hello. This is Technologytodaynow. As you already know, the iPhone 16 series is a powerful upgrade for Apple intelligence. However, it seems to have more performance than what is known in the market.
What’s different about the iPhone 16 series?
Upgrade memory on iPhone 16 Series
First off, the iPhone 16 series regular models will be upgraded to 8GB of RAM, up from 6GB of RAM on its predecessor, the iPhone 15, but it’s not just the amount of RAM that’s changing. While its predecessor was powered by Samsung’s LPDDR5 RAM, this year’s will reportedly feature low-power double data rate LPDDR5X RAM in both the regular and Pro lineups. Once again, Samsung was the main supplier, with some volumes reportedly coming from Hynix and Micron. LPDDR5X is the seventh generation model and is said to have 1.3x faster data speeds than its predecessor while consuming less power.
Powered by the performance-evolved A18 chipset
The chipset, which is the heart of the iPhone’s performance, is said to be the A18 chipset for both the regular and pro models, with the regular model being the A18 and the pro lineup being the A18 and Pro chipsets. The A18 Pro chipset was previously said to have a single-core score of 3,500 and multi-core score of 8,200, but the latest wave of leaks show that it scored 3,570 single-core and 9310 multi-core in the first test, which is a significant difference from its predecessor, the A17.
In the second test, the chipset showed a marginal improvement over its predecessor in single-core, but scored 8,571 in multi-core, which is more than enough to beat the M1. The A18 chipset is being produced on TSMC’s 3-nanometer second-generation microfabrication process, and in other recent news, the A18 chipset is reportedly built on the latest V9 architecture from British semiconductor company ARM.
Powering AI performance
This is the same architecture applied to the M4 chipset installed in the iPad Pro lineup that was released this year. Above all, it seems that Apple feels a crisis about AI in the market and is going to pour out literally everything we can right now. AI requires a chipset that requires considerable computational power. The previous A17 Pro has an ARM V8 architecture, which Apple seems to support Apple intelligence up to two models, and the A18 Pro is expected to establish itself as a significant gaming phone, although we will have to see Apple intelligence driving.
Finalize
So far, we’ve looked at the memory and chipset performance of the iPhone 16 series.
I’m really looking forward to the upcoming Apple event, as the chipset performance continues to improve.