iPhone 17 Base Model Now Said to Feature A18 Chip and 8GB of RAM

The latest rumored specs for the iPhone 17 basal exemplary are underwhelming.


In a probe enactment with equity probe steadfast GF Securities this month, Apple expert Jeff Pu said that the lowest-end iPhone 17 exemplary volition beryllium equipped with the aforesaid A18 spot that is utilized successful the iPhone 16 basal model. The spot volition proceed to beryllium manufactured with TSMC's second-generation 3nm process, known arsenic N3E, helium said.

The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air is expected to person an A19 chip, portion the iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to person an A19 Pro chip. Both of those chips are expected to beryllium manufactured with TSMC's third-generation 3nm process, known arsenic N3P.

Pu besides expects the iPhone 17 to beryllium equipped with 8GB of RAM, matching the iPhone 16.

Last month, Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo said the iPhone 17 Air and some iPhone 17 Pro models volition all beryllium equipped with an accrued 12GB of RAM. He said that Apple was inactive deciding connected 8GB oregon 12GB of RAM for the iPhone 17 basal exemplary astatine that time, and if Pu's accusation is accurate, the institution has settled connected 8GB for the device.

Overall, the basal iPhone 17 is shaping up to beryllium a insignificant upgrade implicit the equivalent iPhone 16, with some devices expected to person the aforesaid wide design. Key caller features that are rumored for the iPhone 17 see a 120Hz display and a 24-megapixel beforehand camera, compared to 60Hz and a 12-megapixel beforehand camera connected the iPhone 16.

The basal iPhone 17 volition besides diagnostic a slightly larger 6.3-inch display compared to the 6.1-inch iPhone 16, according to show manufacture adept Ross Young.

Apple is expected to unveil the full iPhone 17 bid successful September.
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