The iPhone 14 Pro might not be the leap forward in technology that devotees have hoped for.
The A16 Bionic chipset scheduled to power the future Pro variants of the iPhone 14 will keep the same 5nm manufacturing process as the A15, rather than shifting to 4nm, according to leaker ShrimpApplePro(opens in new tab). In other words, it will have the same number of transistors per silicon slice as the previous three iPhone models.
This is noteworthy since it contradicts earlier supply chain rumours, and while ShrimpApplePro describes the source as "pretty reputable," it should still be taken "with a grain of MSG."
ShrimpApplePro agrees with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that the A16 will employ LPDDR 5 memory, which is up to 1.5x quicker and uses 30% less power than the LPDDR 4X memory used in the A15.
Furthermore, ShrimpApplePro's source has some information about the Apple Silicon computer chip series. To begin with, the M2 processor will move straight to 3nm, implying that Apple will forego 4nm totally in its laptops and desktops.
But, according to the leaker, the M1 processor may enjoy one last hurrah with modified cores before then. This new model will contain energy-efficient "Blizard" cores paired with high-performance "Avalanche" ones, similar to the vanilla M1 and its Pro, Max, and Ultra variations.
