Apple dey upgrade Siri with new AI power, and di memory chip market dey feel am. According to analysts, demand for DRAM go rise as Siri features require more RAM. Suppliers like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix go benefit from dis shift.
New rumor from Taiwan confam say upcoming iPhone 18 go get 12GB of RAM. For comparison, iPhone 17 only get 8GB. Dis added memory go power di most powerful on-device Siri AI model, wey need minimum 12GB of RAM.
Di new Siri go get more expressive voices, plus sliders to personalize dem. System-wide dictation accuracy go improve well-well. But iPhone 17 go miss out on these features when iOS 27 drop for fall, because e only get 8GB of RAM.
Back in April, another source claim say iPhone 18 go get 12GB RAM. Di first rumor on dis matter date back to October 2025. E good to get confirmation now, since RAM prices dey high at di moment. Apple fit don change mind.
Interestingly, Apple dey plan to absorb di increased RAM prices itself. Dis mean say iPhone 18 go launch at same price as iPhone 17 – $799 for US market. Dis go give Apple big price advantage over Android competitors.
DigiTimes report say during WWDC 2026, Apple unveil new features and improved Siri AI assistant. Dem tok say di most powerful model go deliver more expressive Siri voices and big improvements for dictation accuracy. But dis go require 12GB of RAM.
For Apple current smartphone lineup, di most powerful models na iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Di standard iPhone 17 no go receive these improvements because e get only 8GB of RAM. With iPhone 18, dis problem no go exist.
Apple don request from RAM suppliers – Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron – to supply chips. Di company go continue to purchase memory at prices above market rates and go cover additional costs itself, without passing dem to consumers.
Consequently, di base model of iPhone 18 go still cost US$799. Di iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, along with di first foldable iPhone, expected to unveil for autumn 2026. iPhone 18, 18e, and Air 2 go follow later, tentatively for first half of 2027.
