Ming-Chi Kuo: Latest Processors for “Pro” iPhones Only Starting This Fall
07 JULY 2022 - Interesting news/rumor reiteration around the next round of iPhones. TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s top-end processors will be reserved for Apple’s top-end phones, starting with this fall’s iPhone 14. In a Medium post, the analyst said:
The latest A16 processor will be exclusive to two iPhone 14 Pro/high-end models, significantly boosting the shipment proportion of new iPhone high-end models in 2H22 to 55-60% (vs. 40–50% in the past).
Not that his analysis is all about Apple and iPhone. Folks wanting the latest processor will end up buying iPhones with better cameras, which will end up being a bonus for manufacturers of those components. And that’ll be the way going forward, according to the analyst. Quoting the post again:
The latest processor chip will be exclusive to iPhone high-end models in the future, so a high shipment proportion of iPhone high-end models will be the norm…
I said earlier this this was news/rumor reiteration. A report back in March had the analyst saying that the two phones at the “Pro” end of the iPhone 14 line will sport Apple’s A16 processor, while phones at the consumer end will stay with the current A15.
