All iPhone 14 models can be upgraded with RAM

There's a lot of speculation right now that every iPhone 14 model - including the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max - will probably have 6GB of RAM, and the latest leak once again suggests such possibilities, but This RAM upgrade doesn't seem to apply equally to all models.

According to a report on DigiTimes - spotted by MacRumors - the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will have 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will have 6GB of LPDDR5 RAM.

In any case - apart from the iPhone 14 Max, since that phone has no predecessor - this will be an upgrade. The iPhone 13 has 4GB of RAM, so the new model will have an extra 2GB. In addition, it will also be upgraded with LPDDR4X RAM.
LPDDR5 RAM is faster and more power efficient, so we should expect to see improvements in both performance and battery life from the Pro models, even if they have the same amount of RAM as their predecessors.
This also means that while all four iPhone 14 models appear to have the same amount of RAM, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will offer better performance than the standard and Max models - and that's before you use the newly rumored A16 Bionic Chipset in the Pro models, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will still seem to be stuck with last year's A15 Bionic chip.

In a sense, this is good news no matter which iPhone 14 model you're looking at, since they're both RAM upgrades - but the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will have more advantages.

Apple and the lateness of LPDDR5

While the move to LPDDR5 RAM is a positive step, it's one that some competitors have long developed. Samsung has used it from the Galaxy S20 series onwards in its flagship line, however, Samsung doesn't just reserve this upgrade for flagship models, as even the likes of the Galaxy S20 FE 5G has LPDDR5 RAM. .

Samsung isn't a pioneer either, as several other Android phone makers have already made the move.

It's not entirely surprising that Apple is far behind in this race. After all, the company has never pursued specs for its sake, but this slow progress could be a cost-cutting move, which is a bit disappointing given that the iPhone is already as expensive as it is. so. If Android manufacturers can offer this faster RAM, then Apple will be able to have it in its high-end phones.

It's also a pity that this move seems to be limited to the Pro models only, as you can get mid-range Android phones with LPDDR5 RAM. It's just one more example of how - more than most in many years - the iPhone Pro has always been considered the better buy.