Apple packed an older A16 chip on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus fashions this yr, whereas the top-of-the-range iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max debuted with an all-new A17 Pro chip. Now, early leaks point out that the Cupertino-based tech big will use an A18 processor in all iPhone 16 fashions. Early growth variations of the iOS 18 working system reportedly embrace references to 4 new iPhone fashions with an A18 chip.
As per a report by Macrumors, early growth variations of the iOS 18 working system include references to 4 new iPhone fashions. These fashions, believed to be the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, are reportedly internally referenced as D47, D48, D93, and D94, respectively.
The codes from iOS 18 reportedly point out that Apple will pack a brand new SoC – t8140 – Tahiti in all the iPhone 16 vary. This codename is claimed to be related to the A18 chip. This corroborates earlier rumours.
Apple’s latest iPhone 15 collection and iPhone 14 collection have used totally different chipsets for the non-Pro and Pro fashions. The firm used older era SoCs in its lower-priced iPhone models in 2023 and 2022. The iPhone 15 runs on an older A16 Bionic chip from the iPhone 14 Pro, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro fashions are powered by a brand new A17 Pro chip with an extra GPU core and elevated clock pace.
If all 4 iPhone 16 fashions are to make use of an A18 chip in 2024, it will not be the identical one, as per the report. Apple is claimed to distinguish the chips used on iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro fashions by utilizing A18 and A18 Pro branding. Besides the A18 chip, the working system reportedly has reference to Broadcom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules.
The rumoured iPhone 16 collection is anticipated to come back with a devoted button for taking movies. This mysterious button is anticipated to be referred to as as “Capture Button”. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models would feature the new Action Button, which is currently exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro models. The Pro variants are said to have larger displays than the iPhone 15 Pro models.
