Apple confirms that the iPhone 16 has 8 GB of RAM

The iPhone 16 lineup has 8GB of RAM from the base model to the 16 Pro Max, and that’s thanks to Apple Intelligence. Apple VP of Hardware Technology Johnny Srouji confirmed this Interview with GeigerwanPublished yesterday, that 9to5Mac found.

Sruji explained in the interview that “DRAM was a feature” when determining the hardware characteristics required for Apple Intelligence, adding that the feature “led us to believe we should get to 8GB.” He said the extra RAM would “help a lot” with tasks like high-end gaming on devices.

Apple hasn’t previously said how much RAM the iPhone 16 lineup has, but Macroomers was discovered Notes about the 8GB number in Xcode after the phones were announced. Apple, which isn’t the only hardware maker to have recently boosted RAM to power AI, has said that iOS 18 won’t bring Apple Intelligence to the iPhone 15, which only had 6GB of RAM when the feature set launched. Aside from the iPhone 16 lineup, the iPhone 15 Pro will be the only phone to support it.

Additionally, Sruji spends about 17 minutes in the interview talking about the company’s hardware performance philosophy, the characteristics of the A18 chips in the new phones, Apple’s approach to thermal design, and iPhone 16 and 16 Pro video and image processing.