TL;DRApple’s rumored iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e could get an unusual 9GB RAM upgrade to better support Apple Intelligence features in iOS 27.The iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and rumored foldable iPhone are expected to stick with 12GB of RAM, as that’s already sufficient for AI workloads.If accurate, this move suggests Apple Intelligence is now shaping iPhone hardware decisions — and could even influence Android brands to experiment with similar RAM strategies.WWDC 2026’s Apple Intelligence upgrades may be behind us, but the iPhone 18 rumor mill is already running at full speed. And the latest leak suggests Apple could make an unusual hardware change next year.According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s X post, Apple’s upcoming lower-end iPhones are expected to ship with 9GB of RAM instead of the 8GB found in their predecessors. If the information proves accurate, it would mark the first time Apple has used such an unconventional RAM capacity in an iPhone.