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New times, new rules: entry-level and mid-range iPhones will no longer have the latest Apple Socs
Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said new entry-level and mid-range iPhone models will no longer receive Apple’s latest SoCs in the future as the company changes its business strategy.
Earlier this year, Ming-Chi Kuo already suggested that Apple could use the new Apple A16 SoC exclusively for iPhone 14 Pro models, while regular iPhone 14 models will get last year’s Apple A15.
Apple is expected to announce four new iPhone models this year: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max (a larger 6.7-inch version that will replace the iPhone mini), iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. While the regular iPhone 14 models will retain the same design as the iPhone 13 with minimal internal updates, the Pro line will get a new dual-notch design and a much-improved camera.
This won’t be the first time Apple has kept major updates such as a new design exclusive to more expensive iPhone models. In 2017, the iPhone X was introduced with a completely new design, Face ID and other new technologies, while the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus were simply improved versions of the iPhone 7. However, both the iPhone 8 and iPhone X feature the same Apple A11 Bionic Soc . Apple has followed this strategy in subsequent years with the iPhone XR and iPhone XS, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and so on. Now everything will change.
After Ming-Chi Kuo’s statement, Bloomberg confirmed from independent sources that only two of the four iPhone 14 models will receive the modern Apple A16. The huge differences between the mid-range iPhone 14 and the high-end iPhone 14 Pro should make the more expensive models even more popular with consumers. If previously it was expected that by the end of 2022 the iPhone 14 Pro will account for 40% to 50% of sales of new models, now this estimate has been raised to 60%.
In the future, the latest processor chip will be exclusive to high-end iPhone models, so a large proportion of the supply of high-end iPhone models will become the norm, favoring high-end camera component suppliers.
Ming-Chi Kuo
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Even in a gaming smartphone, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 cannot catch up with the Apple A17 Pro. Tests of the new Qualcomm platform have appeared
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platform is expected to be presented in a month, and more and more test results for this SoC are appearing on the Internet. The new one is interesting because the platform was tested inside the new generation gaming smartphone Asus ROG Phone.
In Geekbench 6, the device scored 2213 and 7084 points in single-threaded and multi-threaded modes, respectively. This is significantly more than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 shows, but the new SoC Apple A17 Pro is still ahead with a score of about 2900 and 7200 points.
Moreover, if you cool the iPhone 15 Pro Max with an external fan, the result will be even higher: about 3000 and 7800 points. However, this only shows that the new iPhones do not have high-quality cooling, and in reality no one will carry an iPhone fan with them anyway.
Let us remember that Geekbench in this form is a benchmark of the processor part only. As for the GPU, yesterday we saw how the A17 Pro was significantly inferior to even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in one of the tests.
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Is OnePlus preparing another hit smartphone? OnePlus Ace 3 will receive a 5500 mAh battery with support for 100-watt charging, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and an improved camera
The OnePlus Ace 2 Pro smartphone, recently introduced in China, instantly became a hit, but the company is already preparing an improved version called OnePlus Ace 3. The characteristics of the new product were revealed by the famous insider Digital Chat Station.
It will still be based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The battery capacity will be 5500 mAh and will support 100 W charging. OnePlus Ace 3 will also have a 6.74-inch screen with a resolution of 1.5K, and the main camera will have IMX890 (50 MP), IMX709 (32 MP, with a telephoto lens providing 2x optical zoom) and OmniVision OV08D10 (8 MP) sensors ).
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“Victory in the first battle” – more than 410,000 Redmi Note 13 series smartphones were sold in just an hour
Sales of the Redmi Note 13 Pro series smartphones began this morning, which includes the Note 13, Note 13 Pro and Note 13 Pro+ models. They turned out to be very popular.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced that sales of Redmi Note 13, Note 13 Pro and Note 13 Pro+ smartphones exceeded 410,000 units in just 1 hour, and congratulated the Redmi team, as well as all fans for their support.
Victory in the first battle! Sales of the #Note13 series exceeded 410,000 units within an hour.
Lei Jun
Redmi Note 13 is equipped with a single-chip Dimensity 6080 system. Note 13 Pro is the first smartphone to use the second-generation Snapdragon 7s SoC, and Note 13 Pro+ is the first to receive a single-chip Dimensity 7200-Ultra system. The last two are both 4nm process technology.
The Note 13 Pro smartphones use a new 1.5K resolution screen. However, the Note 13 Pro has a flat screen, while the Note 13 Pro+ has a curved screen. Both smartphones received a 200-megapixel camera.
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