s iPhone 15 and 15 Plus didn’t support Apple’s suite of AI features. Ming-Chi Kuo said only next year’s Pro Max model will have 12GB of RAM, while the other two standard models (one of which is rumored to be the iPhone 17 Slim or Air) will have 8GB of RAM. He is said to have claimed that it would be equipped with.
Now, according to a leaker called Mobile Chip Expert on Chinese social media platform Weibo, at least one iPhone 18 model will be switching from InFo (Integrated Fan-Out) package to WMCM (Wafer Level Multi-Chip Module) package. 12GB RAM.
The difference is that InFo packaging allows components, including memory, to be integrated directly into the circuit board. This is done to reduce package thickness, increase speed, improve power consumption, etc.
WMCM packing, on the other hand, allows you to combine multiple components within a single package, which increases flexibility, improves efficiency, and improves performance. WMCM’s flexibility allows components such as CPU, GPU, DRAM, and other accelerators such as AI and ML chips to be integrated into a single package. For now, it is unclear which models in the 2026 iPhone 18 series will have increased RAM and upgraded chip technology.
