There were some M-series chips with 8 gigs, iirc. There was a whole debate going on about that on the net when they were released. Not the M5 though, as it seems.
replyI think the M2 was the last one they made with 8 gigs of memory.
replyIt's M3.
replyIf so, it's a binned version with fewer working cores.
replyThis suggests someone may be able to install MacOS on an iPhone with some modification.
replyIt's not the first Mac that has an iPhone/iPad chip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developer_Transition_Kit
replyAnd yes, absolutely. All you need is a bootchain exploit. However unlike in the old jailbreaking days when people found and publicized them for fun, these days they are worth millions. Apple will pay you $500k for sandbox escape into the kernel. If you nail the bootchain, it'll be in the millions. From Apple. And god knows how much such a thing would go for in the black market.