Discover the Reasons Behind iPhone 15 and 15 Plus AI Upgrades: Hint – It's Not About the Chip
Tech & AI | June 23, 2024, 7:33 p.m.
Apple's latest AI features, known as Apple Intelligence, will only be available on the iPhone 15 Pro series due to a lack of RAM on the standard iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models. Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman revealed that Apple internally determined that 8GB of RAM is necessary to run these AI features, while the standard models only have 6GB. To address this issue, Apple is reportedly upgrading the RAM on the upcoming iPhone 16 to 8GB to support Apple Intelligence. This move emphasizes Apple's focus on AI capabilities as a key selling point for their devices. This decision mirrors past instances where smartphone brands have skipped on-device AI features on standard models due to hardware limitations. Despite this limitation, it is hoped that Apple will find a way to make these AI features accessible to a wider range of users in the future.