iPhone 5S to be powered by Apple's A7 chip that runs 31 percent faster: Reports

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, the next-generation iPhone and cheaper iPhone respectively, are expected to be unveiled by Apple at a special event on September 10. As we approach closer to that very day, new leaks and rumours keep sprouting up on the Internet.

After a series of leaks related to the form factor and exterior shells of the next generation iPhone, a new rumour suggests that the A7 processor powering the iPhone 5S is running much faster compared to the iPhone 5's A6 chip.

According to a tweet by Fox News anchor Clayton Morris, the new iPhone's A7 chip is running at about 31 percent faster than the A6. He cites sources as the basis for his claim.

In line with previous launches, Apple's next generation iPhone or iPhone 5S is expected to sport almost the same form factor as that of the iPhone 5, but similar to other 'S' iterations, is likely to boast of a hardware upgrade that should include a faster processor and perhaps, maybe more RAM and better a better graphics chip. So, this doesn't really come as a major surprise.

Morris also tweeted that the iPhone 5S will include a new dedicated chip for motion tracking, speculating that this would be part of a camera upgrade.

Apple focused site 9to5Mac also reports that some internal prototypes of the iPhone 5S were running 64-bit processors. This indicates that Apple's been testing 64-bit processors internally. The site suggests that use of 64-bit processors would help the phone render animations, transparencies, and other iOS 7 graphical effects more smoothly compared to existing iOS devices.

The website also reports that the rumoured fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 5S would need the user to hold down on the Home button for authentication.

It's also been previously reported that the new iPhone will be powered by a new A7 chip. The usually reliable KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had predicted that the iPhone 5S will come with a brand new Apple chip, the A7, alongside 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM. According to the Kou, the latest chip is expected to be based on the ARMv8 architecture, and Apple's new design may provide improved efficiencies of up to 20 percent. Kou also believes that iPhone 5S will come with larger f2.0 aperture compared to the iPhone 5, that comes with f2.4 aperture.

He had also said that Apple was planning to introduce a 128GB storage variant of the next-generation iPhone, in line with company's move to introduce a 128GB fourth-generation iPad earlier this year.The phone is also likely to sport a fingerprint reader. Besides these, the iPhone 5S is also expected to come in a new Gold colour variant.


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