It is revealed that Apple iPhone 15 continues to mix chips, only Pro version only on the 3nm A17 chip
Oct 06, 2022| It is revealed that Apple iPhone 15 continues to mix chips, only Pro version only on the 3nm A17 chip
Next year's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models will use the A17 Bionic chip based on 3nm technology, and the chip is limited to these two Pro models, according to the latest news from @Mobile Chipmaker. The standard iPhone 15 will be powered by the A16 Bionic chip in this year's iPhone 14 Pro model.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously said that Apple will adopt a differentiated development model starting this year, with standard models using the previous generation of chips and Pro models using the latest generation This means that customers will have to pay more to experience higher performance gains and higher energy efficiency, resulting in longer battery life.
It is understood that Apple's A17 processor is manufactured using TSMC's 3NM process, which uses the current mature FinFET rather than GAA technology and is slightly more conservative than Samsung's 3nm process. At the same time, Apple is the initial customer of TSMC's 3NM process, which is guaranteed in production capacity and sufficient to meet Apple's needs.
