We collected the RAM indicators of each iPhone into one big list. See how iPhone RAM has changed depending on the iPhone model throughout its existence.
Apple doesn’t disclose or focus on the amount of RAM during iPhone launches for a variety of reasons. About how much RAM each new iPhone gets, we will learn from device teardowns or third-party sources, such as Apple suppliers.
One of the reasons is that the performance of the iPhone is ahead of the competition, while the amount of RAM is usually less than in Android smartphones. Apple achieves maximum efficiency in its smartphones through the right combination of hardware and software. With the declared low (lower than that of competitors) amount of RAM, the iPhone can actually be many times more productive than a smartphone running on the Android platform.
Released in 2019, the iPhone 11 Pro Max with 4 GB of RAM outperformed the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ equipped with 12 GB of RAM in the speed test. The tight integration of iPhone and iOS hardware allowed for 8GB less RAM to achieve the same results as Samsung. The same applies to iPads and Macs when compared to Android tablets and PCs.
List of iPhone RAM
| iPhone model | RAM |
| iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max | 6 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 13 and 13 mini | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone SE 3 | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max | 6 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 12 and 12 mini | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone SE 2nd generation | 3 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 11 | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone XR | 3 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone XS and XS Max | 4 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone X | 3 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 8 Plus | 3 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 8 | 2 GB (LPDDR4X) |
| iPhone 7 Plus | 3 GB (LPDDR4) |
| iPhone 7 | 2 GB (LPDDR4) |
| iPhone SE | 2 GB (LPDDR4) |
| iPhone 6S and 6S Plus | 2 GB (LPDDR4) |
| iPhone 6 and 6 Plus | 1 GB (LPDDR3) |
| iPhone 5S | 1 GB (LPDDR3) |
| iPhone 5c | 1 GB (LPDDR2) |
| iPhone 5 | 1 GB (LPDDR2) |
| iPhone 4S | 512 MB (LPDDR2) |
| iPhone 4 | 512 MB (LPDDR) |
| iPhone 3GS | 256 MB (LPDDR) |
| iPhone3G | 128 MB (LPDDR) |
| Original iPhone | 128 MB (LPDDR) |
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