Short answer
Only if your current iPhone doesn't support Apple Intelligence. If you have iPhone 15 Pro, 16 or 17, you already get the same AI features.
Apple pitches the A20 Pro as 'a powerhouse for on-device AI'. That's true — but the AI features themselves are available on several older models.
Which iPhones support Apple Intelligence and Siri AI?
iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, all iPhone 16 models and later, including iPhone 17, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo.
What iPhone 18 Pro adds
A faster Neural Engine and more memory bandwidth, so on-device tasks run faster. At launch there's no major AI feature that only works on iPhone 18 Pro.
Upgrade for AI if…
- You have iPhone 15, 14 Pro, 13 Pro or older — you currently get no Apple Intelligence features.
Sources
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