When it comes to RAM expansion, Apple is generally stingier in its smartphones compared to the Android world. Only with the iPhone 16 do all models come with 8GB of RAM to make Apple Intelligence possible. However, in the previous iPhone 15, only the Pro variant received 8GB – the standard model and Plus version remained at 6GB. According to current rumors from China, this will get better with the latest iPhone 18: all models will have at least 12 GB of RAM. The reason for this is a new packaging method for the 2-nanometer process that Apple plans to use for the upcoming A20 SoC. writes User “mobile phone chip expert” on the Chinese short messaging service Weibo.com.
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More diversity in SOC
It’s unclear what’s true about the report — but the “mobile phone chip expert” was already right, knowing that Apple only gave the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max the then-new A16 chip. According to him, TSMC is switching to WMCM packaging for the A20, and then using the system-on-chip (SoC) as a wafer-level multi-chip module instead of using the current InFo (“integrated fan-out”). I am making it. Process. WMCM helps to place components more freely in the package. This would allow Apple to create “more diverse” SoCs and make easier gradations between chips – as well as the possibility of there being enough space for 12GB in the package.
According to earlier reports, Apple will install 12 GB in the iPhone 17 Pro Max, but still within the old packaging. This will help differentiate the Pro Max model from the Pro model. It’s still unclear why Apple would use the extra 4GB – but they could help speed up AI applications as larger models can be stored in RAM. It is still unclear whether the WMCM in the A20 actually comes with 12GB for all iPhone 18 models or only the Pro models (i.e. Pro and Pro Max) are supplied with it.
EU iPhone: Apple needs to remove barriers to third-party browsers and web appsA18 and A18 Pro are different chips
For the iPhone 16, Apple has set up two variants of the A18 – a standard and a Pro version. However, as closer analysis reveals, these are two different chips. The A18 processor in the two cheaper models is not stripped of the Pro chip, with parts of the graphics unit and cache disabled.
Instead, according to research from Chipwise and TechInsights, Apple designed two completely different processors and commissioned them from chip contract manufacturer TSMC using N3E technology. Apple might have found it easier to use WMCM.
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