Over the previous few months, we have heard a number of claims in regards to the storage and RAM of the upcoming iPhone 15 Professional, with seemingly contradictory info.
MacRumors has now confirmed that Apple examined the next storage configurations for the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max:
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1 TB
For the storage choices, Apple is utilizing NAND from a couple of completely different distributors:
- SK Hynix
- Western Digital
- Kioxia
- Samsung
Although there have been rumors of a 2TB storage configuration from Naver consumer Yeux1122, MacRumors has seen no proof that it was thought of. A Weibo leak additionally urged that the iPhone 15 Professional would begin out with 256GB of storage, however that seems to be incorrect as effectively. Storage choices will align with the storage tiers of the iPhone 14 Professional, in accordance with our findings.
As for RAM, MacRumors has discovered that Apple plans to make use of LPDDR5 DRAM for the iPhone 15 Professional, the identical RAM sort present in final 12 months’s flagship units. Two RAM configurations had been examined — 6GB and 8GB, with the RAM provided by the next firms:
It’s presently unclear which of those two RAM configurations Apple selected for the ultimate mass manufacturing models. One potential rationalization is that the RAM will fluctuate relying on the storage capability of the telephone, with greater storage capability fashions receiving 8GB of RAM reasonably than 6GB. In keeping with a latest report from TrendForce, Apple will provide 8GB on the iPhone 15 Professional, so it is potential that the 6GB configuration has been scrapped.
Aside from RAM, the iPhone 15 Professional will use an upgraded A17 SoC constructed utilizing TSMC’s new 3nm manufacturing course of. The A17 is predicted to function a further GPU core, permitting for higher graphics efficiency. Moreover, the efficiency cores will function an elevated clock velocity of three.70 GHz, up from the from the three.46 GHz of the A16.
Different enhancements anticipated for the iPhone 15 Professional embrace an all-new titanium body, USB-C, and a periscope zoom lens on the iPhone 15 Professional Max.