Apple has introduced that the common iPhone gained’t be getting a brand new processor this yr — as an alternative, the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus might be powered by Apple’s A15 Bionic chip, the identical chip that’s within the iPhone 13 Pro — although it does have a bit extra grunt than the A15 that was within the common iPhone 13 and the $429 iPhone SE from earlier this yr, because of an additional GPU core. This is the primary time that Apple’s not updating to a brand new processor for one among its flagship iPhones for the reason that 2008 iPhone 3G, which featured just about the identical internals as the unique iPhone.

The iPhone 14 Pro, in the meantime, has an A16 processor, which the corporate says is extra energy environment friendly, even when doing intensive duties.

The resolution to not replace the chipset for the usual iPhone 14 isn’t precisely a stunning one. Analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo and reporters like Mark Gurman have been predicting the transfer for months, and the chip scarcity isn’t quite over yet. Using tried and true chips that Apple’s producer already has expertise making might assist be sure that there are sufficient processors to fulfill demand. The older chip might additionally maintain costs down at a time when inflation is bumping up the price of different devices.

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While potential iPhone 14 consumers most likely gained’t have to fret an excessive amount of about efficiency — the A15 nonetheless outperforms the newest chips from Qualcomm and Google in most benchmarks — there’s the query of longevity. While Apple has an awesome observe document on the subject of long-term software program assist for its telephones, I nonetheless must marvel if the iPhone 14’s chip implies that it’ll get one or two fewer iOS updates.

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