iPhone 17 preorders will commence on Friday, yet the four new models aren’t the sole iPhones offered by Apple. As is customary, Apple has reduced prices on some of the previous-generation models, providing a standard $100 markdown from the original prices both online and in Apple retail locations. The good news is that, in contrast to last year, every iPhone currently available from Apple comes with Apple Intelligence support right out of the box. Apple has resolved the Apple Intelligence fragmentation “issue” that emerged with the iOS 18 update, removing older iPhone models that lack Apple Intelligence capability from its offerings.
iPhone purchasers interested in a new device, whether it’s one of the four iPhone 17 variants or a more economical iPhone 16, can proceed with confidence that Apple Intelligence functionalities will be accessible from the moment they activate the phone. While Apple Intelligence still lags behind ChatGPT and Google Gemini in terms of features, Apple is actively working to bridge that gap in the coming months and years. For the time being, Apple has confirmed that all iPhone models available in its stores will be compatible with Apple Intelligence features provided in iOS 26 and future updates.
Apple introduced Apple Intelligence with iOS 18 in June 2024, outlining the hardware prerequisites for its exclusive suite of AI tools. Apple specified that Apple Intelligence would be operational on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max at a time when the iPhone 15 series was the newest generation available in stores. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus would not be compatible with Apple Intelligence. The iPhone 14 models that Apple continued to sell also did not support Apple’s AI.
Apple launched the iPhone 16 series in September 2024, and all four variants came with enhanced specs that guaranteed support for Apple Intelligence out of the box. Nonetheless, <a href="https://www.bgr.com/tech/apple-2024-iphone-prices-everything-you-need-to-know-about-iphone-16-the-older-iphones-without
