Apple confirmed key specs needed for iPhone AI, and it’s a big deal for iPhone 16 upgrades
It's been nearly two weeks since Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, a massive AI upgrade for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Yes, the Vision Pro seems to have been left out intentionally. It's been nearly two weeks since I installed iOS 18 beta 1 on my iPhone 14 Pro, but I can't run any AI features.
First, Apple Intelligence isn't part of the first iOS 18 beta. That will come later this summer. Even then, Apple would not give us all the AI features it unveiled at WWDC. Some of them will come later this year, and the smarter Siri assistant I want will drop only at some point in 2025.
Even if Apple Intelligence features were available in beta 1, I would not be able to run them. My 2022 iPhone is simply too old for that. Even the base iPhone 15, which practically matches the power of the iPhone 14 Pro, isn't good enough. Anyone looking to take advantage of Apple AI features on iPhone will need an iPhone 15 Pro/Max or later.
After plenty of speculation, we finally know the two key specs for this first version of Apple AI. As I've correctly guessed, iPhone RAM plays a key role in running Apple Intelligence on the iPhone. Even more important is the Neural Engine, which has to be fast enough to process those requests.
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