9to5Mac Daily: August 6, 2026 – Potential iPhone 18 Pro shortages, more
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Apple is reportedly facing potential shortages of its upcoming iPhone 18 Pro due to ongoing memory shortages. According to Tom's Hardware, the company has around $1 billion in processor wafers awaiting packaging.
Apple is working with suppliers to secure memory for the iPhone 18 lineup, which is expected to feature the A20 Pro and C2 chips. The company's primary DRAM supplier is Micron, with smaller engagements from SK Hynix and Samsung.
Micron, along with other major memory players, has reportedly sold out its capacity for DRAM and HBM through 2027, with several long-term agreements in place to guarantee supply to certain companies.
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- $1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages — memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans tomshardware.com
- iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone Could Sell Out Fast Due to Memory Shortage macrumors.com
- New players are shaking up the memory industry, but even Apple can’t strong-arm the RAM crisis for your wallet digitaltrends.com
