The performance of Apple’s iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus has disappointed many; That’s because both phones still use the A15 Bionic SoC with a five-core GPU configuration. The more premium iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, however, are based on the new A16 Bionic SoC.
On paper, the A16 Bionic may be similar to the A15 Bionic. But, the latest iPhone processor is more than the brochure suggests.
The A16 Bionic is the first processor from Apple to use 4nm manufacturing, making it slightly more power efficient than the A15 Bionic. The A16 Bionic has a six-core CPU, a five-core GPU and a 16-core neural engine, capable of more than 17 trillion operations per second, and has more than 16 billion transistors.
A16 Bionic CPU capabilities
The A16 Bionic has a hybrid CPU architecture, with two high-performance cores and two high-efficiency cores. According to Apple, the high-performance cores on the A16 Bionic use 20 percent less power than the high-performance cores on the A15 Bionic SoC, so a phone with the A16 Bionic should offer better battery life.
A16 Bionic GPU capabilities
The five-core GPU on the A16 Bionic is said to have 50 percent more memory bandwidth than the A15 Bionic. The company claims the A16 Bionic GPU is up to 40 percent faster than its contemporaries. However, Apple did not mention the actual smartphone GPUs the company is using in comparison.
The new triple-camera iPhone 14 Pro is also powered by an A16 Bionic SoC capable of producing 48MP images and shooting 4K 24fps footage, and is said to be capable of 4 trillion operations per photo. The A16 Bionic should make the iPhone 14 Pro one of the best gaming smartphones out there, outperforming devices like the ROG Phone 6.
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