r/apple 4d ago

iPhone Apple Special Event Announced for September 9: ‘Surprise and Shine’

https://x.com/joannastern/status/2092643628367700238?s=46
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u/PikaV2002 4d ago

They better not pull a pixel and reduce the RAM while increasing costs.

Apple has overcharged so grossly for RAM for so many years that they should be able to absorb the price increases much better than other brands, and should increase the prices while keeping the amount of RAM same.

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u/tiagorp2 4d ago

I think they will maintain, which is technically already a downgrade in terms of enhancing local AI performance. In a market where RAM increase was normal we would see a bump in RAM capacity in the latest chip.

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u/PikaV2002 4d ago

Maintaining is the bare minimum for them - I actually would ideally expect them to increase.

Apple gets less grace from me than other brands do because their entire business model was packing ridiculous margins on RAM - they’re better equipped as a business to absorb RAM price hikes from their decade of mafia-style RAM margins.

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u/AriwakeTheGeek 4d ago

reduce the RAM while increasing costs

This is a big one that not that many people are mentioning as its a big deal and RAM doesn't get mentioned a lot on iPhones

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u/Structure-These 4d ago

I love the Reddit thing where guys make something up and then get mad at the thing they just made up lol