Verizon Denies AI Chatbot Leaked $1,099 iPhone 18 Pro Details

Q: Will the highly anticipated iPhone 18 Pro actually feature a revolutionary 2nm chip and 16GB of RAM for on-device AI?

Probably yes on the 2nm chip, but 16GB of RAM is still unconfirmed. The Verizon chatbot screenshots are not solid evidence. MacRumors could not verify them, and Verizon said the alleged leak was untrue. That makes the 16GB claim in those images unreliable on its own. Separate reporting beyond the chatbot points much more consistently to Apple using an A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro line, widely expected to be Apple’s first 2nm iPhone processor built on TSMC’s N2 process. Multiple rumor roundups also point to new WMCM packaging, which could improve efficiency, thermals, and memory access for AI workloads. Taken together, the 2nm chip rumor is credible, though still not officially confirmed until Apple announces it. RAM is less certain. Reports vary between 12GB and 16GB of LPDDR5x, with some coverage framing 16GB as possible mainly for the top-end Pro Max or foldable model. Other recent reporting suggests 12GB may be the more likely floor for Apple’s stronger on-device AI features, especially given claims that advanced iOS 27 local AI models need at least 12GB. That supports the idea of a memory increase in the Pro line, but not a settled 16GB across the board. So the safest reading is this: the iPhone 18 Pro is likely to get a major AI-focused chip upgrade, very possibly Apple’s first 2nm iPhone chip, while 16GB of RAM remains plausible but not verified. Until Apple’s event confirms specs, treat 16GB as rumor, not fact.

3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Sep 9

Verizon told MacRumors the alleged iPhone 18 Pro leak from its Ask Verizon AI assistant is untrue, rejecting screenshots that surfaced hours before Apple's launch event.
The images, timestamped Sept. 8, showed the chatbot giving detailed specs including a $1,099.99 starting price, 16GB RAM on the Pro Max and up to 10x optical zoom.
Several claims clashed with broader expectations: the quoted prices matched the iPhone 17 Pro line despite analyst forecasts for increases, and the listed color names did not match recent leak chatter.
MacRumors said it could not independently verify or reproduce the exchange, leaving open the possibility of outdated training data, a patched chatbot or altered screenshots.
The episode underscores a familiar risk around AI assistants: plausible-sounding product details can spread quickly even when they are false.