iPhone 18 Pro chip leak hints at performance upgrades in two key areas
A supply chain leak has provided new information on the A20 Pro chip that's set to power the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, detailing how improved gaming performance and more fluid everyday use are in the cards. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro will feature numerous improvements over the iPhone 17 Pro. Coming via a post on the Weibo social network, the leak claims that the A20 Pro's chip layout was…
A Chinese leaker has posted alleged circuit diagrams of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models, suggesting an A20 Pro chip with seven GPU cores and faster memory interface. The images depict the chip's attachment to the circuit board, allowing the leaker to infer the chip's power and architecture. The diagrams reveal six CPU cores with increased cache memory for efficiency cores, though the exact number of GPU cores remains uncertain.
However, seven cores are deemed the most probable. Fixed Focus Digital claims the A20 Pro chip will be 18% faster and 30% more energy-efficient than its predecessor. The credibility of the leaker is uncertain, but the inferred conclusions are plausible.
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