Apple is preparing for what the launch of the iPhone 16 will mean, it has asked TSMC to increase production of A18 chips to 100 million units
Sales expectations for the new iPhone 16 are at their highest. According to the media Taiwanese CTEE, Apple has increased its order for A18 Pro chips from TSMC by 10 million units so that they are among 90 and 100 million were produced for what will be the new flagship series of iPhone. The previous chip order volume last year was between 80 and 90 million for the iPhone 15. Will this be more than enough to meet demand in 2024?
Apple wants to prepare to meet the demand for the iPhone 16 worldwide
Those from Cupertino are already aware, in addition to their users, that the iPhone 16 will represent an important sales margin thanks to the launch of Apple Intelligence. Apple’s AI will only be present, for now, in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iPhone 15 and older users will have to upgrade to a new iPhone to benefit from these new features. They will be able to upgrade to an iPhone 15 Pro or the new iPhone 16 series.
iPhone 16 Pro design concept with maroon hue
The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus have the A16 Bionic chip inside, the same one found in the iPhone 14 Pro. The A17 Pro is only available on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Maxthis chip is developed under the 3 nanometer process known as N3E. It has higher performance and less expensive than its predecessor N3B, according to TSMC.
All iPhone 16s will have the A18 chip
Is A18 chip likely to arrive in all 4 iPhone 16 models. The only difference is that The A18 chip will be based on what is now the A17 Pro chip. While The A18 Pro chip will arrive exclusively in the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Remember that Apple will further differentiate its Pro models from the normal models, one of those differences will influence the chip that the devices carry.
All iPhone 16s will have the A18 chip
The most important difference could lie in the neural engine where the final number of cores will vary. This will help with higher performance in requests made to Apple Intelligence, as well as machine learning.
How will Apple Intelligence be made to work on regular iPhone 16 models? It is a simpler aspect than what meets the eye. These iPhones will increase their amount of RAM to be able to execute requests within the deviceThose from Cupertino will ensure that their artificial intelligence works optimally on their devices.
We are starting the second half of the year and There is less and less time left to see the iPhone 16accompanied by other probable launches such as the Apple Watch Series 10 and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. The next Apple Event will take place, as almost every year without counting the pandemic, in the month of September. What new features will Apple surprise us with in the iPhone 16? Will it be more of the same as in previous years?
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