The iPhone 16 Pros chipset just keeps sounding more disappointing

Date:
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:25:59 +0000

Description:
The A18 Pro chipset expected in the iPhone 16 Pro might just be slightly more powerful than the A17 Pro.

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At this point its pretty much expected that whatever new chipset Apple launches with its latest phones will be better than the top Android alternative, but for the first time in a long time that might not be the case this year.

According to Nguyen Phi Hung posting on X (via Phone Arena ), the A18 Pro
that were expecting to power the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max (and possibly the rest of the iPhone 16 line) will only be 10% faster than the A17 Pro powering the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max .

That doesnt sound like a particularly massive boost, and while wed take this claim with a pinch of salt (especially as this is a new leaker who doesnt
have much of a track record yet), its in line with another recent leak. A18 Pro = A17 Pro + 10% https://t.co/2tuAlLbNdz March 10, 2024 See more

Just the other day we heard that the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset (expected to power many of next years top Android phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S25 ) could be more powerful than the A18 Pro. According to that report, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 can achieve a single-core Geekbench result of around 3,500 , compared to around 3,300 for the A18 Pro.

However, there are some major caveats to bear in mind. For one thing, the Snapdragons Geekbench result was apparently achieved with a 4.3GHz clock speed, which would likely require a greater power draw than is viable on a smartphone. So were skeptical that the chipset will actually be capable of this. A big upgrade in at least one way

Also, putting aside whether the A18 Pro is more powerful than the Snapdragon or not, and whether its much of an upgrade in pure power terms on the A17
Pro, it might at least get a major AI boost.

Weve previously heard that the A18 Pro might have a lot more cores in its Neural Engine (dedicated to AI and machine learning tasks) than the A17 Pro does.

So even if its not significantly speedier at running games and the like, the A18 Pro might at least be capable of handling various AI tasks that arent available on current iPhones.

Still, the likes of the Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24 already have significant AI capabilities, so Apple is playing catch-up on that front. If
it doesnt exceed what Samsung and Google have already achieved here, and cant match the next major Snapdragon chipset for power, then the A18 Pro really might be a disappointment.

With the iPhone 16 line not due until September though its still early days for leaks. So hopefully in the coming months well hear far more promising
news about the chipset powering these phones. You might also like Best iPhone : which Apple smartphone reigns supreme? iPhone 16 : release date
speculation, latest leaks, price predictions and more iPhone 16 Pro Max : latest news, rumors and everything we know so far



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