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iPhone 18e Rumored to Feature Increased RAM

MacRumors • Fri, 31 Jul 2026

The lower-end iPhone 18e that Apple is expected to release by March 2027 will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17e, according to analyst Jeff Pu. 9GB of RAM for the iPhone 18e was already rumored by another analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last month. Tags: iPhone 18e , Jeff Pu This article, " iPhone 18e Rumored to Feature Increased RAM " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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The lower-end iPhone 18e that Apple is expected to release by March 2027 will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17e, according to analyst Jeff Pu.

9GB of RAM for the iPhone 18e was already rumored by another analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last month.

Tags: iPhone 18e , Jeff Pu This article, " iPhone 18e Rumored to Feature Increased RAM " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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