Standard iPhone 18 May Miss 2 iOS 27 Siri Features With 9GB RAM
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Updated · Stuff · Jun 26
Standard iPhone 18 May Miss 2 iOS 27 Siri Features With 9GB RAM
3 articles · Updated · Stuff · Jun 26
Summary
9GB of RAM in Apple’s standard iPhone 18 could leave it unable to run two headline iOS 27 Siri upgrades — more expressive voices and upgraded on-device dictation — analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said.
12GB is Apple’s stated requirement for those features, while the base iPhone 18 is now expected to ship with 9GB instead of the 12GB previously rumored; Pro models are still expected to keep 12GB.
8GB-capable Apple Intelligence features should still work on the lower-end model, including the chatbot app, personal-context awareness, Writing Tools upgrades, Camera-linked Siri and on-screen awareness.
Spring 2027 lower-end iPhones are expected to use the A20 chip and 9GB DRAM, up from 8GB in current non-Pro models, suggesting Apple is balancing AI capability against memory costs and pricing.