New iPhone 14 chip report sounds odd – a first for Apple

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Only the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are expected to use the A16 Bionic chip.

Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get 'A16' Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15
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If the latest odd rumour is correct, it means that the gap between the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro might widen much farther than previously thought.

This year, according to Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest tweets, Apple will unveil a new A16 Bionic chipset for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. For the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max, the A15 processor utilised in the current iPhone 13 line-up would be kept.

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Every iPhone generation, including the smaller “S” improvements, has included a new processor utilised by all models in the family. Even if Apple were to buck this trend, it would be a significant shift.

In addition, there may be a discrepancy in the amount of RAM. In contrast to the 4GB RAM in the iPhone 13 and 13 mini, all four iPhone 14 models will feature 6GB of RAM, according to Kuo. The Pro versions, on the other hand, are expected to use quicker and more efficient LPDDR 5 RAM, while the entry-level models are expected to employ LPDDR 4X RAM, as is the case with the current iPhone 13 range.

True or false? I think this is a good plan to some degree. It doesn’t matter if Apple’s CPUs are a year old, since even the most basic iPhone 14 devices will still provide a good experience for customers.

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There is a lot of speculation about whether Apple may lower the price of the non-Pro iPhones by employing outdated CPUs. Those who are looking to make the jump to the regular iPhone 14 would find it much more enticing if this were to happen. If not, then consumers who are eager to upgrade may feel that they are paying the same $800 for a phone that does not have the most up-to-date technology inside.

If Apple were to decide to raise the price of the Pro models in order to include the new A16 CPUs, it would be a bad move. Due to their historically high price tags, the new iPhones in this generation, the Pro and Pro Max, would be more difficult to sell if their prices were to rise. It is possible that Apple might raise the price of its iPhone 13 Pro Max to $1,199, like Samsung does with the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

What is certain is that Apple is attempting to differentiate its basic and Pro iPhones in a more noticeable way. Telephoto lenses, a 120Hz display, more storage space, and several handset sizes have already been added.

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Previous rumours about the iPhone 14 Pro’s 8GB RAM capacity were based on an analyst’s estimate that has subsequently been revised to be Apple line with the 6GB that Kuo’s currently predicted. Pu also said that the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max might begin with 64GB of storage, rather than the current 128GB. In view of the possibility that Apple may employ older CPUs in non-Pro iPhone 14 models, perhaps it also wants to provide smaller storage capacities in order to either make the phones cheaper or push people to switch to the Pro versions. Downgrading the capacity didn’t make sense at the time.

As has been the case for the last several years, we may anticipate the iPhone 14 series to make its appearance in September. Apple is expected to include a wide range of new features, including a new punch-hole camera and Face ID notches on its iPhone 14 Pro models, which might help separate the Pro and non-Pro versions even more.

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