Apple A20 Pro Reportedly to Debut with 96-Bit LPDDR6 Memory, with Higher-Capacity Models Using Lower-Cost NAND Flash

According to foreign media citing leakers, Apple A20 Pro chip will abandon the 64-bit memory bandwidth it has used for about 13 years and instead adopt 96-bit LPDDR6 memory. This would make the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max the first Apple devices to feature 96-bit LPDDR6, delivering a total bandwidth of up to 102 GB/s. It is reported that the estimated memory cost per iPhone 18 Pro series unit has already surged from $39 for the iPhone 17 Pro series to $145, and if the adoption of LPDDR6 is confirmed, this figure is expected to rise even further. To balance overall production costs, Apple has chosen to reduce spending on NAND flash, implementing cost-saving measures for higher-capacity models. The 256GB and 512GB versions of the iPhone 18 Pro series will continue to use conventional TLC NAND flash, while the 1TB and 2TB high-capacity versions will switch to slower, lower-cost QLC NAND flash.