The next iPhone chip will focus on energy saving

Having the iPhone reached a respectable level of power, the chip would focus on a detail that is missing in the headphones.

For several years, Apple has made the race for power its forte in the design of its new iPhones. This is made possible mainly by the capabilities of the Apple Bionic chips, designed by TSMC, Cupertino’s exclusive Taiwanese partner for ten years.

The Asian company is now at the forefront of technology, ahead of giants like Intel, notably being able to design 4nm SoCs for the iPhone 14 and, in all likelihood, 3nm chips for the iPhone 15 and future MacBook Pros.

But reducing the size of the iPhone’s chips will obviously offer a power gain, but not only. As explained to Bloomberg by Mark Liu, president of the company, the transition to a thinner chip will be really beneficial for the autonomy of the iPhone 15. In fact, it would consume up to 35% less energy than the A16 Bionic chip.

But the reduced energy consumption does not mean that this will translate into a gain in autonomy once the iPhone is in your hands. In fact, with Apple desiring ever more powerful iPhones, it wouldn’t be surprising to see new features landing on future iPhones that can take advantage of the strengths of this new chip.

With the A16 Bionic chip, Apple had already praised its technical capabilities more than the energy gain it brought. “Faster CPU”, “50% more bandwidth”, “16 billion transistors for maximum speed”… The A16 chip notably enabled the arrival of the Always-On mode of the iPhone 14, a feature already criticized for its energy needs.

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