iPhone 15 Pro Tipped to Pack 6GB RAM, Apple's A17 Bionic SoC Might Get an Extra GPU Core Over A16 Chip

Apple Bionic A17 SoC is said to be manufactured based on TSMC's latest 3-nanometer process.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 10 August 2023 12:59 IST

iPhone 15 Pro Tipped to Pack 6GB RAM, Apple's A17 Bionic SoC Might Get an Extra GPU Core Over A16 Chip

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iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models are powered by Apple A16 Bionic chip

Highlights

iPhone 14 series was unveiled in September last year
Apple's A17 SoC is said to offer a maximum clock speed of 3.70GHz
iPhone 15 family might go official on September 13

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models were launched last year with the Apple A16 Bionic chip under the hood. The Cupertino company is largely speculated to equip this year's iPhone 15 Pro models with its new chipset — Apple A17 Bionic— as an improvement on its predecessor. A new leak now sheds more light on Apple's next flagship chipset. The A17 Bionic SoC is said to bring notable GPU improvements over the old chip. It could also embrace the 3nm processor technology by Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The A17 chip could feature a maximum clock speed of 3.70 GHz.

A new leak by Unknownz21 (@URedditor) says Apple's new A17 Bionic SoC includes six CPU cores and six GPU cores. The current A16 Bionic chip, that powers iPhone 14 Pro models includes six CPU cores and five GPU cores. The A17 Bionic SoC is said to offer a maximum clock speed of 3.70GHz, up from the 3.46GHz clock rate of the A16 chip.

This year's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max were believed to come with 8GB RAM. However, the tipster claims that the iPhone 15 Pro models will include only 6GB of LPDDR5 RAM, just like their predecessors. Apple usually does not reveal the RAM configuration of its iPhone units.

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Apple's A17 Bionic SoC is said to be manufactured based on TSMC's latest 3-nanometer process, and is expected to power the iPhone 16 series next year.

Meanwhile, Apple is expected to take the wrap off the iPhone 15 family on September 13. Pre-orders for the new iPhone family are said to begin on September 15.

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are expected to run on last year's A16 chip. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are said to pack 256GB storage in the base model and offer up to 2TB on the top-end variant. All models in the iPhone 15 series are said to come with the Dynamic Island this year.

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iPhone 14 Pro Max

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 2796x1290 pixels

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iPhone 14

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good overall performance
Great camera quality in daylight
iOS ecosystem and ease of use

Bad
Dated design and notch
Very similar to iPhone 13
Relatively slow charging
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone 14 review

Display 6.06-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 1170x2532 pixels

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iPhone 14 Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good overall performance
Great camera quality in daylight
iOS ecosystem and ease of use
Excellent battery life

Bad
Dated design and notch
Same SoC as iPhone 13 series
Relatively slow charging
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone 14 Plus review

Display 6.68-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 1284x2778 pixels

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iPhone 14 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Superb display with always-on mode
Excellent overall performance
Good battery life
All cameras take high-quality stills and video
Regular iOS updates for many years

Bad
Extremely expensive
Relatively slow charging and transfer speed
Gets warm under heavy workloads
Limited customisation for Dynamic Island

Read detailed Apple iPhone 14 Pro review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent display
USB Type-C
AAA gaming
Excellent all-round performance
Good primary and telephoto camera
Customisable Action Button

Bad
Gets hot quickly when stressed
Slow wired charging
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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