iPhone 17 Pro rumored to get 12GB of RAM
A new rumor suggests the iPhone 17 Pro, due in 2025, will increase to 12GB of RAM and have a more narrow Dynamic Island cutout.

The Dynamic Island cutout could get smaller in future models
Apple won't reveal the iPhone 16 lineup until September 2024, but that hasn't stopped rumors from starting about next year's iPhone 17. Little has been shared about the device so far, but Apple has been researching ways to hide components under the display for years.
According to a note from analyst Haitong International Securities Jeff Pu, Apple will increase the pro model's RAM to 12GB in 2025. Plus, Pu believes that Apple could make the pill that expands to form the Dynamic Island smaller with new technology.
The iPhone 15 lineup has 8GB of RAM, and the iPhone 16 lineup is expected to retain that number. A move up to 12GB in iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max would allow improved multitasking and more powerful applications on the devices.
Pu mentions the Dynamic Island could become more narrow thanks to adopting a smaller meta lens for the Face ID system. Other rumors have indicated Apple will shrink the cutout by hiding components under the display, like the selfie camera.
Both of these rumors from Pu aren't exactly surprises. They are obvious developments that could be arrived at with guesswork.
Pu has a history of providing outlandish or incorrect rumors. This iPhone 17 Pro rumor scores a possible since it is a clear next move from Apple, but nothing has been confirmed by more reliable sources just yet.
Apple will reveal the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025. It will be easier to predict what is expected for those models after the iPhone 16 launches in the fall.
Rumor Score: Possible
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I shall probably buy it, provided all the camera's are 48mp......
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The thinnest batteries out there at the moment on phones are 2.7mm thick. Silicon carbon.
https://9to5google.com/2024/02/05/honor-silicon-carbon-battery-tech-magic-6-pro/
And I will remind you again that Apple isn't alone in doing things 'under one roof'. There are companies that do far more under one roof.
Qualcomm doesn't have a in house OS they are at the mercy of Microsoft, if Microsoft pulls back/ walks away they have nothing on the desktop, However Apple is the last vertical computer company left from the 1980's golden age. Apple, Next, Amiga, Atari, SGI, Sun, Digital, IBM, and Acorn all of whom built the OS and the hardware integrated together as one.
Apple stepping into in house hardware is why Intel, AMD, are disrupted and riding the cloud AI hype. For Qualcomm (who is a bit of a patent troll) the shotgun marriage to Microsoft has to work, however in the end I think it will end in tears because the companies are just too different. Qualcomm has no control without a OS in mobile or in the desktop market.
Hopefully Qualcomm is telling the truth....
https://browser.geekbench.com/search?q=inspiron+snapdragon Not Good a New Dell Laptop those numbers are behind the first M1 laptop from 4 years ago and just barely ahead of a old 27" iMac Intel machine. (This is the chip that Qualcomm said was better than an Apple M3 chip?)
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5889305
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5019569?s=31 Score on a workbench from Qualcomm?
https://www.semiaccurate.com/2024/04/24/qualcomm-is-cheating-on-their-snapdragon-x-elite-pro-benchmarks/