Aug 13, 2026IP-0252Never settled

Jeff Pu: Base iPhone 18 to get 12GB of RAM

The base iPhone 18 will have 12GB of RAM.

Analyst Jeff Pu reported that the base iPhone 18 would ship with 12GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17, matching the memory in the Pro models.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe base iPhone 18 will have 12GB of RAM.
  2. Who said it, and whenJeff Pu reported it on Aug 13, 2026 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and whenWe have not confirmed when Apple iPhone 18 was announced.
  4. The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.No reason has been written for this verdict.
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Reported by
Jeff Pu
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
Apple iPhone 18 · reported as “iPhone 18”

Who reported it

Jeff Pu · Analyst

39 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 19 we have checked, 11 held up. The other 20 are not part of that number: 7 never settled, 13 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 18 report turn out to be true?
Never settled. The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
Who reported it first?
Jeff Pu reported it on Aug 13, 2026 in MacRumors.