The base iPhone 18 is likely getting a bump in specs to become an excellent successor to the iPhone 17

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Apple surprised the industry last year when, alongside the redesigned iPhone 17 Pro models, it also unveiled a base model that surpassed expectations. The standard iPhone 17 has sold incredibly well as a result, and the iPhone 18 is likely going to follow the example set by its predecessor.

Apple made the iPhone 17 excellent

Sales figures for the iPhone 17 series show that the base model has performed beyond expectations in markets around the world. This, in addition to the popularity of the Pro models due to the redesign, has led to the iPhone 17 lineup becoming one of the most well-received phones that Apple has ever made.What helped the iPhone 17 particularly stand out from previous standard models were the following three upgrades:

A 120 Hz ProMotion display
Much better ultra-wide camera
And a higher starting storage option

The iPhone 18 will likely have more RAM

While the base iPhone 18 might not see as many new upgrades — the entire lineup is less revolutionary than the iPhone 17 series — it will most likely feature more RAM. Realistically, we can expect a bump up to 12 GB of RAM from the current 8 GB that is found on the iPhone 17.
Other than that, the design, display, and cameras are not expected to see any major changes. Of course, a newer and faster chip will be present in the iPhone 18.

Why? Siri AI

Not all of Apple Intelligence can run on 8 GB of RAM. | Image by Apple

So why can we expect the iPhone 18 to ship with 12 GB of RAM? Because apparently, the new Siri AI requires that amount of RAM for on-device processing. Understandably, Apple users are not pleased.