Latest iPhone Chips to Remain Exclusive to Pro Models for iPhone 15 and Beyond
Added 07-06-22 07:12:02am EST - “Apple is expected to make its latest A16 processor exclusive to the Pro models in the iPhone 14 lineup, and that diversification strategy is set to...” - Macrumors.com
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Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Macrumors.com: “Latest iPhone Chips to Remain Exclusive to Pro Models for iPhone 15 and Beyond”. Below is an excerpt from the article.
Apple is expected to make its latest A16 processor exclusive to the Pro models in the iPhone 14 lineup, and that diversification strategy is set to become an annual trend in future iPhone series, according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Earlier this year, Kuo said only the iPhone 14 Pro models will feature an A16 chip, with the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max models to remain equipped with an A15 chip.
The prediction was intriguing for two reasons. First, Apple has always used the same chip across iPhone models in the same series. Second, the last time Apple re-used a previous-generation processor in a new iPhone was the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G, both of which used identical 412MHz ARM 11 chips.
Despite the recent lack of precedent, well-connected Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman later agreed with Kuo's expectation, suggesting that "beyond trying to make the Pro stand out," ongoing chip shortages may have contributed to Apple's decision to limit its upcoming chip to the iPhone 14 Pro models.
However, Kuo now claims chip shortages are less of a factor guiding Apple's thinking, and that the plan to make newer, faster chips exclusive to Pro iPhone models is part of a longer-term diversification strategy that will apply to next year's iPhone 15 series and future iPhones beyond 2023.
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