Apple's personal AI 'Apple Intelligence' is not compatible with the iPhone 15/15 Plus and is not available to more than 90% of iPhone users
Apple announced ' Apple Intelligence ', a personal AI for Apple devices, at the keynote speech of the annual developer conference '
This is why the cheapest iPhone 16 will probably be ready for Apple Intelligence | TechRadar
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Apple Intelligence compatibility list: why you may need to upgrade your iPhone
https://www.theshortcut.com/p/apple-intelligence-compatibility-list
Apple's new artificial intelligence leaves out more than 90% of current iPhone users | Technology | EL PAÍS English
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Apple's new personal AI, Apple Intelligence, performs a variety of tasks, including summarizing notifications, proofreading text, generating images, and searching and analyzing data across apps.
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The basis of Apple Intelligence is on-device processing, and compatible devices are devices equipped with the A17 Pro and M1 or later. In other words, even if it is the same iPhone 15 series, the iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max equipped with the A17 Pro can use Apple Intelligence, but the iPhone 15 / 15 Plus equipped with the A16 Bionic cannot use it.
The 'Apple Intelligence Compatibility List' published by technology media The Shortcut is as follows: When iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia are released in the fall of 2024, Apple Intelligence will only be available to users in the United States.
・iPhone 15 Pro
・iPhone 15 Pro Max
・iPhone 16 (predicted)
・iPhone 16 Plus (estimated)
・iPhone 16 Pro (estimated)
・iPhone 16 Pro Max (estimated)
・iPad Pro (model equipped with M1 or later)
・iPad Air M1 (models equipped with M1 or later)
・MacBook Air M1 (models equipped with M1 or later)
・MacBook Pro M1 (models equipped with M1 or later)
・iMac M1 (models equipped with M1 or later)
・Mac mini M1 (models equipped with M1 or later)
・Mac Studio M1 Max (model equipped with M1 or later)
・Mac Pro M2 Ultra (models equipped with M2 or later)
The Shortcut states that 'The Apple A17 Pro chipset and the accompanying 8GB or more of RAM appear to be the lower limit for Apple Intelligence. The reason why the iPhone 16/16 Plus is expected to support Apple Intelligence is because Apple's regular/Plus models typically inherit the chipset and RAM from the previous year's Pro/Pro Max models.
Techrader, a technology media outlet, also points out that whether or not an iPhone can use Apple Intelligence may depend not only on the chipset, but also on the RAM. The iPhone 15/15 Plus has 6GB of RAM, while the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max has 8GB of RAM, a difference of 2GB between them. Many of the latest AI-enabled Android smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 8 Pro, have 12GB of RAM.
Techrader said, 'While the iPhone 15 will also be able to support Apple Intelligence, we suspect it will only be able to support the smallest generative models due to memory size. The small size of the generative models means a very limited and unsatisfying generative AI experience.'
Web media EL PAÍS points out that while it is estimated that there are approximately 1.5 billion active iPhone users worldwide, the number of iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max sold is close to 100 million. This means that only 7% of iPhone users will be able to use Apple Intelligence immediately after its release. In addition, since it will initially only be available to users in the United States, the number of users who can actually use Apple Intelligence will be even more limited.
In addition, EL PAIS pointed out that it is unfortunate that Siri, enhanced by Apple Intelligence, can only be used on iPhones and iPads, and cannot be used on Apple Watches and smart speakers, where Siri is commonly used.
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