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Comparing the A18 and A18 Pro: Here’s one thing the iPhone 16 chip is missing
Apple‘s full iPhone 16 lineup is getting the new A18 chip line, but the A18 Pro is reserved for Pro models. What’s the difference?
This is why the M4 debuted as fast as it did after the M3, and part of the reason why Apple isn’t putting last year’s A17 Pro inside the entry model iPhone 16. When you’re operating at nanometer levels of precision, even the cleanest of clean rooms will still contain some microscopic elements of contamination. So what companies often do is aim for a particular spec, then separate out those chips which fall short, and sell those as a lower-spec version.
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