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Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get 'A16' Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15
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It was originally 9to5mac. Luke Miani did work with Jon Prosser on the renders though.
You still need Kuo to make money. His reports are still paywalled.
Is Sunrex or Wistron making the keyboard caps for Apple?
Is Luxshare assembling the mini LED panel or Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology? What are the ratios? Who is making the backlight unit? Which stock do you buy?
The fact that Kuo shares leaked info is his way of advertising his knowledge. Are you going to divest in TSMC now that you know A16 is only in a portion of iPhones?
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In the iPhone 13 range they don't distinguish the differences in the A15 CPU onboard so I can't see Apple drawing attention to the differences for that reason.
Would it be a reasonable marketing point to suggest that the iPhone 14 non-Pro models actually could just be in effect iPhone 13 Pro SoC in cheaper packaging and possibly losing a camera? Does that makes it sound a better deal?
Surely not a great idea since they are launching 6.1" and 6.7" variants to match the sizes of the 14 Pro models.
Nice, so the 14 line-up will be even more boring than last year's one. I'd scrap the iPhone 13 Pro Max were it not for the extended battery life.
This just doesn't seem right. They always--ALWAYS--tout their new processors and brag about "X times faster." Apple has turned all things AS into a marketing strategy (which they absolutely should be doing), so this rumor doesn't line up with usual practice. "Our amazing new iPhone 14, with the same processor from last year's iPhone 13."
This rumour makes absolutely no sense.
Only the iPhone 14 Pro models will have the "A16" chip, while the standard iPhone 14 models will retain the A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13, according to insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In a tweet, Kuo said that the 6.1-inch "iPhone 14 Pro" and the 6.7-inch "iPhone 14 Pro Max" will get the A16 chip, while the 6.1-inch "iPhone 14" and the 6.7-inch "iPhone 14 Max" will retain the same A15 chip from the iPhone 13 lineup.
The two more affordable iPhone models retaining the same chip as the previous year could be a major new point of differentiation between the standard and "Pro" iPhone models. Going forward, it seems plausible that Apple could only offer a new chip with the "Pro" models, before it subsequently trickles down to the two cheaper iPhone models the following year.
Kuo added that all four of the iPhone 14 models are likely to come with 6GB of memory, with the standard iPhone 14 models having LPDDR 4X memory and the iPhone 14 Pro models having LPDDR 5 memory.
Currently, the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 feature 4GB of memory, while the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max feature 6GB of memory. These amounts are unchanged from the iPhone 12 lineup. For the iPhone 14 lineup, Kuo suggests that all models will feature 6GB of RAM, but the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max's LPDDR 5 memory will be up to one and a half times faster and up to 30 percent more power efficient.
Kuo's claim stands in contrast to a rumor from Haitong International Securities' Jeff Pu, which suggested suggested the iPhone 14 Pro models will feature 8GB of RAM, the same amount as the Samsung Galaxy S22 models. That being said, Pu has a mixed track record with Apple rumors. For example, he accurately claimed that 16-inch MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models with mini-LED displays would launch in 2021, but he was incorrect about HomePods with 3D sensing cameras launching in 2019. This may bring the 8GB RAM rumor into question now that Kuo, a more established analyst in the Apple space with a better track record, is claiming otherwise.
Article Link: Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get 'A16' Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15
Maybe "Kuo" copied Apples Marketing strategy, by splitting up his predictions into "pro/max/ultra"-reports. 😇😂
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Watch the latest presentation introducing M1 Ultra. The processor talk is separate from the device.
"Where are we going to put this ultra-fast A16? Introducing the iPhone 14 Pro."
"For the iPhone 14, we've managed to put in the 5-core GPU A15, an upgrade from last year's 4-core."
Probably as not showing how they’ve corroborated the confirmation and just staying confirmed.
Or maybe this is the year they go iphone (2022) 6.1" and 6.7" and iphone pro (2022) 6.1 and 6.7.
Aside from Macro-mode, it’s over-hyped and not enough to the consumer.
However, when we reach the Periscope lens debut, that’s the iPhone that will change the course of the dynamic for a massive marketing point.
100%
I have a 12 Pro Max and am not picking up another iPhone until they make the tele more useful. I will be super stoked if they can get the periscope lens right. Insta-buy for me.
Remember when Jobs introduced the iPhone 4 and there was only one model to choose from (and two colors)? Yeah, so do I.
But shareholders!
Sigh.
But shareholders!
Sigh.
This makes sense to me to differentiate the models. And it makes me wonder if the A15/M1 will be the base needed to work with the future VR/AR hardware.
The 12 was probably the one with the smallest difference between the standard and the proToo bad they continue to dumb down the base models THIS bad. Good old days of the iPhone 11, when "only" the screen and the lack of the tele lens was the (major) difference. After that, they did make sure the 12 and the 13 was substantially worse than the Pro models in for example the camera department.
Wow, the 2022 iPhones are looking like a real let down. No mini and no new processor for non-Pro models. I’ll be picking up a 13 mini this summer and using until the wheels fall off. First time I’ll be buying an iPhone not on its launch day.