蘋果iPhone 14和iPhone 14 Plus將採用增強版的A15芯片

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據最新報道，蘋果A15仿生芯片的 "加強版 "可能會出現在iPhone 14和iPhone 14 Plus上。正如我們所知，這家技術巨頭可能正在改變其戰略，爲更多的高端iPhone機型配備更快、更省電的芯片，在這種情況下，iPhone 14 Pro和iPhone 14 Pro Max可能將使用A16仿生芯片。

蘋果在2021年推出了兩個版本的A15仿生芯片。一個是4核GPU，是爲不太高檔的iPhone 13和iPhone 13 mini準備的，而5核GPU版本是爲iPhone 13 Pro和iPhone 13 Pro Max準備的。這種一個GPU核心的差異意味着iPhone 13 Pro和iPhone 13 Pro Max比A14仿生芯片獲得了55%的性能提升。

相比之下，iPhone 13和iPhone 13 mini只實現了15%的小幅性能提升。另外，在默認情況下，A15仿生的高性能CPU核心以3.23GHz的頻率運行，但由於某些原因，這些核心在iPad mini 6中運行時被鎖定爲2.99GHz，所以從技術上講，有三個版本。

即使蘋果採用拉長的營銷策略，在iPhone 14和iPhone 14 Plus的A15仿生芯片旁邊加上 "增強型 "一詞，也不能改變該公司爲節約成本而重新使用舊芯片的事實。

An ‘enhanced’ version of Apple’s A15 Bionic could be arriving for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, according to the latest report. As most of our readers know, the technology giant could be changing up its strategy, where it outfits the more premium iPhone models with a faster and more power-efficient silicon, which in this case, would be the A16 Bionic for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. A report published in The Wall Street Journal by Tim Higgins talks about this ‘enhanced’ A15 Bionic SoC. Previously, we stated that the same silicon would be found in the models mentioned above and would deliver slightly increased performance than the A15 Bionic running in the iPhone 13 models. Unfortunately, on this occasion, Higgins did not highlight any attributes of this chipset that would give its ‘enhanced’ capabilities. To remind you, Apple introduced two versions of the A15 Bionic in 2021. One featured a 4-core GPU, and that was meant for the less premium iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, while the 5-core GPU variant was reserved for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. That single GPU core difference meant the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max obtained a 55 percent performance boost over the A14 Bionic GPU. In comparison, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini only achieved a modest 15 percent performance increase. Also, by default, the high-performance CPU cores of the A15 Bionic operated at 3.23GHz, but for some reason, those cores were downlocked to 2.99GHz when running in the iPad mini 6, so technically, there were three versions. Even if Apple were to use elongated marketing tactics and place the term ‘enhanced’ next to the A15 Bionic for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, it does not change the fact that the company is re-using an older silicon to save costs. What this means is that this ‘enhanced’ version could simply be the 5-GPU core version found in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max from last year. For 2023, Apple is rumored to follow the same strategy by using the A17 Bionic exclusively for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, while retaining the A16 Bionic for the less pricey models. If you wish to learn what else Apple could announce during its September 7 ‘Far Out’ event, be sure to go through our detailed roundup.