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New iPad Pro's A10X Chip Revealed as First Manufactured Using TSMC's 10nm Process
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Just upgraded from an iPM4 to a 10" iPP yesterday, and DANG, what a difference! The iPP is massive compared to what I was used to, but it's so fast, and the screen is so smooth (thanks to the refresh rate) that I spent 4 hours straight sketching. Whew! So far, so good!I think I'm good with my iPP 10.5 for the next 3 years. Yes I say this every year when I upgrade my iPad, but with the ultra smooth 120Hz display and the super fast processor, as well as 256GB storage, there's really nothing left that I would want in my iPad. But of course Apple is quite good at coming up with stuff you didn't know you wanted, such as the 120hz display which was quite a surprise.
The new 10nm process might explain the excellent battery life I'm getting, ~12hrs easily just media consumption. The 9.7 Pro I struggled to get 9-10. I definitely thought battery life was worse than the Air 2 when I got the iPP 9.7 last year.
Yes nothing left wanting. Until next year
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Hella. It's so fast!
And what is wrong with that? A lot of people want iPhones with big screens. Why shouldn't Apple make iPhones with big screens?
Why not go all the way and wait for single-molecule gateways? Research into these dates back to at least the nineties, and working prototypes were revealed back in 2009.
https://www.wired.com/2009/12/functional-molecular-transistor/
http://newatlas.com/single-molecule-transistor/38476/
http://news.yale.edu/2009/12/23/scientists-create-world-s-first-molecular-transistor
baby steps. i mean look at what they're doing now with the ipad. way more desktop like.
I think this is more about testing the results of the 10nm process before putting it into the iPhone 8... at least that's what I'm hoping.
To truly differentiate the iPhone 8 from its iPhone 7S litter mates, it's going to take more than just a prettier face and a few new features. If the iPhone 8 is to the iPhone 7S as an iPad Pro is to an iPad, it will truly be worthy of a device commemorating the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.
Haha so eventually they will say "Ahh damnit" and just blend the two, meanwhile stealing tips and tricks from how Windows got Windows 10 to work on a touch screen.
I don't have an iPad anymore, but I at least appreciate their crack at adding a filesystem to it. That was one of the things that killed it for me.
I hear what everyone is saying about switching Macs to custom A-chips.
But moving away from Intel likely means losing Windows compatibility (bootcamp).
Not important for most, but surely some corporate enterprises love the ability to run both platforms.
But moving away from Intel likely means losing Windows compatibility (bootcamp).
Not important for most, but surely some corporate enterprises love the ability to run both platforms.
I think this was part of the reasoning. The A10X also has an extra pair of cores and GPU pipelines compared to A10. It makes sense for Apple to do this. There's no rush on iPad releases as they're kind of sporadic already, so they didn't lose anything if it takes longer to refine. iPads also have smaller orders, again allowing TSMC time to get up to speed.
So now we know Apple is geared up and ready for A11 to churn them out at full speed!
That yellow tint is true tone, which can be turned off in settings.
Skynet will have it, but humans will be batteries by then.
Not necessarily judging by the magic accomplished by Microsoft and Qualcomm. The bigger hurdle now is the legal threat from Intel since it will take away a big chunk of their market.
If the 10nm process has legs through at least three generations, we may see increased die size and features in subsequent generations. That would be fine, especially with more integrated graphics and stacked memory going forward. The device is already as thin as structure allows, so perhaps Apple engineers will emphasise heat dissipation and sound quality and antenna design going forward. Heck, bigger and better batteries wouldn't be all bad either.
I'm not. I want an iPad that is as powerful as a laptop (which it already is) to be able to do EVERYTHING that a laptop can do, including peripherals, multiple displays and more. I suspect once we get USBC and Thunderbolt 3 ports nothing will be left to divide the two.
I don't really get the logic behind your statement, I always want more from my devices and you should too!
I'm interested to see that we have a 3-core chip back. I thought the A8X was the beginning and end of that line.
I want the Quantam Process....where they can use a huge ass die for power and yet it can exist anywhere virtually and give me the benefits!
Apparently a water molecule is 0.275nm.
There should be plenty of room below 5nm.
the biggest problem right now going sub 10nm isn't creating the smaller process, it's the conductivity of Silicon at those gate sizes are too small, so that even when gates are "closed", some electronics can still cross the < 10nm gate and cause incorrect states / calculations
I believe intel has stated that 10nm is likely their last CPU to use pure silicon and they'd have to find some better materials for future processes.
You have a Mac already, and you have an iPhone already. Why would you want two Macs doing the same thing? You want to use Mac to do Mac stuff like programming for example and iPad to do tablet things. Just have both with you, and you can have the best of both worlds.
BTW get the 12.9 inch one, so that it is the size of a magazine. Get an iPhone 8 and a MacBook Pro 15. You will be set, problems solved.