The new iPhone 15 Pro series is equipped with A17 chip: leading the focus on performance and process technology

According to the latest report from foreign media 9to5Mac, Apple plans to hold a press conference on September 13 to officially launch the iPhone 15 series of mobile phones. Pre-sales will begin on September 15th, while the official release date is scheduled for September 22nd. It is reported that the iPhone 15 series will include four models, namely iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra. This upgrade will involve many aspects, especially the chips of the Pro and Ultra versions.

According to the latest reports from foreign media, Apple’s new iPhone 15 Pro series will It is the first to be equipped with the self-developed A17 bionic chip, which is the industry's first mobile phone processor using a 3-nanometer process. The manufacturing contract will be handled by TSMC. However, what is concerning is that the current yield rate of TSMC’s 3nm process is only 70% to 80%. This means that during the chip manufacturing process, up to 20% of products may be defective. Therefore, in the early stages, the A17 chip will be launched in two versions. It will initially be produced based on TSMC's N3B process, and then will shift to the N3E process with higher yield and lower cost. Nonetheless, the performance of the N3E process may be slightly lower than N3B, which means that the performance of some future models may be affected to a certain extent. Therefore, users who pay attention to performance may be more inclined to buy it as early as possible

In addition, iPhone 15 The Pro series will also receive many upgrades in other aspects. According to previously exposed news, the new series will have narrower bezels, a new processor, an upgraded camera system, and a more modern USB Type-C interface. The new generation processor will be A17 Bionic chip, memory will also be increased to 8GB. In terms of cameras, the iPhone 15 Pro will be equipped with a 48MP sensor, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max will introduce a new 12MP periscope lens that supports up to 6x optical zoom. The iPhone 15 Pro will have 12MP 3x optical zoom lens. In addition, the two Pro versions will also use a stronger, lighter and higher-quality titanium middle frame, and add a new operation button for customizing various tasks.

It is understood that, The iPhone 15 series is expected to be officially released in September. This upgrade will make the iPhone 15 Pro series Apple’s biggest upgrade in the past three years, but specific details and performance still need to wait for the official release. It is expected that Apple will introduce this series of new features and functions in detail at the press conference, let us wait and see

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