Apple is working on a dedicated A-series chip for the iPhone 16 which will compromise on the performance and power efficiency of the A17 Pro chip.
With the launch of the new iPhone 15 Pro models, Apple started using the ‘Pro’ moniker for its high-end A-series of chips. The A17 Pro is Apple’s fastest chip for the iPhone yet that comes with numerous performance and graphical performance gains. With the iPhone 14, Apple separated the A-series chip lineup between the two models. The standard models came with A15 Bionic while the iPhone 14 Pro came with A16 Bionic. This year, Apple continued the upgrade trend with standard models receiving the A16 Bionic while the ‘Pro’ models came with the A17 Pro chip. We are now hearing that Apple will introduce a dedicated A17 chip for the standard iPhone 16 models next year.Apple’s A17 chip for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will be based on TSMC’s N3E process, compromising on efficiency compared to the A17 Pro chip
When Apple launched the A17 Pro chip for the iPhone 15 Pro lineup, we suspected that the company was creating further differences between the standard and the ‘Pro’ models.
