The new iPhone 16 series was recently revealed by Apple, along with the new iOS 18, which will be available next week. On September 16th, iOS 18 will be released, bringing with it a plethora of new features and improvements for compatible iPhones.
While the iPhone 16 series will come with iOS 18 pre-installed, however, a few older iPhones will also get the OS update, although there may be limits on what features they can use.
List of iPhones supporting iOS 18:
To get the latest iOS update, you need an iPhone that has an A12 Bionic chip or newer. This is because the A12 chip has a special feature which is known as a neural engine. Any iPhone that doesn’t have this Bionic chip
would be too slow to run the new operating system efficiently. The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR are the three oldest iPhones that support iOS 18.
Here’s a complete list of iOS 18 compatible iPhones:
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
Apple Intelligence-supported devices:
It has to be noted that not all iOS 18-supported devices will not necessarily be compatible with Apple Intelligence. Apple’s AI will only be available on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, in addition to the most recent iPhone 16 series. All of the AI functions will be available on these two iPhones. This is where things become tricky, though, because Apple has a policy of dropping the Pro models as soon as the new series is released. It will be the same for the 15 Pro models as well.
Here’s a complete list of devices that support Apple Intelligence:
iPhones:
iPhone 16 series: Starting at £799 on Apple.com
iPhone 15 Pro: Was £999, now £899 on Amazon.co.uk
iPhone 15 Pro Max: Was £1,399, now £1,299 on Amazon.co.uk
iPads:
iPad Pro (M1 and newer): Starting at £561.80 (refurbished) on Amazon.co.uk
iPad Air (M1 and newer): Starting at £419.97 (refurbished) on Amazon.co.uk
Macs:
iMac (M1 and newer): Starting at £749 (refurbished) on Amazon.co.uk
Mac mini (M1 and newer): Starting at £420 (refurbished) on Amazon.co.uk
Mac Studio (M1 and newer): Starting at £2,099 on Apple.com
Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Starting at £7,199 on Apple.com
What’s new in iOS 18?
Apple has added new features, such as enhanced AI, additional customizations, choices for editing content, options for creating images, and a ChatGPT-enabled Siri. iOS 18 brings improved customization choices for the Lock Screen, Control Center, and Home Screen, among other changes. You can also change the size of the icons to make them easier to see and use.
