Apple to keep new ‘A16’ chip exclusive to iPhone 14 Pro, regular iPhone 14 to use existing A15 Bionic chip
This year’s new iPhone 14 will reportedly continue to use the existing A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13, whereas for the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple will use a new “A16” chip that will be exclusive to the high-end Pro models, according to respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In a tweet on Sunday, Ming-Chi Kuo said the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max will get a new A16 chip, while the 6.1-inch “iPhone 14 and Apple’s new 6.7-inch “iPhone 14 Max” will retain the same A15 chip from the iPhone 13 lineup.
The insight comes after display analyst Ross Young suggested last week that Apple will keep its rumored new hole-punch camera design exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, with the company bringing the new design to all of its flagship iPhone lineup in 2023.
Only two Pro models would upgrade to the A16 processor, while the 14 & 14 Max will remain the A15. All four new models will likely come with 6GB RAM, with the difference being LPDDR 5 (14 Pro & 14 Pro Max) vs. LPDDR 4X (14 & 14 Max). https://t.co/tHcszIz6gX
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 13, 2022
Concepts by “the Hacker 34” offer a look at how the iPhone 14 Pro could look with its hole-punch camera design.
Last month we saw a purported iPhone 14 Pro display schematic leak online, claiming to show the new pill-shape and circular cutouts for the next iPhone. Apple is rumored to introduce an all-new design with the iPhone 14, featuring a thicker chassis with no rear camera bump, iPhone 4-style round volume buttons, and more.
Image: the Hacker 34