Bad news with the iPhone 14 processor

Apple could make a controversial decision on this. iPhone 14 processors.

There are still months to know iPhone 14, but we already know a lot about them. On the one hand, Apple has already decided on the final design, including a big controversy with the notch, and on the other hand, it seems that an important decision has also been made regarding its processor. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the next-gen A16 chip will only be available in the iPhone 14 Pro.

For the first time in recent history, Apple could use different chips in the same generation of iPhone. Information from a popular analyst indicates that The 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max will retain the A15 Bionic processor

while only The 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max will use the new A16 chip.

The last time Apple did something similar was in the Year 2013, when it introduced the iPhone 5S with the A7 chip and the cheaper iPhone 5C with the one-year-old A6 chip. And it was not a success, to say the least.

Only two Pro models would switch to the A16 processor, while the 14 and 14 Max would remain the A15. All four new models will likely ship with 6GB of RAM, the difference being LPDDR 5 (14 Pro and 14 Pro Max) versus LPDDR 4X (14 and 14 Max). https://t.co/tHcszIz6gX

—Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) March 13, 2022

Only two Pro models would be upgraded to the A16 processor, while the 14 and 14 Max will continue to use the A15. All four new models are likely to come with 6GB of RAM, the difference being LPDDR 5 (14 Pro and 14 Pro Max) versus LPDDR 4X (14 and 14 Max).

As we see, and still according to Kuo’s information, the improvement over the current iPhone 13 could be in the increase in RAM and not in the processor. The current iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have 4 GB of RAM, the new iPhone 14 would go up to 6 GB.

This green color really suits the iPhone 14 Pro

Besides that, Kuo also confirmed the new names that Apple will use for its iPhone lineup this year. Let’s remember that the mini model will disappear and it will be chosen to include an iPhone 14 Max with a large 6.7-inch screen

and a more affordable price than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

According to Apple’s rules for naming iPhones, the four new 2H22 iPhones could be called iPhone 14 (6.1″), iPhone 14 Max (6.7″), iPhone 14 Pro (6.1″) and iPhone 14 Pro Max (6.7″).

—Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) March 13, 2022

According to Apple’s rules for naming iPhones, the four new 2H22 iPhones could be called iPhone 14 (6.1″), iPhone 14 Max (6.7″), iPhone 14 Pro (6.1″) and iPhone 14 Pro Max (6.7″) ).

Without a doubt, a controversial decision that should be upheld. On the one hand, it is true that Apple processors are really powerfultherefore the differences between the generations are few, and If this decision makes the iPhone 14 cheaper, it may make sense.

But on the other hand, if Apple wants continue to sell the new iPhone 14 at the same price, it will be much more interesting to get a current generation iPhone. And remember that the prices of the iPhone 14 had already leaked at the time.