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iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Bionic Chip Could Be 35% More Energy Efficient, Enabling Longer Battery Life

More processing power is always a good thing, Apple will find a way to use it and users will find they can't live without it. That more processing power is coming with better battery life is a big win.
 
Lithium Ion Battery is rising in cost for the first time in decades. I would not be surprised if Apple decided to put in a smaller battery.
 
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ksec said:
Lithium Ion Battery is rising in cost for the first time in decades. I would not be surprised if Apple decided to put in a smaller battery.
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Seems like an Apple thing to do. Finally all the people who struggle with 240 grams in their hand will be happy.
 
Vazor said:
Seems like an Apple thing to do. Finally all the people who struggle with 240 grams in their hand will be happy.
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Kidding aside, I’m sure Apple as to walk a fine line when it comes to weight of the iPhone, not because people can’t hold a heavier device but because we all attribute a certain amount of weight to quality. Make a device too light and people will think it’s cheap. The plastic body iPhone was a perfect example. As are the current Pro models with their heavy stainless steel frame, in how heavier items have more perceived value.

I can almost guarantee that they will offer a titanium iPhone as a premium product where the weight savings will be seen as a positive given the unique qualities of titanium (strong, lightweight and durable). I’d love to see Apple offer a number of unique metal frame variants including brass as a very heavy option. And they should also offer ceramic as an ultra premium version.
 
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Leon Ze Professional said:
"According to the report, Apple had more aggressive plans to further improve the GPU on the chip, calling it a "generational leap." Apple initially wanted to include ray tracing for the A16 Bionic's GPU, but those plans failed after the chip overheated, leading to poor battery life."

It will be interesting to see if Apple can continue to push the GPU envelope on 3nm chips whilst maintaining or improving the current awesome battery life of the iPhone?

I'm confident Apple will achieve it.
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"awesome battery life" LOL...
 
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While having 1000+nits high refresh rate displays, multi camera systems, gigabit connections, console like gaming graphics, workstation grade video and photo edit and export capabilities etc. etc. etc.

Sure, Apple could build an iPhone 2G with a 3nm soc and give you two weeks of battery life, but you would have to deal with a dumb phone grade feature set and a craptastic user experience (by todays standards).
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That's the thing.

We always want more of everything and expecting battery life to increase somehow.

It would be awesome if Apple could do a more pragmatic iPhone that's, essentially, an iPhone SE but with great battery life.
 
fredrik9 said:
As long as it doesn’t break I’ll try to keep my iPhone 12 (2020) to around 2025.
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I was planning on doing same with my iPhone 12. Then T-Mobile gave me a trade in for a 14 with just sales tax. I like shiny objects. Got to spend money to save money.
 
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With how powerful the 3nm A17 Bionic chip will be would it be possible it to be able to run macOS Ventura or later on it for a $300 Mac mini or $700 Macbook 12"?
 
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