Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, the newest entry-level model and the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE (2022), on Wednesday. Even though the phone has the same 48-megapixel primary camera, Apple Intelligence capabilities, and an A18 SoC as the premium iPhone 16 series, the architecture of the latter is different from that of the former. It is reportedly a binned version of the A18 chipset, which could have an impact on how well the gadget performs.
iPhone 16e’s binned A18 Pro SoC
Apple’s most recent low-cost iPhone variant, which was first uncovered by 9to5Mac, features a binned version of the A18 chipset found in the iPhone 16. According to the iPhone 16e’s technical specifications, it has a quad-core GPU and a hexa-core CPU. The ordinary model’s SoC has five GPUs but the same CPU.
When compared to the A18 Pro processor present in the iPhone 16 Pro models, the GPU disparity widens even more. It has a hexa-core GPU architecture but the same number of CPU cores. Although the CPU performance should remain unchanged as a result of this modification, there may be some consequences when performing graphically demanding tasks, such playing 3D games.
Apple has not yet disclosed whether this modification affects the iPhone 16e’s functionality in any way.
Chip binning is the process that is said to be responsible for this move. Notably, it is a quality step in the production of chips where the better-performing SoCs are retained for high-end devices and the less-than-ideal chipsets are utilised in devices with fewer active cores.
The iPhone 16e still supports Apple Intelligence, the Cupertino-based technology company’s artificial intelligence (AI) suite for the iPhone, iPad, and other devices, even though it uses a binned version of Apple’s A18 SoC. As a result, it implies that the phone may contain 8GB of RAM, which is the minimum amount needed to use the AI features.
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