Only iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will get the latest Apple A17 Bionic: What else is known about the new Apple smartphones?

Most likely, only the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will get he latest 3nm Apple A17 Bionic chips, while the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will get the old Apple A16 chip used in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. In addition, the iPhone 15 Pro will only get 6 GB of RAM, despite previous rumors that new smartphones could get 8 GB of RAM.

Not all new iPhones will get the new chip

Insiders found in the beta version of tvOS 17 entries about the iPhone15.4, iPhone15.5, iPhone16.1 and iPhone16.2 models. These records confirm that the company is preparing an arsenal of new devices.

The model numbers are consistent with the hypothesis that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will use Apple's innovative 3nm A17 Bionic chip, while the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will be equipped with the Apple A16 chip already familiar from the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro. Max.

It turns out that the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are smartphones of the iPhone 14 Pro generation. It is not yet clear what advantages the new models will have over the old ones.

What is Apple A17 Bionic?

The Apple A17 Bionic processor, which will be in the "older" smartphones, is a 6-core system with a 6-core GPU. It will allow devices to cope with graphically complex tasks at high speed. Compared to the previous A16 Bionic chip, which had a 5-core GPU, it can be assumed that the new version will show higher performance in graphics applications.

The Apple A17 Bionic chip is expected to run at a maximum clock speed of 3.70GHz, which compares to the previous A16 chip's 3.46GHz. This will increase productivity and allow devices to perform tasks more efficiently.

Apple's new A17 Bionic chip also promises significant battery life improvements. It is assumed that performance will increase by 10-15%, and power consumption will decrease by 30%. These improvements confirm expectations for more efficient technology in the next generation of smartphones.

Only 6 GB of RAM

It is also known that, like the iPhone 14 Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with only 6 GB of RAM. Previous rumors suggested that new smartphones, especially older models, could get 8 GB of RAM.

According to the latest data, Apple plans to introduce the new iPhone 15 models on September 12, and start selling on September 22.