{
  "id": 14573960,
  "title": "iPhone Duo's A20 Pro Chip Benchmarked Ahead of Launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/iphone-duos-a20-pro-chip-benchmarked-ahead-of-launch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:20:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/14/iphone-duo-benchmark/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The upcoming iPhone Duo, set to launch on October 23, has been benchmarked ahead of its official release, showcasing performance that mirrors the iPhone 18 Pro. Apple's 2nm A20 Pro chip powers both devices, featuring a 6-core CPU and a 7-core GPU. During benchmarking, the iPhone Duo (iPhone19,4) was running iOS 27.1 and scored 3986 on the single-core and 11067 on the multi-core tests. These scores align with those of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The iPhone Duo shares the same 6-core CPU with a 4.93GHz base frequency as found in iPhone 18 Pro benchmarks, and it boasts 11.30GB of RAM, or 12GB in total. Despite using the identical A20 Pro chip, variations in real-world performance may arise due to factors like thermal management, the presence of two screens on the iPhone Duo compared to one on the iPhone 18 Pro, and other differences. Apple claims the A20 Pro delivers up to 20% faster CPU performance and up to 40% quicker GPU speeds, although GPU speeds were not tested for the iPhone Duo. Pre-orders for the iPhone Duo will begin on October 16.",
  "summary": "The iPhone Duo unsurprisingly offers performance similar to the iPhone 18 Pro , according to an early iPhone Duo benchmark shared on Geekbench 7. Both devices are equipped with Apple's 2nm A20 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU and a 7-core GPU. The benchmarked ‌iPhone Duo‌ (iPhone19,4) is running iOS 27.1, as expected, and it had a single-core score of 3986 and a multi-core score of 11067.…",
  "key_points": [
    "iPhone Duo set to launch on October 23",
    "A20 Pro chip powers both iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro",
    "Scores 3986 (single-core) and 11067 (multi-core)"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}