iPhone 16 and 16 Plus Again Rumored to Jump From A16 to A18 Chip

All four iPhone 16 models will be equipped with A18-branded chips, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers Apple and its supply chain. He first shared this prediction last month, and he touched on the topic again in a research note this week with Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities. In his latest […]

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A17 Pro Vs A16 Bionic, la hausse des performances est limitée

A17 Pro d’Apple Le nouveau processeur mobile A17 Pro d’Apple ne va pas révolutionner le secteur du smartphone. Bien qu’issu d’une gravure en 3 nm il n’offre pas une explosion des performances monocœur et multicœurs face à son ainé, l’A16 Bionic. C’est du moins ce que laisse entendre la base de données du benchmark GeekBench […]

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tvOS 17 Code Confirms A17 Chip for iPhone 15 Pro, A16 for iPhone 15

References to four unreleased iPhone models have been found in tvOS 17 by code delver @aaronp13, and the model numbers appear to confirm Apple’s chip choices for the devices. Apple added references to identifiers that include iPhone15,4, iPhone15,5, iPhone16,1, and iPhone16,2 in the first beta of tvOS 17 and they stuck around for several betas […]

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Galaxy S24’s Snapdragon chip could be more powerful than Apple’s A16

Multiple reports suggest that Samsung will only use Qualcomm processors in its flagship smartphones for the next two years. That means the Galaxy S24 will most likely use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. Although the details about the chip are scarce at the moment, an image showing its Geekbench score has appeared online. If […]

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iPhone 14 Pro’s A16 Bionic Outperforms Latest Snapdragon 8 Chip Coming to Android Phones Later This Year

Earlier this week, Qualcomm announced its latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chip and platform, promising to “revolutionize flagship smartphones” with “groundbreaking” experiences. The new chip is expected to launch in flagship Android smartphones later this year, but benchmarks suggest it cannot compete with Apple’s A16 Bionic chip, which powers iPhone 14 Pro models. While […]

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Next-gen chips from MediaTek, Qualcomm could surpass Apple’s A16 SoC in GPU performance

After a series of disappointments with its Exynos chipsets, Samsung has reportedly decided to use the Snapdragon chipset exclusively in the Galaxy S23. But how good will that Snapdragon chipset be? Will it be as good as Apple’s latest chip used in the iPhone 14 Pro? Well, it looks like it could be even better. […]

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Dimensity 9200 tops current mobile GPUs in early GFXBench test, even the Apple A16

An early AnTuTu benchmark score showed that the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chipset will bring an impressive improvement to graphics performance thanks to the switch to ARM’s new Immortalis-G715, its first ray tracing capable GPU. Now a couple of GFXBench results have surfaced and make the upcoming chip even more impressive as its scores top […]

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A16 Chip in iPhone 14 Pro Reportedly Costs Apple Over Twice as Much as A15 Chip

Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $110 to produce, making it over 2.4× as costly as the A15 chip in iPhone 13 Pro models released last year, according to a Nikkei Asia report. The A16’s higher cost is likely due in part to the chip […]

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Apple A16 chip shows an impressive +28% improvement in GPU score on AnTuTu test

An early Geekbench result painted a particularly grim picture of the performance of the new Apple A16 chipset, however, now that the AnTuTu team has dug up results from the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max things are looking up. AnTuTu scores: iPhone 14 Pro • iPhone 14 Pro Max The Pro posted […]

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A16 in iPhone 14 Pro is 17% Faster Than A15 in iPhone 13 Pro in New Benchmark

An early benchmark for the A16 chip in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max suggested only modest speed improvements, but an additional score uploaded to Geekbench today indicates that we could see a more significant jump in performance compared to the A15 chip. The A16 chip in the ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ that was benchmarked […]

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iPhone 14 Pro Max with A16 chipset appears on Geekbench with minimal performance improvement

Only the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are getting the new Apple A16 chipset, the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are getting last year’s A15 instead. How much are they missing out? The phones are coming out on September 16 (except the Plus, which will be out in October), so we can’t fully […]

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Apple A16 predictions: 15% faster CPU, 25-30% faster GPU, new LPDDR5 RAM support

The upcoming iPhone 14 series is expected to be divided into two camps – the Pro models will get the new Apple A16 chipset, better cameras and a different screen setup. The vanilla models will stick with the current A15 chip, 12MP cameras and a notched display. The current iPhone 13 series already exhibits a […]

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Kuo: Apple to increase iPhone 14 Pro share, non-Pro iPhone 14 to miss on A16 chipset

Ming-Chi Kuo posted their latest analysis of the Apple supply chain situation. According to the report, the A16 processor will be exclusive for the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max phones, which isn’t new info on its own – the news is Apple will boost the proportion of flagship to non-flagship chips to 60%. […]

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Kuo: Apple will increase iPhone 14 Pro shipments, will promote A16 chipset exclusivity

Ming-Chi Kuo posted their latest analysis of the Apple supply chain situation. According to the report, the A16 processor will be exclusive for the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max phones, which isn’t new info on its own – the news is Apple will boost the proportion of flagship to non-flagship chips to 60%. […]

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Kuo: TSMC will manufacture A16 Bionic chip on 5nm process for 2022 iPhone 14 series

TSMC published its roadmap, and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo spotted that this year the Taiwanese company will stick to 5nm process technology. This comes as an indication the new A16 Bionic chip for this year’s iPhones will be manufactured on the same fab process as the A15, bringing minor improvements. The aligns well with rumors that […]

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Alleged Apple Chip Plans Suggest ‘A16’ Will Stick With 5nm, ‘M2’ to Make Jump to 3nm Instead

The “A16” chip for the iPhone will reportedly be manufactured with the same process as the iPhone 13’s A15 Bionic, with Apple saving a bigger performance leap for the “M2” chip designed for its next-generation Macs. Meanwhile, the company is working on a “final” M1 chip variant that uses more powerful cores from the A15, […]

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Gurman: Standard iPhone 14 to Miss Out on 48MP Camera and A16 Chip, Satellite Connectivity Features Could Launch This Year

The iPhone 14 models will deviate further from the iPhone 14 Pro models with different chips and Wide cameras, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his latest “Power On” newsletter, Gurman supported a range of rumors about the ‌iPhone 14‌ lineup and affirmed that Apple is still working on satellite connectivity features. Gurman outlined how […]

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Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro will have A16, 14 and 14 Max to use A15 Bionic

Apple will deviate from its well-established pattern of providing all of its new phones with the latest A-series chip with the iPhone 14 lineup. According to renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will reserve the A16 chip for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, while the iPhone 14 and 14 Max will feature the same […]

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Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get ‘A16’ Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15

Only the iPhone 14 Pro models will have the “A16” chip, while the standard iPhone 14 models will retain the A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13, according to insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a tweet, Kuo said that the 6.1-inch “‌iPhone 14 Pro‌” and the 6.7-inch “‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max” will get the […]

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