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Oliver Haslam

As the iPhone 16 launch nears, a potential key component change could make or break your Apple Intelligence experience

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If everything goes the way that everyone expects it to, Apple will announce the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro devices in September — just a few short weeks away. The launch will likely happen alongside the release of iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence, although the latter will carry the beta tag initially. However, a new report suggests that Apple is pondering a change to the new iPhones that could impact its big AI push.

With the launch of the new iPhones so close, a new report suggests that Apple is still considering a change to a vital component that could impact the performance of the new models. It's thought that Apple could choose to use QLC NAND chips this year, ditching the previous TLC NAND of previous models. That might not mean much on the face of it, but it's a change that could have wide-reaching implications, including for Apple Intelligence.

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