Apple Intelligence NOT Coming to the iPhone 15! Is Apple FAILING to Support Current iPhones?

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[xionpentagast]

A certain Mr boss channel crucified Google for saying pixels needed more ram but it's been crickets when it comes to apple

[arvandvarahram]

Actually it wasn't even a bait. It is simply true that 8 month old devices are not supported as far as this most important feature set is concerned. This is a fact, no matter what the reason for it is ... they are simply not supported. I love the 24 GB RAM example of OnePlus.❤ Another aspect: Apple and the sheeps repeat that Apple has been working on AI features for years, and that they are not following others such as Samsung. But this leaves us with two options only: either Apple is lying (which is the actual option), or Apple did equip the devices with less memory intentionally to milk their buyers even more (which would be even the worse option).

[MrOrtmeier]

Definitely agree that there is massive double standards in the tech press. And ironically Google is rolling out Gemini to everyone at the same time that Apple is limiting it to select devices.

Is it a RAM issue or genuinely the fact that the current chips don’t have the necessary LLM cores required? Or both. Either way they could give everyone OpenAI at least. But I think they’ll take it slow instead because it’s a privacy minefield.

[LaczPro]

Man, I missed that. I don't know why I got into Threads this week. I would've been laughing a lot.

I can't thank you enough for giving me a big reason why I'm not as crazy about getting the 24GB version of the OnePlus 12. Every friend asks me "Why do need that much RAM in a phone?" when the phone does the cool things it does without needing a server. And if it had a desktop mode? Bye, laptop.

[SDavison]

I've said it to you before, and I'll likely say it again. Apple users are not "tech users". If anything, they represent the antithesis of tech in many ways. When talking about them the word "tech" shouldn't even be used in the same discussion.

[Peterstarzynskitech]

Apple Intelligence is just AI with apple branding.

[ChadAndChill]

What irks me is it was an Google employee that said that Gemini wasn't coming to older pixels and every tec site ran with it and complained.

[vin.k.k]

I blame short-sighted influencers. One other argument they make is that Apple does it better and they don't mind not being the first. Influencers became echo chambers for Apple PR and marketing.

[majtechtings]

i was waiting for this. I was just about to write "i know you're crafting bars..." To you on threads lol.

[TheMerFree]

I was talked into buying an iPhone 14 right before 15 came out, and now I see that I will not reap the AI benefits of iOS 18, unless I have a 15 or higher. It’s very stupid.

[meliodas.]

Google did create tensor chips claiming better support and features to bepassed down. But ive seen over time that even simplest features like pro mode when they introduced it, were not given to older and non pro models which makes no sense. Ofc they took a lot of time to introduce such a simple feature available in almost any other android phone camera. But when they had it out they had to limit it like that ? Made no sense. Its not just about this. Google has been software locking features a lot more these days. Other companies do that too. But even with the tensor trade off, youd expect such features to also come through better than before.

[Angel-HC]

I use an iPhone, but meh. All this AI stuff doesn't really excite me that much. So the fact that I won't get it on my "old" 13 Pro doesn't phase me in the slightest. Maybe Apple can finally give us a keyboard this year that doesn't lag though. That'd be nice.

[TheHdTech]

Great point and video! Have an iPhone 12 - for work... and I was surprised, yet not, how they excluded it from the new Ai features. Just how long has Apple been making their bionic chips that are perfectly capable for that kind of Ai? I bet their Ai features could work on iPhones as far back as the 12. Some of the Apple chipsets were ahead of the competition at the time anyway...

[Mariobroszx]

Crazy part is, I think this highlights the question of what is consistent of an OS update when key selling points and features are excluded? It's harder to frame that for myself b/c there are real hardware limitations that justify the end of the support unless we reel back expectations.

[bigd]

But the iphone 15 has the same ram as the 16 it's just a money grab

[farishanafiah]

Since Apple planned on doing on-device AI, 8GB RAM is definitely not enough. Even with iOS, future iPhones definitely need more RAM.

[EverydayTechSJB]

Absolutely love how they walked right into this 😂

[yaboipookiepook]

Apple enthusiasts exhibit bias when evaluating AI performance. They strongly resist criticism of Apple's AI implementation, especially when contrasted with Google's. This results in a chorus of Apple loyalists, including tech reviewers on YouTube, defending their chosen brand. Your review, which questioned Apple's AI prowess, seems to have sparked a change in their thinking. When Apple's AI is compared to Google's, they suddenly become enamored about Google's capabilities, praising it as the superior solution.

[BowlingNG]

Ram is certainty an important hardware aspect that should be noted when speaking about, and this part is key, "on device llms." Many operations Google currently offers are not completely "on device". This is why in order to operate features such as Magic Editor, you have to have an internet connection. Hell, you can't even use Gemini without an internet connection. So if Apple is being honest with Apple Intelligence and most of their operations will function directly on device without needing cloud service, then yes, ram is a more important aspect. Just throwing this out there, leaks have suggested that Google is touting 16gb of ram in their next Pixel devices. So hopefully as Google Gemini continues to mature we'll see a Gemini Nano being more on device capable and not just relying on cloud based architecture.

[noahbrown]

AI aside, Siri is HORRENDOUSLY OUTDATED compared to its alternatives! It could more than likely be improved without the use of AI. Instead, anyone using anything below the most recent IPhone is stuck using a gimped version of Siri.