A17

Prolific Chinese OEM OPPO has been steadily releasing new A-series handsets throughout the year, with the line’s most budget-conscious member — and thus one of its best sellers, by volume — the A16, set to soon be replaced by 2022’s A17. Like quite a few other devices from this line, it will be the second model in recent years to adopt that branding.While A17 features a number of traditional A-series design elements, including a fairly minimal notch, it’s just as notable for pushing OPPO’s design language forward.…

Apple iPhone 14 series was recently unveiled during the company's September ‘Far Out' event. The iPhone 14 Plus is yet to go on sale in India, but rumours of next year's iPhone 15 have already started surfacing online. As per a new leak, Apple will pack a USB Type-C port on its future iPhone 15 units. The upcoming models are also said to feature the new Dynamic Island which is currently available on iPhone 14 Pro models. The vanilla iPhone 15 is said to feature this year's A16 Bionic SoC, while the iPhone 15 Pro is tipped…

The iPhone 14 is the first iPhone series to feature multiple huge points of differentiation between the base models and the Pro variants. One big difference compared to previous years is the processor options. Only the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max got the next-gen 4nm A16 Bionic System-on-Chip (SoC). And the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will benefit from the same chip exclusivity, according to a new report. The more affordable iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus do not feature the same processors as…

Last updated: September 14th, 2022 at 16:58 UTC+02:00 Although Samsung was the first foundry to manufacture 3nm chips, beating TSMC by a few months, the Korean tech giant’s efforts don’t seem to have impressed Apple enough. The Cupertino giant has reportedly picked TSMC over Samsung to manufacture its future M3 and A17 Bionic chips. Apple will reportedly use TSMC’s N3E (3nm) fabrication process to produce its future M3 and A17 Bionic chips. This will mark the company’s first transition away from the 5nm family. Apple…

Apple will reportedly utilise Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 2nd-generation 3nm process for its M3 and A17 chips that are said to feature in next year's Mac computers and iPhone handsets, respectively. The report suggests that these chips will enter production next year and that the Cupertino company will release these products throughout 2023. The 2nd-generation 3nm process developed by TSMC is known as N3E. This enhanced process is believed to offer improved performance and energy efficiency in…

A new supply chain report says that Apple is planning a massive upgrade for its 2023 chips, namely the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 processor and the M3 chip for Mac, using TSMC's new 3nm manufacturing process. Apple last week announced the new iPhone 14 Pro which features the A16 chip, an upgrade over the A15 that's built on the 4nm process, a slightly improved version of the standard 5nm that has been in use for a couple of years in devices like iPhone 13, iPhone 12, and Apple silicon's M1 and M2 chips. Now, a new report says…

The upcoming iPhone 14 series will be Apple’s first new flagship family to feature two different processors. The iPhone 14 Pro variants will be the only new 2022 iPhones to feature Apple’s latest silicon. And Apple might make a habit of it, according to recent reports. It appears as though the iPhone 15 Pro models will be the only handsets to feature the A17 Bionic System-on-Chip (SoC). The claim isn’t exactly surprising and shouldn’t cause any concerns. Apple has reached a place where it can afford to reuse an…