Apple's A17 Bionic Chip Could Significantly Improve the Performance of iPhone 15
January 01, 2023 By Monica Green
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The performance of the next iPhone 15 could be significantly enhanced by the new A17 Bionic chipset.
Consumers are still waiting for the new iOS smartphone as of the time of publication. You might want to wait for the upcoming iPhone 15 because it will sport the A17 Bionic SoC if you still have an iPhone 13 or any earlier model.
The new chipset's improvements and other specifics are listed below. The newest leak from
MacRumors claims that the
3nm process will be used by the upcoming A17 Bionic chipset.
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Apple is anticipated to be the largest 3nm process customer for the chipmaker, therefore M2 Pro and M2 Max SoCs will also utilise this technology. The next A17 will be 35% more energy efficient as a result of the new 3nm technology. This implies that the battery life of the next iPhone 15 will be longer.
Additionally, there is a good probability that the upcoming A17 will offer ray-tracing, especially in light of reports that Apple attempted to create an enhanced A16 Bionic GPU that supports the gaming feature. But the significant improvement provided by the A17 Bionic SoC comes with a price.
The cost of the chipmaker's 5nm process in 2020 was close to $16,000. Since the new 3nm technique is more sophisticated, detractors projected that the cost of the technology may go as high as $20,000.
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It is unknown if Apple would receive a discount for its A17 Bionic chipset, despite the fact that it is one of TSMC's major customers.
Naturally, this might also have an impact on the market pricing of the impending iPhone 15; according to reports, the Pro model might potentially surpass the $999 threshold. The greatest thing a consumer can do if they are concerned about the pricing of the new iPhone 15 is to wait for Apple's official announcements.
In addition to developing new iOS smartphone models, Apple is also working on a number of other goods and services. Recently, there were reports that the new Apple Pro Display XDR may be under development.