Apple has confirmed that the new iPhone 16 Series will launch on September 9. This is consistent with the company’s strategy of revealing the new iPhones in the fall. The new iPhone 16 will come in four variants and will sport design and hardware upgrades. However, the more notable upgrades will be on the OS front as the new iOS 18 is set to integrate AI features for the first time. Apple showcased these features along with the iOS 18 at its WWDC event earlier this year. While iOS 18 has since been released for beta trials, the ‘Apple Intelligence’ features will arrive alongside the new iPhone series. So, let’s take a look at which old iPhones will support iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence.
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What is Apple Intelligence?
Apple Intelligence is Apple’s in-house AI suite of features for the iPhone, iPad, Macbook, and Mac. It will bring features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools, Image Wand, Priority Notifications, and more to Apple devices. The iPhone 16 will also rely on Apple Intelligence to record phone calls and transcribe them. The Photos app and Siri voice assistant will also be rejuvenated with AI features.
Focussing on user privacy, Apple has devised on-device models for Apple Intelligence. The tech giant has reassured users that it will not train these models with user-generated data. Personal features like call recording and transcription will be handled by these on-device models. Some of the more demanding AI tasks will be exported to cloud servers. The newest A17 Pro chipset from Apple, which powers the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, has the NPU architecture to handle AI computation. The upcoming A18 chipset from Apple will further boost the NPU cores.
Which old iPhones will get Apple Intelligence?
Here is the list of older iPhones that are compatible with Apple Intelligence.
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
Other than iPhones, these Apple devices will also support the upcoming AI suite.
- iPad Pro (M1 and later)
- iPad Air (M1 and later)
- Macbook Air (M1 and later)
- Macbook Pro (M1 and later)
- iMac (M1 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (M1 Max and later)
- Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)
Which old iPhones will get iOS 18?
These older iPhones will receive the iOS 18 update.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone SE (2nd Gen or later)
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Which old iPhones will support Apple Intelligence features?
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the only older iPhones that will receive the Apple Intelligence features.
Is Apple Intelligence completely on-device?
Apple Intelligence relies on the company’s in-house on-device models for some of the computational tasks, but it also uses cloud servers for AI computation.
When will Apple release the new iPhones?
The new iPhone 16 series will be launched on September 9.
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Conclusion
As the release date of the new iPhones comes closer, check out what you can expect from the new devices. Next year, Apple plans on launching the new iPhone ‘Slim’, which will be a sleeker version of the iPhone. Which AI features are you most excited to use on your iPhone? Let us know in the comments!
