iPhone 17 Pro rumored to get 12GB of RAM

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in iPhone edited August 2024

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.

An iPhone 15 Pro Max turned so the volume buttons and Action button are visible
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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  • Reply 1 of 11
    40domi40domi Posts: 138member
    I've said for the last 2 years, that the 17 Pro will be a very tasty upgrade.
    I shall probably buy it, provided all the camera's are 48mp......
    watto_cobra
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    rickwil61rickwil61 Posts: 45member
    I think that one of the primary reasons that Apple has been restrictive on RAM upgrades is the hit on battery life.  Hopefully this will become less of an issue as technology develops.
    watto_cobra
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  • Reply 3 of 11
    omasouomasou Posts: 647member
    The RAM will steadily increase in the coming years to run the on device LLMs.
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    mattinozmattinoz Posts: 2,557member
    Then why can't I BYO monitor, keyboard, and mouse and use it like a Mac Mini?
    williamlondoncanukstormwatto_cobra
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    zeus423zeus423 Posts: 280member
    Wow, that's like 24 GB of RAM!
    /s
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  • Reply 6 of 11
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,520member
    The PC and Android world disparately need/want Apple to validate their wasteful use of ram, and big batteries in their smartphones and tablets.
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  • Reply 7 of 11
    avon b7avon b7 Posts: 8,103member
    danox said:
    The PC and Android world disparately need/want Apple to validate their wasteful use of ram, and big batteries in their smartphones and tablets.
    Android does not need validating and Apple’s battery efforts have never been at the cutting edge. Not in chemistry or charging. Wired or wireless. 

    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/


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  • Reply 8 of 11
    michelb76michelb76 Posts: 713member
    I can't afford that!
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,520member
    avon b7 said:
    danox said:
    The PC and Android world disparately need/want Apple to validate their wasteful use of ram, and big batteries in their smartphones and tablets.
    Android does not need validating and Apple’s battery efforts have never been at the cutting edge. Not in chemistry or charging. Wired or wireless. 

    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/


    The smallest batteries, fewer cores, less memory in the top of the line flagship smartphones will be Apple again this year even the new iPad Pro has only 16 gigs of ram with a M4 SOC, that can only happen when you design and engineer the OS and the hardware together under one roof. 
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    avon b7avon b7 Posts: 8,103member
    danox said:
    avon b7 said:
    danox said:
    The PC and Android world disparately need/want Apple to validate their wasteful use of ram, and big batteries in their smartphones and tablets.
    Android does not need validating and Apple’s battery efforts have never been at the cutting edge. Not in chemistry or charging. Wired or wireless. 

    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/


    The smallest batteries, fewer cores, less memory in the top of the line flagship smartphones will be Apple again this year even the new iPad Pro has only 16 gigs of ram with a M4 SOC, that can only happen when you design and engineer the OS and the hardware together under one roof. 
    You are ignoring what I said in response to your previous claim and possibly not taking into account what Qualcomm is bringing to the mobile space. 

    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. 
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,520member
    avon b7 said:
    danox said:
    avon b7 said:
    danox said:
    The PC and Android world disparately need/want Apple to validate their wasteful use of ram, and big batteries in their smartphones and tablets.
    Android does not need validating and Apple’s battery efforts have never been at the cutting edge. Not in chemistry or charging. Wired or wireless. 

    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/


    The smallest batteries, fewer cores, less memory in the top of the line flagship smartphones will be Apple again this year even the new iPad Pro has only 16 gigs of ram with a M4 SOC, that can only happen when you design and engineer the OS and the hardware together under one roof. 
    You are ignoring what I said in response to your previous claim and possibly not taking into account what Qualcomm is bringing to the mobile space. 

    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/

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