AI models require the same amount of RAM regardless of OS. Just like an image file doesn’t magically require less RAM when you open it on iOS vs. macOS.
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iOS 18: These iPhones Won't Support New Apple Intelligence AI Features
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I hope the "tech" media kick a fuss like they did when Google announced Gemini nano for Pixel 8 pro(12GB RAM), they had a breakdown about it but Google brought it to the Pixel 8 and 8a anyway in due time because they both had 8GB RAM.
Something Apple will NEVER do because they gimped older devices on software and RAM.
the excuses the likes of tong, Justine, and the rest of the shills will make will be hilarious.
This is just another reason after 17 years I won't be buying another iPhone.
Something Apple will NEVER do because they gimped older devices on software and RAM.
the excuses the likes of tong, Justine, and the rest of the shills will make will be hilarious.
This is just another reason after 17 years I won't be buying another iPhone.
“Other than the privacy concerns..”
That’s literally Apple’s main advertising message for buying Apple products.
So basically Apple is now pushing the regular iPhone down into low value product, and you have to buy the $1200 pro phone to get something that lasts.
No, thanks, Apple. I’m off this ride.
Wrong
iPhone X got 5 years of support.
Pixel 6 series and 7 series both got AI features that launched recently because they don't skimp on RAM.
Wrong.
iOS 16.7.8 dropped last month so iPhone X on iOS 16 is still getting support 7 years later.
By including AI rubbish, they have more excuse to upsell and retire hardware sooner.
Exactly that. Seeing A16 Bionic vs A17 Pro in AI benchmark is ~1%. 35 TOPS is INT8 vs 17 TOPS INT16 performance of A16 Bionic. It's was another false advertisement of A17 Pro NPU power.
I read it and I disagree. IMO the most demanding features won't work with M1. We'll see. 🤷
It's not as bad as it seems. Firstly, for older models, though it's hard to call the iPhone 15 an older device, queries will be processed in the Apple cloud. Secondly... it won't be working for a long time yet! 
Just imagine how far behind they are with LLM development, considering they only officially signed an agreement with OpenAI a few weeks ago. I don't think this agreement could have shaped the new systems in any way. It doesn't make sense time-wise, as work on them is basically over. Now comes the testing cycle, and they'll be released in September. Their own language model is nowhere to be seen. Siri has made no progress, it hasn't been powered by it. Tim Cook probably believed that Vision Pro would be the salvation, or rather, that the Apple Car would be the flywheel. In the meantime, their LLM was probably being developed, but without much priority. They were just tinkering with it, but in no hurry. Suddenly, it turned out that the next big thing is AI and they're in a hurry.
So iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 non-Pro owners. Take it easy, watch how it limps along, and change your phones as planned in 2, 3 or 4 years. Maybe it will be useful then.
Just imagine how far behind they are with LLM development, considering they only officially signed an agreement with OpenAI a few weeks ago. I don't think this agreement could have shaped the new systems in any way. It doesn't make sense time-wise, as work on them is basically over. Now comes the testing cycle, and they'll be released in September. Their own language model is nowhere to be seen. Siri has made no progress, it hasn't been powered by it. Tim Cook probably believed that Vision Pro would be the salvation, or rather, that the Apple Car would be the flywheel. In the meantime, their LLM was probably being developed, but without much priority. They were just tinkering with it, but in no hurry. Suddenly, it turned out that the next big thing is AI and they're in a hurry.So iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 non-Pro owners. Take it easy, watch how it limps along, and change your phones as planned in 2, 3 or 4 years. Maybe it will be useful then.
That is why Apple is scrambling to get the AI on these phones. Not out of love for their consumers
I love how everyone is getting fired up over missing AI. Are you really pumped about it being able to delete an email?
90% of people won’t really use it or find it useful.
About all anyone cares about with AI is photo / video editing
90% of people won’t really use it or find it useful.
About all anyone cares about with AI is photo / video editing
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No FUD please. Android phones have Gemini nano, which is an on-device LLM. Both Pixel 8 and Pixel Pro and Samsung S24 series have this. They do not need to go online. Video manipulation will have to be done online, even for Apple.
Will they be available on iPhone 16 base model? I will be upgrading from iPhone 11 and I never buy a pro model. I have an M1 MBP and and M2 iPad Pro so they are not an issue.