{"id":764662,"date":"2026-06-27T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764662\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:31:19","slug":"2027-iphone-18-and-iphone-18e-to-get-9gb-ram-and-a20-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764662\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e to Get 9GB RAM and A20 Chip"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lower-end iPhone 18<\/a> models set to launch in spring 2027 will feature 9GB DRAM, up from 8GB, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kuo says the A20 chip Apple plans to use for the devices will have 1.5GB x 6 dies for a total of 9GB RAM, instead of 2GB x 4 dies as the current lower-end iPhone 17<\/a> models use.<\/p>\n

By lower-end iPhones, Kuo is likely referencing the \u200ciPhone 18\u200c and the iPhone 18e, both of which are rumored to be coming around March or April of 2027. Apple plans to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro<\/a>, \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c Max, and foldable iPhone this fall, and those devices are expected to feature 12GB RAM (1.5GB x 8 dies) like the current iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> models.<\/p>\n

Apple will add more RAM to the \u200ciPhone 18\u200c models to make sure the devices work well with AI workloads and are able to support all of the Apple Intelligence<\/a> features coming in iOS 27<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apple yesterday raised prices across its Mac and iPad lines<\/a>, but \u200ciPhone 17\u200c pricing hasn’t gone up. Apple will likely implement price hikes when the \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c models come out, and since Apple raised the cost of even the low-end iPad<\/a> and the MacBook Neo<\/a>, the \u200ciPhone 18\u200c and iPhone 18e probably won’t be exempt from an increase.<\/p>\n

Popular StoriesNo iPhone 18 This Year, Apple Supplier Comments Seemingly Confirm<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple’s standard iPhone 18 model will launch in early 2027, based on comments from a partner in the company’s supply chain that appear to corroborate rumors of a delayed spring release for the base model. Apple typically works on an annual smartphone launch cycle where it releases the entirety of its latest flagship iPhone series in the fall, usually around mid-September. That appears set to …<\/p>\n

iPhone 18 to Pack 12GB of RAM for Smarter Siri Features<\/a><\/p>\n

Next year’s regular iPhone 18 will come with 12GB of RAM to support Apple’s most powerful on-device AI model and related Siri features, according to South Korea’s KB Securities (via DigiTimes). In its Siri AI announcement during WWDC 2026, Apple confirmed that its most powerful model enables more expressive Siri voices and major accuracy improvements for systemwide dictation. Both features…<\/p>\n

Siri Uses Pill Shape to Hide the Dynamic Island in iOS 27, But iPhone 18 Could Make It a Circle<\/a><\/p>\n

In iOS 27, Siri now appears as a glowing pill-shaped orb that expands directly from the Dynamic Island, but may give way to a circle on next-generation iPhones. Instead of the glowing light effect that previously traced the edges of the display, a swirling Siri orb expands from the Dynamic Island in iOS 27, with the design hiding its true cutouts, just like other Dynamic Island animations. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The lower-end iPhone 18 models set to launch in spring 2027 will feature 9GB DRAM, up from 8GB,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,60,25516,61],"class_list":["post-764662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-featured","tag-iphone-18","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}