The famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has just given news of the future Apple iPhone 14. Unlike the iPhone 13, the manufacturer would have decided not to use the same SoC depending on the model. Thus, the A16 chip would only be reserved for the Pro version of the future smartphone.
Only two Pro models would upgrade to the A16 processor, while the 14 & 14 Max will remain the A15. All four new models will likely come with 6GB RAM, with the difference being LPDDR 5 (14 Pro & 14 Pro Max) vs. LPDDR 4X (14 & 14 Max). https://t.co/tHcszIz6gX
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 13, 2022
iPhone 14 Pro (6.1-inch) and 14 Pro Max (6.7-inch) would feature the A16 SoC, while iPhone 14 (6.1-inch) and 14 Max (6.7-inch) would retain the A15 chip Bionic, currently present on the iPhone 13, as well as on the new iPhone SE. The four future terminals would include 6 GB of RAM, an amount unchanged since the 12 range, but the type of memory would be different: LPDDR 5 for the Pro version and LPDDR 4X for the standard version.
Admittedly, the use of the A15 Bionic SoC and 4X LPDDR RAM allows Apple to save on component costs, but the manufacturer loses the argument of the significant performance gain between two consecutive generations of its iPhones. For example, the differences are likely to be very limited between the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 13.
For its part, Samsung does not offer the same SoC on its Galaxy S22, but the distinction between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the Exynos 2200 is made by country, not by model.
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Apple’s future iPhone 14s are expected to be announced in the second half of 2022.
Source : Macrumor