iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus Rumored to Feature Increased 8GB RAM and Wi-Fi 6E Support

[MacRumors]

Apple's next-generation iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models will both feature 8GB of RAM, an increase over the 6GB of RAM in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, according to information shared today by technology analyst Jeff Pu.

In a research note with investment firm Haitong International Securities, Pu reiterated his belief that all iPhone 16 models will be equipped with 8GB of RAM. Increased RAM can contribute to improved performance for multitasking on the iPhone.

iPhone 15 lineup:

• iPhone 15: 6GB
• iPhone 15 Plus: 6GB
• iPhone 15 Pro: 8GB
• iPhone 15 Pro Max: 8GB

iPhone 16 lineup, according to Pu:

• iPhone 16: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Plus: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Pro: 8GB
• iPhone 16 Pro Max: 8GB

Pu also expects the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to support Wi-Fi 6E, which works with the 6 GHz band, enabling faster wireless speeds and reduced signal interference with a compatible router. For the iPhone 15 lineup, Wi-Fi 6E is limited to the Pro models.

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 16 lineup in September.

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[Makayla]

Cool and about time.

 

[surfzen21]

Awful news if true. I was LESS ram and a more optimized OS 😉😂

 

[swrobel]

I would hope at this point they’d skip 6E and go straight to 7

 

[Infodataset]

Its ironic that base iphone have the same ram with macbook now. Nice try apple, your 'ecosystem' is really integrated

 

[sinoka56]

6gb should have been equivalent to 12gb with Apple's optimization 😉

 

[applefan8254]

does apple watch have wifi5 yet? Or still wifi4?

 

[Infodataset]

Finally 8 gb ram. I can confidently open 1 google tab

 

[wood1208]

iPhone 16, Apple please under promise and over deliver.

 

[Michael Scrip]

But but but... I just spent $1,700 on a 3-pack of Eero 7 Max mesh routers!

(not really... but I'm sure people will freak out about the "missing" features of the next iPhone...)

🤣

 

[blazerunner]

RCS is gonna be more important than whatever the hell else Apple tries to sell you with the iPhone 16.

 

[havaloc]

I would guess that 2gb of that will be holding a LLM for a smarter Siri and I'd guess that would be a selling point of the iPhone 16.

 

[chineseguy38]

It seems nothing interesting once again for the next iPhone.

 

[BeatCrazy]

I would hope at this point they’d skip 6E and go straight to 7

Wi-Fi 7 chip architecture for mobile are still big/power-hungry. Not the Apple way.

 

[VisceralRealist]

So what do you think? iPhone 18 when the non-Pro finally gets ProMotion? Or will they never bring 120 Hz to the non-Pro phone as long as their name for the feature has "Pro" in it?

 

[Premium1]

But but but... I just spent $1,700 on a 3-pack of Eero 7 Max mesh routers!

(not really... but I'm sure people will freak out about the "missing" features of the next iPhone...)

🤣

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Eh apple is always one of the last ones to update to the latest wifi standard. Just look how long it took to get 6E in models. I mean the Pixel 8 already has wifi 7. I feel like Wifi 6e was just a weird release and even years later doesn't have a ton of adoption. Seems Wifi 7 is a more robust update and maybe (hopefully) will be adopted more quickly.

 

[coffeemilktea]

A brand new Apple device and 8GB of RAM, name a more iconic pairing.

 

[I7guy]

The (same) 8gb across all models is something apple should have done for a while.

 

[cashville2400]

I am probably just going to skip another one😆

 

[iGeek2019]

does apple watch have wifi5 yet? Or still wifi4?

It’s still WiFi 4 😀

 

[Born Again]

I feel like android users are collectively laughing at us…

 

[Hkfan45]

No wifi7? Why doesn’t the Pro have 12gb ram? iOS redesign? Not giving me really any reason to upgrade.

 

[GuruZac]

Given the lack of multitasking on the iPhone with current iOS, 8GB seems more than enough. However, I am still perplexed why Apple thinks split screen multitasking shouldn’t be on iPhone, when it’s been on iPad Mini, with far less CPU and RAM for many years.

 

[Hkfan45]

Given the lack of multitasking on the iPhone with current iOS, 8GB seems more than enough. I am still perplexed why Apple thinks split screen multitasking shouldn’t be on iPhone, when it’s been on iPad Mini, with far less CPU and RAM for many years.

The bigger issue is iOS is pitifully limited. I really can’t do anything more on my iPhone today than I could have done 10 years ago. Compare that to Android with its multitasking ability, true automation, etc.

 

[Hkfan45]

The (same) 8gb across all models is something apple should have done for a while.

Confused as to why I would buy a Pro then.