iPhone 18 Could Feature Six-Channel Memory: What This Means for Speed & Power

We still don’t have any official news about the iPhone 17, but the rumor mill has already shifted its focus to iPhone 18. It seems Apple’s future iPhones are already the talk of the town and we are not even done with the current lineup available in the market, the iPhone 16 series. Nevertheless, leaks and early reports suggest some of the bigger updates coming to the iPhone 18 series including performance upgrades by introducing six-channel memory architecture. If this reaches to the final product, then it could surely enhance the speed, efficiency, multitasking, and many other powerful features in the upcoming iPhone 18.

In this article, we will delve into what is six-channel memory architecture and how it could change the overall user experience if it comes in the iPhone 18.

iPhone 18 to come with Six-Channel Memory:

What is Six-Channel Memory:

Six-channel memory means to a type of memory that helps in accessing and transferring data across six independent channels simultaneously and this results into higher bandwidth and faster performance. If Apple includes six channel memory in its next flagship iPhoe 18 series, then it would be a notable jump from the current available four-channel LPDDR5 or LPDDR5X RAM setups that are being used in current models.

The six- Channel memory would allow the iphone 18 to multitask faster, higher AI processing speed, and better gaming. In addition, it would also bring better graphic performance and improved efficiency in handling large files.

Nevertheless, this kind of memory is found in high-end PC’s or servers, so it would be interesting to see how iPhone 18 would perform if Apple decides to bring it with six-channel memory configuration.

Other than this, upcoming iPhone 17 could see a boosted RAM from 8GB to 12GB. However, the standard and Air models are expected to come with the same 8GB.