Apple’s rumored A20 chip could bring 2nm tech, new packaging design, and big gains in efficiency, performance, and battery life.
Apple’s next big chip leap might be closer than we think. A fresh rumor hints at some major behind-the-scenes changes for 2026’s A20 chip – and if true, it could set the stage for some of Apple’s most exciting devices yet.
We are yet to see the iPhone 17 series and its reported dramatic redesign, but rumors and leaks about next year’s iPhone 18 series are spreading like wildfire. We’re hearing that the base iPhone 17may come with the iPhone 16’s chip, but the Pro models will get upgraded to a new one, albeit still built on a 3nm process.
It seems the jump may be bigger with the A20 chip, the one that’s supposed to power the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. According to GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the Cupertino tech giant may launch the A20 processor with the Pro-branded iPhone 18 and the mysterious first foldable from the company.
Pu says that the new chip will use the 2nm process. As I already mentioned, the A18 chip (the current one) is built on a second-gen 3nm process, known as N3E. The upcoming A19, which is likely to power the iPhone 17 Air, is said to use a third-gen, N3P, process, but still 3nm.
The process the A20 may use is referred to as N2.
