In March, famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the first two tiers of the iPhone 14 (which should be iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max) will sport an A15 chip while only the iPhone 14 Pro models will equip a new A16 Bionic chipset. . A new report by TrendForce confirm with this information.
Apple’s iPhone 13 range
In the industry report of Trend force it is said that “unlike previous offerings, only the latest processors are used in the Pro series” of the iPhone 14. While the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 used the A15 chip, they did so with 4GB of RAM and a four-core GPU while the iPhone 13 Pro models used the A15 chip with 6GB of RAM and a five-core GPU. It is believed that the 14 and 14 Max will use the latter chipset with more RAM and GPU power.
The reason for this hardware decision is likely due to the lack of an industry-wide supply chain and therefore Apple would not be able to supply the latest chipset to its lower tier models. Apple would prefer to focus its supply chain on producing the more expensive Pro models.
Regardless of the reason, Apple’s A15 chip has no problems with current competing chipsets, and having entry-level iPhones with the chip will certainly not be an issue.
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