Other Next sale, iPhone 15 Pro?

[Wizec]

Minimum specs for next sale:

1. USB-C for fast(er), standardized charging. The lightning connector should have been gone as of the 12 IMHO. No more lame excuses about turning existing cables and accessories into e-waste. It’s just kicking the can down the road. Rip the bandage off already, and watch e-waste growth crater.
2. 3nm SOC - better battery life, and hopefully less throttling due to running cooler.
3. Better telephoto lens. Our 12 Pro phones took better telephoto pictures than our 13 Pros. The “green screen” effect is very pronounced and somewhat disturbing if you pause and really look at the shot.
4. Lighter weight chassis. I may just go with the standard 15 over the Pro if I can’t get an aluminum chassis on the Pro. I really feel the extra weight due to arthritis in my fingers/hands and tendinisis in my wrists.
5. More efficient Qualcomm modem - better battery life.

Anyway. Just my musings on what Apple has to do to get the next sale from me for any next “Pro” device. Overall I’m fairly happy with the 13 Pro now that the standby battery drain has finally been fixed as of iOS 15.5. I just don’t see any real value in getting an iPhone 13s Pro (iPhone 14 Pro) this year.

 

[Wizec]

While not directly comparable because it’s not from TSMC, these data from Samsung are compelling for node transitions from 5nm to 3nm:

• Reduced power usage by 45%
• Improved performance by 23%

These are huge jumps mostly due to the node transition. Samsung‘s 3nm process in mass production phase right now:

Samsung starts mass production of chips using advanced 3nm process node

Samsung has begun mass production of chips using its 3nm process node __ its most advanced chip production technology yet that allows smaller chips to pack even more power.

www.zdnet.com

Sorta feels like buying another 5nm SOC (iPhone 14) 3 months from now would be buying “old” (in tech timetable) technology.

If TSMC can get similar power reductions, it could improve battery life significantly, and maybe even reduce throttling. We have had tons of raw power for generations now in iPhones, but that sometimes can’t be brought to bear due to being outside on a warm day, or after running a game for a little while due to throttling and insufficient heat dissipation. That and a more efficient Qualcomm modem could add a couple hours battery life, maybe, potentially, pure speculation, but hoping…

 

[ouruniverse06131986]

Me: 2TB iPhone

 

[JPack]

TSMC N3 offers -15% power at iso-performance compared to N5P, which A15 already uses.

Those big numbers from Samsung are against their standard, which isn't as good as TSMC N5.

 

[now i see it]

I think if the next N3 TMSC chip is capable of significant power savings, the next iPhone will just be made with a smaller battery. = same run time but lighter phone (for now).