Apple's Most Powerful On-Device AI Now Requires iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone Air (opens in new tab)

Apple's most advanced on-device AI model in requires a minimum of 12GB of unified memory, meaning the standard is excluded. The next generation of introduces a new on-device model more powerful than anything Apple has shipped before. While most ‌iOS 27‌ AI features run on the same hardware supported today, including iPhone 15 Pro, the most capable model carries stricter requirements. To run Apple's most powerful on-device model, users will need one of the following devices: iPhone: , , or ‌iP...