Apple's next-generation iPhones may finally pack more RAM when they launch later this year, as a new report hints at 2GB of LPDDR4 memory.
While smartphones with a whopping 4GB of RAM already made their debut, Apple has so far focused less on this department. The iPhone 5 was the company's first smartphone to come with 1GB of RAM, and the company has not increased that amount ever since. All subsequent iPhone versions came with the same 1GB of RAM, albeit Apple has bumped things up a notch by shifting from LPDDR2 to LPDDR3.
Some reports last year indicated that Apple's 2014 flagship smartphones may pack more RAM, but the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (pictured above) came with the same 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM.
Fast forward to present date and such rumors are again making rounds, suggesting that the 2015 iPhones may finally come with 2GB of RAM, and this time using the LPDDR4 technology. The news comes from a new report from Taiwanese publication TechNews (via GforGames), which claims the next iPhone, expected to launch as the iPhone 6S, will feature 2GB of LPDDR4 memory.
This is not the first time that such rumors make the news, as back in December 2014 reports indicated that Apple was mulling whether to use 2GB of LPDDR3 or LPDDR4 in its next iPhone flagship. At the time, rumors suggested that Apple was facing a tough decision choosing between the two technologies because LPDDR4 is roughly 35 percent more expensive than LPDDR3, and there aren't enough LPDDR4 units either. The rumor further claimed that the next iPhone would use RAM modules made by Hynix (50 percent), Samsung (30 percent), and Micron-Elpida (20 percent), with the latter facing various production issues that drove it behind schedule.
The latest report from TechNews Taiwan now claims that Micron has resolved those purported production issues and is back on track, which reportedly prompted Apple to go for 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM for its upcoming iPhone 6S.
It all remains in the rumor state at this point, but it would make sense for Apple to finally improve the RAM of its iPhones. As always with rumors and reports, however, take everything with a grain of salt until official confirmation. The next-generation iPhone is not expected to debut until September 2015, and it's still early to know for sure just what tech it will pack.
