In a recent interview with Geekerwan, spotted by 9to5Mac, Srouji explains that Apple wants its upcoming Apple Intelligence on all iPhone 16 models—and it was time for a performa

Apple's decision to incorporate 8GB of RAM on all iPhone 16 models is a complete overhaul of the company's strategy toward performance. The improvements from last year's iPhone 15 base models which came with only 6GB of RAM make it clear that it is vital to provide better and more powerful gadgets to customers.

Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, confirmed the 8GB of RAM number in an interview with Geekerwan. This marks the first time that Apple has publicly confirmed the amount of RAM in the iPhone 16. Notably, this is a departure from previous years, as Apple typically shies away from sharing these types of specs publicly.

Apple hadn’t previously stated how much RAM the iPhone 16 line has, but MacRumors discovered references to the 8GB number in Xcode after the phones were announced. Apple, which

While it shouldn’t come as a big surprise, considering that the entire iPhone 16 lineup was built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence, we now have confirmation that all four models will pack in 8 GB of RAM this year.

Apple's Johny Srouji confirms that all iPhone 16 models will come with 8GB of RAM onboard, claiming its what's needed to properly run Apple Intelligence.