iPhone 17's 8GB RAM Blocks the New Siri AI Upgrades in iOS 27

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Apple says the most powerful on-device Siri AI features in iOS 27 require 12GB of unified memory, limiting the new expressiveness and improved dictation to iPhone 17 Pro models (and select iPads/Macs); base iPhone 17 gets the newer Siri interface but with older voices and less accurate dictation, while other AI features run across a wider range of devices with Apple Intelligence.
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