Confusion reigns over iPhone 11 Pro RAM, benchmarking tests

A new iPhone 11 Pro GeekBench benchmark highlights the speed of the new device, but claims it has 4 gigabytes of RAM, while other sources indicate that it may have 6 gigabytes.

A Geekbench 4 test published early on Thursday purports that the iPhone 11 Pro, and by association given the same A13 Bionic chipset the iPhone 11 Pro Max, is notably faster than the iPhone XS Max. The iPhone 11 Pro scores a 5472 for its single core and 13769 for its multi core, while the 2018 iPhone XS Max scored a 4790 for its single core, and 11346 for its multi-core.

Notably, the iPhone 11 Pro is also much faster than the Galaxy Note 10+, which had a single score score of 3506 and a multicore score of 11247.

The same Geekbench test claims that the iPhone 11 Pro features 4 gigabytes of RAM. Reliable leakers Ben Geskin and @OnLeaks have come up with different results — instead of 4 gigabytes of RAM, they both claim based on Chinese supply sources that the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max actually both have 6 gigabytes of RAM.

iPhone 11: 4GB RAM, 3110mAh

iPhone 11 Pro: 6GB RAM, 3190mAh

iPhone 11 Pro Max: 6GB RAM, 3500mAh pic.twitter.com/W3cQtRmDB0
— Ben Geskin (@BenGeskin) September 12, 2019

The entry-level iPhone 11 still reportedly features 4 gigabytes of RAM, edging out the iPhone XR's 3 gigabytes of memory. This matches the memory in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.

Apple does not make public the RAM specifications on its iPhone line, but continued testing will determine this information beyond a shadow of a doubt. Pre-release benchmark scores can be faked with relative ease, so results should not be considered conclusive until after the phones have been made public. It isn't presently clear why the test uses the older GeekBench 4 test, when GeekBench 5 was released on September 4.

39 Comments

DAalseth 3033 comments · 6 Years

About 5 years ago

So, actual Geekbench testing said 4GB. Unnamed, unverified sources of unknown reliability say 6Gb. Uh, yeah I'd go with the actual measurement until I get more data. I suppose it is possible that the base version has 4 and ones with more RAM, or the Max version has 6. But the only way to know for sure is an actual measurement, not rumours.

indieshack 336 comments · 9 Years

DAalseth said:

So, actual Geekbench testing said 4GB. Unnamed, unverified sources of unknown reliability say 6Gb. Uh, yeah I'd go with the actual measurement until I get more data. I suppose it is possible that the base version has 4 and ones with more RAM, or the Max version has 6. But the only way to know for sure is an actual measurement, not rumours.

Yeah, I assume they’ve done the same thing they did on the last pro iPads- two different RAMs Dependancy on storage size

jcs2305 1341 comments · 11 Years

DAalseth said:

So, actual Geekbench testing said 4GB. Unnamed, unverified sources of unknown reliability say 6Gb. Uh, yeah I'd go with the actual measurement until I get more data. I suppose it is possible that the base version has 4 and ones with more RAM, or the Max version has 6. But the only way to know for sure is an actual measurement, not rumours.

Onleaks ( Steve Hemmerstoffer ) has reported 4GB RAM iPhone 11 and 6GB for the Pro's. I have always heard/read that Onleaks is pretty reliable with his info? Who knows though.. B)

Onleaks has tweeted to say that he believes the iPhone 11 packs 6GB of RAM. Only one can be correct, of course.

For those who care about these details #Apple never share officially, seems like:

- #iPhone11 = 4GB RAM + 3110mAh battery (Xr = 3GB + 2942mAh)
- #iPhone11Pro = 6GB RAM + 3190mAh battery (Xs = 4GB RAM + 2658mAh)
- #iPhone11ProMax = 6GB RAM + 3500mAh (Xs Max = 4GB RAM + 3174mAh)
— Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks) September 12, 2019

https://www.imore.com/iphone-11-pro-appears-geekbench-and-has-4gb-ram-or-does-it

wood1208 2932 comments · 10 Years

Does anyone know why Apple choose 2 wide angle back camera on back of iPhone 11 instead one wide and one telephoto ? last years iPhone XS had one wide and one telephoto.

simply258 133 comments · 20 Years

wood1208 said:

Does anyone know why Apple choose 2 wide angle back camera instead one extra wide and one tele photo ?

Maybe the average person didn’t shoot closeups as much.